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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.

Comparing38305Jackson, TN28092Lincolnton, 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	Jackson38305 · TN	Lincolnton28092 · NC
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	48.29	49.26 Leads
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#18,566of 32,066 US ZIPs	#17,302of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#121of 616 TN ZIPs	#424of 793 NC ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#3of 25 ZIPs in its metro area	#75of 113 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	Jackson38305 · TN	Lincolnton28092 · NC
ZipVitals Score	48.29	49.26 Leads
National rank	#18,566of 32,066 US ZIPs	#17,302of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank	#121of 616 TN ZIPs	#424of 793 NC ZIPs
Metro rank	#3of 25 ZIPs in its metro area	#75of 113 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 — 38305: Jackson, TN · 28092: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-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

Healthcare Access5% of the score 28092 leads · 17-point gap
28092Lincolnton		in the top 0.00% · 100% in North Carolina, 100% in its metro area	1 of 2
38305Jackson		healthier than 83% · 85% in Tennessee, 96% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 38305 leads · 16-point gap
38305Jackson		healthier than 67% · 91% in Tennessee, 88% in its metro area	1 of 2
28092Lincolnton		healthier than 51% · 34% in North Carolina, 41% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 28092 leads · 11-point gap
28092Lincolnton		healthier than 27% · 28% in North Carolina, 21% in its metro area	1 of 2
38305Jackson		healthier than 16% · 87% in Tennessee, 83% in its metro area	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 28092 leads · 7-point gap
28092Lincolnton		healthier than 29% · 14% in North Carolina, 39% in its metro area	1 of 2
38305Jackson		healthier than 22% · 16% in Tennessee, 0% in its metro area	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 38305 leads · 6-point gap
38305Jackson		healthier than 65% · 89% in Tennessee, 100% in its metro area	1 of 2
28092Lincolnton		healthier than 59% · 41% in North Carolina, 40% in its metro area	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 28092 leads · 6-point gap
28092Lincolnton		healthier than 39% · 47% in North Carolina, 50% in its metro area	1 of 2
38305Jackson		healthier than 33% · 29% in Tennessee, 71% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 28092 leads · 5-point gap
28092Lincolnton		healthier than 45% · 58% in North Carolina, 32% in its metro area	1 of 2
38305Jackson		healthier than 40% · 74% in Tennessee, 96% in its metro area	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 28092 leads · 5-point gap
28092Lincolnton		healthier than 56% · 54% in North Carolina, 42% in its metro area	1 of 2
38305Jackson		healthier than 51% · 52% in Tennessee, 83% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 28092 leads · 2-point gap
28092Lincolnton		healthier than 38% · 53% in North Carolina, 35% in its metro area	1 of 2
38305Jackson		healthier than 36% · 72% in Tennessee, 92% 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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Lincolnton vs. Jackson

Lincolnton 28092 · NCLEADS49.26

Jackson 38305 · TN48.29

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

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