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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.

Comparing28562New Bern, NC28461Boiling Spring Lakes, NC2–5 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	New Bern28562 · NC	Boiling Spring Lakes28461 · NC
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	56.75	60.04 Leads
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#7,506of 32,066 US ZIPs	#4,838of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#172of 793 NC ZIPs	#104of 793 NC ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	Not in a metro area	#10of 28 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	New Bern28562 · NC	Boiling Spring Lakes28461 · NC
ZipVitals Score	56.75	60.04 Leads
National rank	#7,506of 32,066 US ZIPs	#4,838of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank	#172of 793 NC ZIPs	#104of 793 NC ZIPs
Metro rank	Not in a metro area	#10of 28 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 — 28562: not in a metro area · 28461: Wilmington, 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 9 domains

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 28461 leads · 52-point gap
28461Boiling Spring Lakes		healthier than 84% · 71% in North Carolina, 35% in its metro area	1 of 2
28562New Bern		healthier than 32% · 16% in North Carolina	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 28562 leads · 23-point gap
28562New Bern		healthier than 46% · 60% in North Carolina	1 of 2
28461Boiling Spring Lakes		healthier than 23% · 34% in North Carolina, 31% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 28461 leads · 22-point gap
28461Boiling Spring Lakes		healthier than 85% · 97% in North Carolina, 85% in its metro area	1 of 2
28562New Bern		healthier than 63% · 85% in North Carolina	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 28562 leads · 9-point gap
28562New Bern		healthier than 25% · 20% in North Carolina	1 of 2
28461Boiling Spring Lakes		healthier than 16% · 12% in North Carolina, 50% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 28461 leads · 8-point gap
28461Boiling Spring Lakes		in the top 0.00% · 100% in North Carolina, 100% in its metro area	1 of 2
28562New Bern		healthier than 92% · 89% in North Carolina	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 28461 leads · 7-point gap
28461Boiling Spring Lakes		healthier than 94% · 93% in North Carolina, 81% in its metro area	1 of 2
28562New Bern		healthier than 87% · 85% in North Carolina	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 28461 leads · 7-point gap
28461Boiling Spring Lakes		in the top 0.7% · 99% in North Carolina, 85% in its metro area	1 of 2
28562New Bern		healthier than 92% · 91% in North Carolina	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 28461 leads · 7-point gap
28461Boiling Spring Lakes		healthier than 96% · 96% in North Carolina, 85% in its metro area	1 of 2
28562New Bern		healthier than 89% · 86% in North Carolina	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 28461 leads · 5-point gap
28461Boiling Spring Lakes		healthier than 60% · 75% in North Carolina, 62% in its metro area	1 of 2
28562New Bern		healthier than 55% · 71% in North Carolina	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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Boiling Spring Lakes vs. New Bern

Boiling Spring Lakes 28461 · NCLEADS60.04

New Bern 28562 · NC56.75

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

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