Norfolk County, MA

ZIP 02062

In ZIP 02062, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Walpole Water Dept meets every EPA legal limit; 12 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 3.7× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Blackburn & Union Privileges, 2.6 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Certainteed LLC (80%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 5,589 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 02062

• Superfund sites nearbyD
• Factories and industrial sitesD to F
• Oil and gas wellsA to B
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useB to C
• Neighborhood health statusA to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsD
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 8 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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