Dukes County, MA

ZIP 02568

In ZIP 02568, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Tisbury Water Works meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 500× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 53% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Rothtec Engraving Corp (98%), mostly nickel compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 4.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 777 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 02568

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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