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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.

Comparing20705Beltsville, MD68774St. Helena, NE2–5 ZIPs · 2 selected

ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric	Beltsville20705 · MD	St. Helena68774 · NE
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	59.98 Leads	58.99
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#4,887of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#5,599of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#196of 458 MD ZIPs	#82of 566 NE ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#192of 308 ZIPs in its metro area	Not in a metro area

ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric	Beltsville20705 · MD	St. Helena68774 · NE
ZipVitals Score	59.98 Leads	58.99
National rank	#4,887of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#5,599of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank	#196of 458 MD ZIPs	#82of 566 NE ZIPs
Metro rank	#192of 308 ZIPs in its metro area	Not in a metro area

ZipVitals Score — Composite of 9 scoring domainsNational rank, State rank and Metro rank — Among ZIPs with a computed score

Metro areas — 20705: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · 68774: not in a metro area.

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

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Environmental Hazard14% of the score 20705 leads · 28-point gap
20705Beltsville		healthier than 45% · 27% in Maryland, 36% in its metro area	1 of 2
68774St. Helena		healthier than 17% · 24% in Nebraska	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 68774 leads · 15-point gap
68774St. Helena		healthier than 50% · 45% in Nebraska	1 of 2
20705Beltsville		healthier than 35% · 10% in Maryland, 13% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 20705 leads · 15-point gap
20705Beltsville		healthier than 84% · 87% in Maryland, 80% in its metro area	1 of 2
68774St. Helena		healthier than 69% · 88% in Nebraska	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 68774 leads · 13-point gap
68774St. Helena		healthier than 73% · 71% in Nebraska	1 of 2
20705Beltsville		healthier than 60% · 33% in Maryland, 15% in its metro area	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 20705 leads · 11-point gap
20705Beltsville		healthier than 52% · 45% in Maryland, 47% in its metro area	1 of 2
68774St. HelenaPartial		healthier than 41% · 58% in Nebraska	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 20705 leads · 7-point gap
20705Beltsville		healthier than 80% · 76% in Maryland, 45% in its metro area	1 of 2
68774St. Helena		healthier than 73% · 71% in Nebraska	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the scoretied — no single leader
20705Beltsville		healthier than 66% · 40% in Maryland, 25% in its metro area	=1 of 2
68774St. Helena		healthier than 66% · 74% in Nebraska	=1 of 2

Mental Health8% of the scoretied — no single leader
20705Beltsville		healthier than 97% · 91% in Maryland, 87% in its metro area	=1 of 2
68774St. Helena		healthier than 97% · 86% in Nebraska	=1 of 2

Disability7% of the scoretied — no single leader
20705Beltsville		healthier than 78% · 50% in Maryland, 37% in its metro area	=1 of 2
68774St. Helena		healthier than 78% · 71% in Nebraska	=1 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. Not every ZIP sits in a metro area — those show a state figure only. 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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Beltsville vs. St. Helena

Beltsville 20705 · MDLEADS59.98

St. Helena 68774 · NE58.99

Data release 2026 · public federal and academic sources · higher is healthier

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