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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.

Comparing23701Portsmouth, VA21851Pocomoke City, MD2–5 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	Portsmouth23701 · VA	Pocomoke City21851 · MD
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	48.82	49.13 Leads
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#17,897of 32,066 US ZIPs	#17,482of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#518of 873 VA ZIPs	#402of 458 MD ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#102of 123 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	Portsmouth23701 · VA	Pocomoke City21851 · MD
ZipVitals Score	48.82	49.13 Leads
National rank	#17,897of 32,066 US ZIPs	#17,482of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank	#518of 873 VA ZIPs	#402of 458 MD ZIPs
Metro rank	#102of 123 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 — 23701: Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · 21851: 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

all 2 ZIPs can be placed on these 9 domains

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 21851 leads · 38-point gap
21851Pocomoke City		healthier than 97% · 97% in Maryland	1 of 2
23701Portsmouth		healthier than 59% · 37% in Virginia, 27% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 21851 leads · 12-point gap
21851Pocomoke City		healthier than 79% · 48% in Maryland	1 of 2
23701Portsmouth		healthier than 67% · 45% in Virginia, 32% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 23701 leads · 11-point gap
23701Portsmouth		healthier than 36% · 53% in Virginia, 32% in its metro area	1 of 2
21851Pocomoke City		healthier than 25% · 12% in Maryland	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 21851 leads · 6-point gap
21851Pocomoke City		healthier than 40% · 16% in Maryland	1 of 2
23701Portsmouth		healthier than 34% · 19% in Virginia, 12% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 23701 leads · 4-point gap
23701Portsmouth		healthier than 38% · 47% in Virginia, 24% in its metro area	1 of 2
21851Pocomoke City		healthier than 34% · 9% in Maryland	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 23701 leads · 3-point gap
23701Portsmouth		healthier than 72% · 83% in Virginia, 80% in its metro area	1 of 2
21851Pocomoke City		healthier than 69% · 72% in Maryland	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 23701 leads · 2-point gap
23701Portsmouth		healthier than 30% · 26% in Virginia, 16% in its metro area	1 of 2
21851Pocomoke City		healthier than 28% · 12% in Maryland	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 21851 leads · 2-point gap
21851Pocomoke City		healthier than 54% · 22% in Maryland	1 of 2
23701Portsmouth		healthier than 52% · 59% in Virginia, 58% in its metro area	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 23701 leads · 1-point gap
23701Portsmouth		healthier than 31% · 16% in Virginia, 68% in its metro area	1 of 2
21851Pocomoke City		healthier than 30% · 17% in Maryland	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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Pocomoke City vs. Portsmouth

Pocomoke City 21851 · MDLEADS49.13

Portsmouth 23701 · VA48.82

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

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