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135 Massachusetts Communities Receiving Water Fluoridation

The following is a list of Massachusetts communities with fluoridated or partially fluoridated water supplies. Click on the first letter of your town:

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135 MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITIES RECEIVING WATER FLUORIDATION
Fluoridated at 1 part fluoride per million parts water (ppm) or mg/L

CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

ACTON
AMESBURY
AMHERST
ANDOVER
AQUINNAH(WHA PART)
ARLINGTON*
ASHBURNHAM
ATHOL
ATTLEBORO


1970
1968
1987
1969
1996
1978
1957
1952
1973


-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

20,331
16,450
34,874
31,247
80(E)
42,389
5,546
11,299
42,068

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

BEDFORD
BELCHERTOWN(PART)
BELMONT*
BERLIN(SP MALL ONLY)
BEVERLY
BILLERICA
BOSTON*
BOURNE (OTIS ANG)
BRIDGEWATER(MCI)
BROOKLINE*
BURLINGTON


1978
1987
1978
1997
1952
1992
1978
1960
1989
1978
1993


-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

12,595
243(E)
24,194
-
39,862
38,981
589,141
1,000(E)
2,230
57,107
22,876

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

CAMBRIDGE (FL)*
CANTON
CHARLTON**
CHARLTON (PART)
CHELSEA
COHASSET
CONCORD


1974
1978
-
1996
1978
1956
1970


-
-
-
-
-
-
-

101,355
20,755
150(E)
150(E)
35,080
7,261
16,993

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

DANVERS
DEDHAM
DIGHTON (PART)
DOVER(PART)
DRACUT
DUDLEY (PART)**
DUXBURY


1951
1977
1971
1997
1982
-
1987


-
-
-
-
-
-
-

25,212
23,464
2,200(E)
159(E)
28,562
45(E)
14,248

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

ESSEX
EVERETT*


1970
1978


-
-

3,260
38,037

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

FALL RIVER
FITCHBURG
FRAMINGHAM (FL)*
FRANKLIN
FREETOWN WATER CO


1973
1975
1970
1970
1978


-
-
-
-
-

91,938
39,102
66,910
29,560
2,500 (E)

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

GARDNER
GLOUCESTER
GROVELAND


1987
1981
1995


-
-
-

20,770
30,273
6,038

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

HAMILTON
HARDWICK-EHS**
HAVERHILL
HINGHAM
HOLDEN
HOLLISTON
HOLYOKE
HUDSON
HULL


1956
-
1971
1953
1995
1970
1970
1985
1953


-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

8,315
150(E)
58,969
19,882
15,621
13,801
39,838
18,113
11,050

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

IPSWICH


1971


-

11,873

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

LAWRENCE
LEXINGTON*
LINCOLN
LONGMEADOW
LOWELL
LYNNFIELD (FL)*
(LYNNFIELD CENTER)
LYNN


1983
1978
1971
1989
1982
1972
1959
1983


-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

72,043
30,355
7,666
15,633
105,167
11,542
-
89,050

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

MALDEN*
MANCHESTER BY SEA
MANSFIELD
MARBLEHEAD*
MARLBOROUGH
MEDFORD*
MEDWAY
MELROSE*
MIDDLETON
MILLIS
MILTON*


1978
1983
1997
1978
1982
1978
1953
1978
1951
1983
1978


-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

56,340
5,228
22,414
20,377
36,255
55,765
12,448
27,134
7,744
7,902
26,062

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

NAHANT*
NATICK
NEEDHAM (FL)*
NEWBURY (PART)
NEWBURYPORT
NEWTON (FL)
NORFOLK (PART)
NORTH ANDOVER
NORTH ATTLEBORO
NORTHBOROUGH
NORTH READING
NORWOOD*


1978
1997
1971
1969
1969
1963
1977
1975
2002
2001
1971
1978


-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

3,632
32,170
28,911
1,000(E)
17,189
83,829
40(E)
27,202
27,143
14,013
13,837
28,587

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

OAK BLUFFS
ORANGE (PART)
OXFORD


1991
1975
1987


-
-
-

3,713
120(E)
13,352

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

PEABODY
PELHAM (PART)
PEMBROKE
PLAINVILLE


1983
1987
1969
-


-
-
-
-

48,129
309(E)
16,927
-

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

QUINCY*


1978


-

88,025

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

READING
REVERE*
ROCKPORT (PART NATURAL)
ROYALSTON (PART) (SRIC)**
RUTLAND


1970
1978
1984
-
1985


-
-
-
-
-

23,708
47,283
7,767
400(E)
6,353

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

SALEM
SAUGUS*
SCITUATE
SEEKONK
SHARON
SHREWSBURY
SOMERSET
SOMERVILLE*
SOUTHBORO
SOUTHBRIDGE
STONEHAM*
STURBRIDGE
SUDBURY
SWAMPSCOTT*
SWANSEA


1952
1978
1954
1952
1953
1953
1969
1978
1996
1971
1978
1990
1960
1978
1969


-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

40,407
26,078
17,863
13,425
17,408
31,640
18,234
77,478
8,781
17,214
22,219
7,837
16,841
14,412
15,901

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

TAUNTON
TEMPLETON
TEWKSBURY
TOPSFIELD
TYNGSBORO


1981
1951
1983
1953
1987


-
-
-
-
-

55,976
6,799
28,851
6,141
11081

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CITY/TOWN YEAR OF START-UP   POPULATION

WAKEFIELD*
WALPOLE
WALTHAM*
WATERTOWN (FL)*
WAYLAND
WENHAM
WELLESLEY
WESTBOROUGH
WESTFIELD(WHITE OAK SH)**
WESTFORD
WESTMINSTER
WEST NEWBURY
WESTPORT (PART)
WESTON (FL)*
WESTWOOD
WEYMOUTH
WINCHESTER (FL)*
WINTHROP*
WOBURN *
WORCESTER (PART)


1978
1977
1978
1971
2000
1967
1987
1974
-
1994
1968
1969
1975
1973
1977
1972
1956
1978
1978
1995


-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

24,825
22,824
59,226
32,986
13,100
4,440
26,613
17,997
-
20,754
6,907
4149
1,000(E)
11,469
14,117
53,988
20,810
18,303
37,253(E)
250(E)

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Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Natural + Adjusted Fluoridated Total: 3,782,513

* Members of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) fluoridated in 1978 (old MDC)
** Naturally fluoridated at .7 or higher ppm.
(part) Communities partially fluoridated. Check with local water department/board of health
(FL) Fluoridating prior to MDC.
E Estimated population served.
PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (617) 624-5943 or (978) 851-7261, x X4019.
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/fch/ooh.htm

 

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