ZIP code
03044
in Fremont, New HampshirePopulation 4,831
59.04/ 100
Ranked #5,566 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 17%)
Ranked #138 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (bottom 43%)
Ranked #205 of 281 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ZIPs (bottom 27%)
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.
Distance to a Superfund site
0.4 mi
in the bottom 5.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST12thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Elder-services access
0.21 per 1,000 residents
in the top 6.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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
2.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Median household income
$120,781
in the top 9.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST79thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
14.0%
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST36thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
51.8%
in the top 12.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS88thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
19.6%
in the top 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS82ndDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite measure, Fremont, New Hampshire (ZIP 03044) sits in the top 17% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,566th) and the bottom 43% of New Hampshire (138th).
Where this area does well, the measures make it plain: elder services lands in the top 6.7% nationally, and fatal road crashes resides in the bottom 7.2% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Household income settles in the top 9.4% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise stands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled loneliness is in the bottom 11.6% nationally, and fair or poor health rests in the bottom 9.5% nationally. Against that, distance to a Superfund site sits in the bottom 5.0% nationally, and modeled arsenic registers in the top 10.3% nationally. Modeled pfas lands in the top 12.2% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. ZIP 03036, just across the boundary, ranks 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 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 72%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 65%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 82%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 61%
8%
Disability
healthier than 83%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 65%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 48%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 46%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 65%
21%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 51%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 50%
13%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 31%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 33%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 39%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 8%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 51%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 22%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 28%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 28%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 37%
11%
Disability
healthier than 34%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 28%
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
03036
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 64.37
Closest healthier
03042
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 59.31
Similar health profile
06480
Connecticut99% similar profile
Score 62.90
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 | 27.5% | 24.8–30.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.2% | 32.0–38.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.9% | 9.0–10.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.4–12.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.9% | 5.0–6.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.3% | 5.0–7.8 |
| Depression among adults | 23.1% | 20.1–26.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.4% | 8.0–10.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.0% | 33.9–40.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 32.6% | 27.9–37.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.6–3.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.1% | 7.6–10.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.1% | 4.5–8.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.4% | 73.2–79.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.5% | 75.5–81.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.4% | 87.4–91.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.9% | 66.5–73.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 69.8% | 67.0–72.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.9% | 73.8–83.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.9% | 13.6–18.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.4% | 8.8–14.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.7% | 16.1–23.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.5% | 30.8–38.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.0% | 11.3–17.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.6% | 13.4–17.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.2% | 10.3–14.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.8% | 9.8–14.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 25.3% | 21.5–29.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.1–8.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.4% | 5.2–7.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.9% | 8.8–13.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.0% | 2.4–3.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.1–4.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.5% | 17.3–23.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.4% | 7.0–12.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 6.1% | 4.4–8.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 6.2–9.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.4% | 4.4–6.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 28.7% | 25.1–32.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.5% | 4.4–6.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NH median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 32.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 38.8% (21.4–60.3%) n=243 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 28.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243 |
| Homeownership rate | 90.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 86.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243 |
| Single-parent households | 52.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243 |
| Population 65+ | 21.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243 |
| Median age | 44.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 47.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243 |
| Median household income | $120,781 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235 |
| Median home value | $416,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237 |
| Median gross rent | $2,668 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,360 ($1,037–$1,893) n=197 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NH median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.3 yr ± 1.21 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 81.2 yr (78.0–85.7) n=242 |
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 1.21 years of 78.3, 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