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02912

in Providence, Rhode IslandPopulation 4,836

ZipVitals Score
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59.43/ 100

Ranked #5,258 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 16%)

Ranked #47 of 77 Rhode Island ZIPs (bottom 39%)

Ranked #61 of 112 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ZIPs (bottom 46%)

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.

High cholesterol

11.8%

in the bottom 0.07% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

9.0%

in the bottom 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

1.4%

in the bottom 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

0.70%

in the bottom 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

0.40%

in the bottom 0.10% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

51.4%

in the top 0.07% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

18.5%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

2.4%

in the bottom 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

1.9%

in the bottom 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

The read

ZIP 02912, one of several in Providence, Rhode Island, overall, ranks in the top 16% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,258th) and the bottom 39% of Rhode Island (47th).

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Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled diabetes rests in the bottom 0.2% nationally, coronary heart disease registers in the bottom 0.2% nationally, and stroke resides in the bottom 0.10% nationally. Modeled obesity settles in the bottom 0.6% nationally, mobility disability is in the bottom 0.2% nationally, and hearing disability sits in the bottom 0.2% nationally. On the other side, households without a vehicle lands at the national maximum, and modeled loneliness lies in the top 0.07% nationally. Homeownership stands at the national minimum, and slow internet speeds rests in the top 0.5% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, households without a vehicle runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. ZIP 02906, just across the boundary, 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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Chronic Disease Burden

in the top 0.6%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 82%

11%

Disability

healthier than 95%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 91%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 78%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 8%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

in the top 0.00%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 72%

11%

Disability

in the top 0.00%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.00%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 64%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 5%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 5%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 2%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 99%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 78%

11%

Disability

healthier than 99%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.00%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 66%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 5%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 6%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 2%

8%

“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 8.2 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 99.5 (top 1%) — 91 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #17,958 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.

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 adults3.4%2.9–3.9
High blood pressure among adults9.0%7.7–10.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults0.7%0.6–0.8
Current asthma among adults12.3%11.0–13.7
Coronary heart disease among adults0.7%0.6–0.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults1.5%1.1–1.8
Depression among adults26.2%23.1–29.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults1.4%1.2–1.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened11.8%10.3–13.5
Obesity among adults18.5%15.2–22.4
Stroke among adults0.4%0.4–0.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.1%10.0–14.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.3%4.7–8.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure20.8%18.0–23.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.8%72.0–79.1
Cholesterol screening among adults72.5%68.3–76.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years73.4%69.9–76.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults76.3%73.6–79.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years81.4%76.5–85.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults21.3%18.5–24.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults5.0%3.5–6.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults18.3%14.4–22.4
Short sleep duration among adults32.5%28.4–36.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults10.4%8.3–12.4
Frequent mental distress among adults24.5%20.9–27.7
Frequent physical distress among adults7.2%5.9–8.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.8%15.9–23.0
Any disability among adults24.5%20.0–28.5
Hearing disability among adults1.9%1.6–2.2
Independent living disability among adults8.1%6.4–9.4
Mobility disability among adults2.4%1.9–2.8
Self-care disability among adults1.0%0.8–1.1
Vision disability among adults3.2%2.7–3.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.4%24.1–32.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.9%13.9–21.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.7%7.7–13.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.3%9.8–14.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.8%9.6–13.9
Loneliness among adults51.4%46.7–55.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.3%5.1–7.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)RI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate65.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3646.7% (0.0–17.9%) n=77
Uninsured 18–644.3%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+)0.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50537.8% (20.4–68.2%) n=77
Unemployment rate (16+)12.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.5% (0.0–8.3%) n=77
Households without a vehicle100.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.1%) n=77
Broadband subscription58.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.3% (87.7–100.0%) n=77
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)58.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32229.7% (18.9–42.2%) n=77
Homeownership rate0.0%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 population13.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5536.9% (1.6–20.3%) n=77
Single-parent households—53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.0% (35.9–70.5%) n=75
Population 65+0.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.1% (10.7–35.3%) n=77
Median age19.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29244.0 yr (34.6–53.3) n=76
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$102,118 ($62,908–$137,181) n=71
Median home value—$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 unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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