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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.

Comparing21841Newark, MD29809New Ellenton, SC2–5 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	Newark21841 · MD	New Ellenton29809 · SC
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	54.54 Leads	53.54
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#10,007of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#11,318of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#307of 458 MD ZIPs	#93of 417 SC ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	Not in a metro area	#8of 43 ZIPs in its 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	Newark21841 · MD	New Ellenton29809 · SC
ZipVitals Score	54.54 Leads	53.54
National rank	#10,007of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#11,318of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank	#307of 458 MD ZIPs	#93of 417 SC ZIPs
Metro rank	Not in a metro area	#8of 43 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 — 21841: not in a metro area · 29809: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.

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

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 21841 leads · 18-point gap
21841Newark		healthier than 95% · 94% in Maryland	1 of 2
29809New Ellenton		healthier than 77% · 61% in South Carolina, 71% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 21841 leads · 18-point gap
21841Newark		healthier than 69% · 35% in Maryland	1 of 2
29809New Ellenton		healthier than 51% · 75% in South Carolina, 76% in its metro area	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 29809 leads · 16-point gap
29809New Ellenton		healthier than 48% · 62% in South Carolina, 71% in its metro area	1 of 2
21841Newark		healthier than 32% · 14% in Maryland	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 21841 leads · 10-point gap
21841Newark		healthier than 83% · 55% in Maryland	1 of 2
29809New Ellenton		healthier than 73% · 72% in South Carolina, 86% in its metro area	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 21841 leads · 9-point gap
21841Newark		healthier than 54% · 26% in Maryland	1 of 2
29809New Ellenton		healthier than 45% · 56% in South Carolina, 71% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 29809 leads · 7-point gap
29809New Ellenton		healthier than 58% · 66% in South Carolina, 79% in its metro area	1 of 2
21841Newark		healthier than 51% · 19% in Maryland	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 29809 leads · 4-point gap
29809New Ellenton		healthier than 45% · 36% in South Carolina, 31% in its metro area	1 of 2
21841Newark		healthier than 41% · 36% in Maryland	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 29809 leads · 2-point gap
29809New Ellenton		healthier than 58% · 77% in South Carolina, 79% in its metro area	1 of 2
21841Newark		healthier than 56% · 39% in Maryland	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 21841 leads · 1-point gap
21841Newark		healthier than 38% · 24% in Maryland	1 of 2
29809New Ellenton		healthier than 37% · 69% in South Carolina, 86% 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. 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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Newark vs. New Ellenton

Newark 21841 · MDLEADS54.54

New Ellenton 29809 · SC53.54

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

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