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02802

in Albion, Rhode IslandPopulation 677

ZipVitals Score
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63.01/ 100

Ranked #2,969 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 9.3%)

Ranked #25 of 77 Rhode Island ZIPs (top 32%)

Ranked #26 of 112 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ZIPs (top 23%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Colon-cancer screening

80%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

83.7%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST41st
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Recreation access

1.2 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST84th
US94th
Definition & 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 ›

Lack of transportation

4.9%

in the bottom 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST16th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US7th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US7th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

1.6 mi

in the bottom 9.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST36th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

The read

Albion, Rhode Island (ZIP 02802), overall, ranks in the top 9.3% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,969th) and the top 32% of Rhode Island (25th).

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Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled colon screening rests in the top 0.3% nationally, housing-cost burden registers at the national minimum, and poverty resides at the national minimum. Home broadband subscription settles at the national maximum, modeled mammography is in the top 1.6% nationally, and recreation sits in the top 5.6% nationally. Modeled transportation lands in the bottom 6.7% nationally, and expected annual loss lies in the bottom 7.3% nationally. Unemployment stands at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk rests in the bottom 7.4% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. ZIP 02838, less than a tenth of a mile away, comes out healthier overall.

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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 63%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 84%

16%

Preventive Care

in the top 0.3%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 87%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 71%

8%

Disability

healthier than 87%

7%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 50%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 54%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 28%

14%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 83%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 98%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 89%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

Disability

healthier than 75%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 47%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 33%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 85%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 98%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 91%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

Disability

healthier than 77%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 38%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 38%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 29%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults28.7%25.7–31.8
High blood pressure among adults35.0%31.6–38.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.9%9.8–12.0
Current asthma among adults12.2%10.9–13.5
Coronary heart disease among adults6.5%5.5–7.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.2%4.7–7.9
Depression among adults22.9%20.1–25.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.5%8.8–12.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.8%34.5–41.2
Obesity among adults29.8%25.2–35.1
Stroke among adults3.1%2.5–3.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.2%6.7–9.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.2%3.0–5.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.3%78.6–83.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults86.5%84.1–88.6
Cholesterol screening among adults93.3%91.9–94.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years80.0%76.9–82.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults76.3%73.6–78.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years83.7%79.2–87.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.6%13.5–17.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults9.3%6.6–12.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults21.4%17.0–26.4
Short sleep duration among adults33.1%29.0–37.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults13.7%10.8–16.9
Frequent mental distress among adults14.5%12.5–16.8
Frequent physical distress among adults12.4%10.4–14.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults10.7%8.7–12.9
Any disability among adults24.6%20.6–28.9
Hearing disability among adults6.5%5.6–7.5
Independent living disability among adults6.2%4.9–7.7
Mobility disability among adults11.4%8.9–14.1
Self-care disability among adults2.8%2.2–3.5
Vision disability among adults3.4%2.7–4.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.9%15.9–22.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.0%6.4–12.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.7%5.2–10.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.4%6.2–10.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults4.9%3.9–6.1
Loneliness among adults32.1%28.3–36.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.2%4.0–6.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)RI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3646.7% (0.0–17.9%) n=77
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2863.7% (0.0–9.3%) n=77
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.9% (1.2–17.4%) n=77
Bachelor's or higher (25+)29.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50537.8% (20.4–68.2%) n=77
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.5% (0.0–8.3%) n=77
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.1%) n=77
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.3% (87.7–100.0%) n=77
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32229.7% (18.9–42.2%) n=77
Homeownership rate83.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.7% (38.8–95.1%) n=77
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.5% (0.0–4.1%) n=77
Foreign-born population9.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5536.9% (1.6–20.3%) n=77
Single-parent households85.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.0% (35.9–70.5%) n=75
Population 65+33.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.1% (10.7–35.3%) n=77
Median age53.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29244.0 yr (34.6–53.3) n=76
Median household income$116,159$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$102,118 ($62,908–$137,181) n=71
Median home value$362,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$411,900 ($336,020–$633,580) n=73
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,374 ($1,168–$1,781) n=59
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)RI median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.5 yr ± 1.1178.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.2 yr (77.8–83.6) n=72

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 1.11 years of 80.5, 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