ZIP code
02071
in South Walpole, MassachusettsPopulation 2,089
65.99/ 100
Ranked #1,625 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 5.1%)
Ranked #107 of 527 Massachusetts ZIPs (top 20%)
Ranked #95 of 281 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ZIPs (top 34%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Median household income
$213,885
in the top 0.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Child-care access
2.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Obesity
23.5%
in the bottom 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
24.4%
in the bottom 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
21.1%
in the top 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
6.7%
in the bottom 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
6.4%
in the bottom 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
7.1%
in the bottom 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›The read
In overall standing, South Walpole, Massachusetts (ZIP 02071) comes out in the top 5.1% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,625th) and the top 20% of Massachusetts (107th).
The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: household income registers in the top 0.8% nationally, childcare stands in the top 0.3% nationally, and fatal road crashes lands at the national minimum. Modeled obesity is in the bottom 3.6% nationally, poverty resides at the national minimum, and modeled high blood pressure rests in the bottom 2.5% nationally. Modeled food insecurity lies in the bottom 2.9% nationally, and diabetes sits in the bottom 1.8% nationally. Modeled mobility disability settles in the bottom 2.0% nationally. Set against that, modeled binge drinking registers in the top 3.1% nationally.
Relative to the ZIPs around it, childcare runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 02056, just across the boundary.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 96%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 94%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 89%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Disability
healthier than 98%
7%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 47%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 36%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 26%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 91%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Disability
healthier than 92%
7%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 55%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 47%
8%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 28%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 25%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 2%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 88%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 80%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 63%
14%
Disability
healthier than 90%
7%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 34%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 38%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 34%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 25%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
5%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 36.8; chronic-disease standing 95.8 (top 10%) — 59 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,311 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
02035
Massachusettsshares a border
Score 61.82
Closest healthier
02056
Massachusettsshares a border
Score 66.80
Similar health profile
40245
Kentucky99% similar profile
Score 62.42
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 21.6% | 19.1–24.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 24.4% | 21.4–27.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.8% | 7.0–8.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.2% | 9.9–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 3.9% | 3.3–4.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 3.8% | 3.0–4.8 |
| Depression among adults | 24.9% | 21.9–28.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 6.4% | 5.3–7.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 31.9% | 29.0–34.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 23.5% | 19.6–27.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.0% | 1.7–2.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 5.9% | 4.7–7.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 2.8% | 2.0–3.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 70.2% | 66.7–73.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.5% | 76.6–82.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.0% | 89.4–92.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.5% | 64.8–72.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 72.0% | 69.3–74.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 82.6% | 77.6–86.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 21.1% | 18.3–24.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.9% | 6.4–11.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 13.1% | 10.3–16.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.9% | 29.1–36.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 10.4% | 8.4–12.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.8% | 13.6–18.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 9.6% | 8.1–11.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.8% | 9.7–14.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 20.2% | 16.9–23.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.7–5.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.1–6.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 7.1% | 5.7–8.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 1.9% | 1.6–2.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 2.4% | 2.0–2.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.6% | 17.4–24.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 6.7% | 4.7–9.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.7% | 5.2–10.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.0% | 5.2–9.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.0% | 3.9–6.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.1% | 28.2–36.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 4.7% | 3.6–6.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.4% (2.6–16.9%) n=524 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 2.4% (0.0–6.3%) n=525 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.7% (1.1–15.2%) n=526 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 77.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 45.7% (23.6–77.5%) n=526 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.6–7.9%) n=523 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.6% (0.4–20.2%) n=522 |
| Broadband subscription | 99.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.1% (87.2–98.4%) n=522 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 2.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 30.5% (21.2–43.7%) n=522 |
| Homeownership rate | 95.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.1% (39.6–93.5%) n=522 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.8%) n=522 |
| Foreign-born population | 11.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.7% (1.9–28.4%) n=527 |
| Single-parent households | 44.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.5% (40.0–68.7%) n=520 |
| Population 65+ | 10.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.4% (12.1–33.8%) n=527 |
| Median age | 32.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.3–57.2) n=524 |
| Median household income | $213,885 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $110,450 ($68,196–$177,335) n=505 |
| Median home value | $651,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $519,200 ($297,220–$949,670) n=508 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,659 ($1,104–$2,452) n=461 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.6 yr ± 1.38 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 81.3 yr (78.1–84.4) n=514 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 1.38 years of 82.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured