ZIP code
02659
in South Chatham, MassachusettsPopulation 1,137
66.97/ 100
Ranked #1,289 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 4.1%)
Ranked #81 of 527 Massachusetts ZIPs (top 15%)
Ranked #5 of 47 Barnstable Town, MA ZIPs (top 10.7%)
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.
Mental-health provider access
0.91 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located 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 ›Outpatient-care access
1.8 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics located 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
79.6%
in the top 0.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Housing insecurity
5.2%
in the bottom 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
6.0%
in the bottom 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Mammography
85%
in the top 0.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST74thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Lack of transportation
4.1%
in the bottom 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
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 ›Recreation access
1.8 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›The read
South Chatham, Massachusetts (ZIP 02659), by its composite score, sits in the top 4.1% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,289th) and the top 15% of Massachusetts (81st).
The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: mental-health providers registers in the top 0.3% nationally, and outpatient settles in the top 0.5% nationally. Modeled colon screening sits in the top 0.3% nationally, and housing insecurity lies in the bottom 0.9% nationally. Modeled food insecurity rests in the bottom 1.5% nationally, mammography resides in the top 0.6% nationally, and transportation is in the bottom 1.9% nationally. Fatal road crashes lands at the national minimum, recreation stands in the top 2.1% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the bottom 2.8% nationally.
Next to the surrounding area, mental-health providers runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 02637, about 12 miles away.
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 Barnstable Town, MA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 93%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 93%
14%
Preventive Care
in the top 0.03%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the top 1.0%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 93%
8%
Disability
healthier than 80%
7%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 59%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 36%
21%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 84%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Preventive Care
in the top 0.6%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 98%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 99%
8%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 41%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 32%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 94%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 94%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 91%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 94%
8%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 71%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 31%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 14%
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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 93.0 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 35.9 — 57 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,945 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
02633
Massachusettsshares a border
Score 66.47
Closest healthier
02637
Massachusettsabout 12 mi away
Score 67.28
Similar health profile
49406
Michigan99% similar profile
Score 63.48
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 | 38.2% | 34.3–42.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.1% | 36.9–45.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 15.6% | 13.9–17.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.5–10.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.9% | 5.3–8.9 |
| Depression among adults | 20.8% | 17.8–24.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.1% | 9.2–13.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.8% | 38.8–46.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 25.0% | 20.2–30.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.3–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 6.2% | 4.8–7.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 2.6% | 1.9–3.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 85.4% | 82.9–87.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 87.5% | 85.2–89.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 94.9% | 93.8–95.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 79.6% | 75.8–83.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 77.5% | 74.5–80.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 85.0% | 79.6–89.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.4% | 10.3–14.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.3% | 6.0–11.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 17.1% | 13.2–21.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 28.2% | 23.6–33.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.2% | 11.3–17.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 11.5% | 9.8–13.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.7% | 10.5–15.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 9.4% | 7.7–11.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.2% | 22.7–31.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.1% | 7.7–10.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.0% | 4.8–7.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.5% | 10.6–16.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.0% | 2.4–3.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.6% | 2.9–4.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 17.9% | 15.0–21.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 6.0% | 4.3–8.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.0% | 4.9–9.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 5.2% | 4.0–6.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 4.1% | 3.3–5.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 27.0% | 23.1–31.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 3.9% | 3.1–4.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.4% (2.6–16.9%) n=524 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 3.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 2.4% (0.0–6.3%) n=525 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.7% (1.1–15.2%) n=526 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 56.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 45.7% (23.6–77.5%) n=526 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.6–7.9%) n=523 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.6% (0.4–20.2%) n=522 |
| Broadband subscription | 96.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.1% (87.2–98.4%) n=522 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 32.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 30.5% (21.2–43.7%) n=522 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.1% (39.6–93.5%) n=522 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.8%) n=522 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.7% (1.9–28.4%) n=527 |
| Single-parent households | 76.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.5% (40.0–68.7%) n=520 |
| Population 65+ | 33.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.4% (12.1–33.8%) n=527 |
| Median age | 59.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.3–57.2) n=524 |
| Median household income | $109,453 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $110,450 ($68,196–$177,335) n=505 |
| Median home value | $777,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $519,200 ($297,220–$949,670) n=508 |
| Median gross rent | $1,577 | $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 | 80.2 yr ± 1.74 | 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 1.74 years of 80.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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