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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.

Comparing51237George, IA50006Alden, IA
2–5 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
George51237 · IA
Alden50006 · IA
ZipVitals Score50.9051.23 Leads
National rank#15,001of 32,066 US ZIPs#14,497of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank#581of 922 IA ZIPs#549of 922 IA ZIPs
Metro rankNot in a metro areaNot 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 — 51237: not in a metro area · 50006: 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 50006 leads · 20-point gap
50006Aldenhealthier than 30% · 45% in Iowa1 of 2
51237Georgehealthier than 10% · 8% in Iowa2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 51237 leads · 13-point gap
51237Georgehealthier than 83% · 86% in Iowa1 of 2
50006Aldenhealthier than 70% · 38% in Iowa2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 51237 leads · 10-point gap
51237Georgehealthier than 25% · 59% in Iowa1 of 2
50006Aldenhealthier than 15% · 41% in Iowa2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 50006 leads · 9-point gap
50006Aldenhealthier than 19% · 14% in Iowa1 of 2
51237Georgehealthier than 10% · 4% in Iowa2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 50006 leads · 6-point gap
50006Aldenhealthier than 55% · 50% in Iowa1 of 2
51237Georgehealthier than 49% · 35% in Iowa2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the score 51237 leads · 4-point gap
51237Georgehealthier than 80% · 66% in Iowa1 of 2
50006Aldenhealthier than 76% · 57% in Iowa2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 51237 leads · 4-point gap
51237Georgehealthier than 44% · 61% in Iowa1 of 2
50006Aldenhealthier than 40% · 54% in Iowa2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 51237 leads · 2-point gap
51237Georgehealthier than 59% · 47% in Iowa1 of 2
50006Aldenhealthier than 57% · 44% in Iowa2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the scoretied — no single leader
51237Georgehealthier than 49% · 46% in Iowa=1 of 2
50006Aldenhealthier than 49% · 46% in Iowa=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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Alden vs. George

Alden 50006 · IALEADS51.23
George 51237 · IA50.90

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

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