Bristol County, RI

ZIP 02806

In ZIP 02806, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Bristol County Water Authority meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by chloroform at 141× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Boston Scientific (31%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 856 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 02806

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useA to C
• Neighborhood health statusA to B
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsF
• Noise levelsA to D

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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