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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 | 65.20 Leads | 59.95 |
| National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #1,918of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads | #4,905of 32,066 US ZIPs |
| State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #16of 28 DC ZIPs | #67of 922 IA ZIPs |
| Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #123of 308 ZIPs in its metro area | #7of 19 ZIPs in its metro area |
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| ZipVitals Score | 65.20 Leads | 59.95 |
| National rank | #1,918of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads | #4,905of 32,066 US ZIPs |
| State rank | #16of 28 DC ZIPs | #67of 922 IA ZIPs |
| Metro rank | #123of 308 ZIPs in its metro area | #7of 19 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 — 20002: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · 50010: Ames, IA.
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 9 domains| 20002Washington | healthier than 89% · 48% in District of Columbia, 55% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50010Ames | healthier than 63% · 78% in Iowa, 50% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 20002Washington | healthier than 52% · 33% in District of Columbia, 45% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50010Ames | healthier than 35% · 14% in Iowa, 6% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 20002Washington | healthier than 93% · 81% in District of Columbia, 95% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50010Ames | healthier than 77% · 93% in Iowa, 94% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 20002Washington | healthier than 71% · 33% in District of Columbia, 28% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50010Ames | healthier than 61% · 16% in Iowa, 17% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 20002Washington | healthier than 95% · 52% in District of Columbia, 72% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50010Ames | healthier than 85% · 92% in Iowa, 61% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 50010Ames | healthier than 20% · 23% in Iowa, 28% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20002Washington | healthier than 11% · 7% in District of Columbia, 2% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 20002Washington | healthier than 55% · 52% in District of Columbia, 26% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50010Ames | healthier than 47% · 10% in Iowa, 11% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 20002Washington | healthier than 98% · 44% in District of Columbia, 91% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50010Ames | healthier than 94% · 99% in Iowa, 89% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 50010Ames | healthier than 70% · 95% in Iowa, 78% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20002Washington | healthier than 68% · 33% in District of Columbia, 27% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
“Of the score” is the domain’s weight in the ZipVitals Score — a property of the score itself, the same on every ZIP. 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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