ZIP code
02382
in Whitman, MassachusettsPopulation 15,295
56.99/ 100
Ranked #7,286 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 23%)
Ranked #364 of 527 Massachusetts ZIPs (bottom 31%)
Ranked #227 of 281 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ZIPs (bottom 19%)
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.
Lithium in drinking water
9 µg/L
in the bottom 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Mammography
84.2%
in the top 1.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST58thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
2.6 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 9.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST24thUS9thDefinition & 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 ›Slow internet speeds
0.94%
in the top 11.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
4.3%
in the bottom 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST67thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
1.2 days/year
in the bottom 35% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS35thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, Whitman, Massachusetts (ZIP 02382) lands in the top 23% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,286th) and the bottom 31% of Massachusetts (364th).
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: lithium in drinking water lands in the bottom 0.3% nationally, and modeled mammography registers in the top 1.2% nationally. Fatal road crashes sits in the bottom 9.1% nationally, and lead in tap water rests in the bottom 11.9% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure is in the bottom 10.1% nationally, park land stands in the top 13.1% nationally, and modeled uninsured settles in the bottom 3.3% nationally. Modeled diabetes lies in the bottom 10.1% nationally. Against that, modeled binge drinking resides in the top 10.5% nationally, and slow internet speeds lands in the top 11.9% nationally.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 02333, 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 76%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 69%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 92%
13%
Disability
healthier than 79%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 43%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 60%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 51%
5%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 21%
8%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 87%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 51%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 23%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 32%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 25%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 19%
8%
Disability
healthier than 39%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 36%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 51%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 32%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 39%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 12%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Disability
healthier than 25%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 36%
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 ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
02302
Massachusettsshares a border
Score 47.77
Closest healthier
02333
Massachusettsshares a border
Score 58.41
Similar health profile
01504
Massachusetts98% similar profile
Score 58.14
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 | 25.4% | 22.7–27.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 29.7% | 26.6–32.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.6% | 7.8–9.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.4% | 11.0–13.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.5% | 4.9–6.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.3% | 5.5–7.2 |
| Depression among adults | 25.8% | 22.7–28.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.2% | 7.9–10.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.3% | 32.8–39.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.9% | 25.2–34.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.9% | 2.6–3.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.5% | 7.9–11.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.3% | 3.5–5.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.0% | 70.5–76.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.2% | 77.1–82.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.6% | 88.1–91.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.5% | 66.2–73.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 72.0% | 69.4–74.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 84.2% | 79.8–88.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 19.1% | 16.2–21.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.3% | 11.3–15.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.0% | 16.9–22.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.5% | 30.9–39.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.5% | 13.5–17.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.5% | 16.5–20.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.0% | 11.5–14.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.9% | 13.1–16.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.0% | 25.5–32.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.3–6.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.3–8.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.0% | 9.5–12.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.0% | 2.7–3.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.3–4.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.1% | 21.0–27.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.2% | 9.3–13.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 13.0% | 10.8–15.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.2% | 9.5–13.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.0% | 6.1–8.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.3% | 30.4–38.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.9% | 5.9–8.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.4% (2.6–16.9%) n=524 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 2.4% (0.0–6.3%) n=525 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.7% (1.1–15.2%) n=526 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 31.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 45.7% (23.6–77.5%) n=526 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.6–7.9%) n=523 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.6% (0.4–20.2%) n=522 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.1% (87.2–98.4%) n=522 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 33.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 30.5% (21.2–43.7%) n=522 |
| Homeownership rate | 71.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.1% (39.6–93.5%) n=522 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.8%) n=522 |
| Foreign-born population | 7.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.7% (1.9–28.4%) n=527 |
| Single-parent households | 44.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.5% (40.0–68.7%) n=520 |
| Population 65+ | 15.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.4% (12.1–33.8%) n=527 |
| Median age | 40.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.3–57.2) n=524 |
| Median household income | $108,933 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $110,450 ($68,196–$177,335) n=505 |
| Median home value | $472,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $519,200 ($297,220–$949,670) n=508 |
| Median gross rent | $1,771 | $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 | 79.4 yr ± 1.18 | 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 1.18 years of 79.4, 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