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Line up 2–5 ZIP codes and read the ZipVitals Score, both ranks, and every scoring domain against the same national scale. Descriptive of documented conditions — never a verdict on the people who live there.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains | 59.22 | 60.12 Leads |
| National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #5,424of 32,066 US ZIPs | #4,768of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads |
| State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #238of 1,748 PA ZIPs | #101of 793 NC ZIPs |
| Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #3of 14 ZIPs in its metro area | #7of 29 ZIPs in its metro area |
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| ZipVitals Score | 59.22 | 60.12 Leads |
| National rank | #5,424of 32,066 US ZIPs | #4,768of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads |
| State rank | #238of 1,748 PA ZIPs | #101of 793 NC ZIPs |
| Metro rank | #3of 14 ZIPs in its metro area | #7of 29 ZIPs in its metro area |
ZipVitals Score — Composite of 9 scoring domainsNational rank, State rank and Metro rank — Among ZIPs with a computed score
Metro areas — 17064: Lebanon, PA · 28711: Asheville, NC.
Where these ZIPs differ, domain by domain
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score. Each one is placed on the same national scale, and the domains where these ZIPs are furthest apart come first. Higher is healthier in every one.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Every ranking, bar and gap below is measured against the same national group. Where a ZIP’s line also mentions its state or its metro area, that figure is measured against a different group — its own — so it is context for that one ZIP and never a comparison between them.
Furthest apart first
all 2 ZIPs can be placed on these 5 domains| 28711Black Mountain | healthier than 74% · 71% in North Carolina, 43% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
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| 17064Mount Gretna | healthier than 41% · no comparison group in Pennsylvania, no metro comparison group | 2 of 2 |
| 17064Mount Gretna | healthier than 39% · no comparison group in Pennsylvania, no metro comparison group | 1 of 2 | |
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| 28711Black Mountain | healthier than 16% · 6% in North Carolina, 18% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 28711Black Mountain | healthier than 88% · 88% in North Carolina, 68% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17064Mount Gretna | healthier than 75% · no comparison group in Pennsylvania, no metro comparison group | 2 of 2 |
| 17064Mount GretnaPartial | healthier than 95% · no comparison group in Pennsylvania, no metro comparison group | 1 of 2 | |
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| 28711Black Mountain | healthier than 92% · 92% in North Carolina, 93% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 28711Black Mountain | healthier than 75% · 94% in North Carolina, 93% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
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| 17064Mount Gretna | healthier than 72% · no comparison group in Pennsylvania, no metro comparison group | 2 of 2 |
Not every ZIP can be placed here
no leader and no gap — ordered by weight instead| 28711Black Mountain | healthier than 56% · 72% in North Carolina, 54% in its metro area | 1 of 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17064Mount Gretna | not placed — too little of this domain is measured here to compare reliably, though it still counts toward this ZIP’s score | ||
| 28711Black Mountain | healthier than 96% · 95% in North Carolina, 93% in its metro area | 1 of 1 | |
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| 17064Mount Gretna | not placed — too little of this domain is measured here to compare reliably, though it still counts toward this ZIP’s score | ||
| 28711Black Mountain | healthier than 68% · 89% in North Carolina, 93% in its metro area | 1 of 1 | |
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| 17064Mount Gretna | not measured in this ZIP at all — left out of its score rather than estimated | ||
| 28711Black Mountain | healthier than 65% · 80% in North Carolina, 68% in its metro area | 1 of 1 | |
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| 17064Mount Gretna | not measured in this ZIP at all — left out of its score rather than estimated | ||
“Of the score” is the domain’s weight in the ZipVitals Score — a property of the score itself, the same on every ZIP. Where a ZIP has no measurement for a domain, that domain drops out of its score and the remaining weights scale up, so its own mix differs slightly from the weights shown here; each ZIP’s own page carries its exact shares. A gap is the distance between the highest and lowest of these ZIPs on that domain’s national scale. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain.
Data release 2026 · higher is healthier on every row. How the ZipVitals Score is calculated →
The State rank and Metro rank rows show no “Leads” marker: each ZIP is ranked against the ZIPs in its own state and the ZIPs in its own metro area, so those ranks are not ordered against one another.
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Black Mountain vs. Mount Gretna
Data release 2026 · public federal and academic sources · higher is healthier