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ZIP code

03245

in Holderness, New HampshirePopulation 1,917

60.86/ 100

Ranked #4,228 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.2%)

Ranked #90 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (top 37%)

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.

Grocery access

0.5 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”

Full methodology ›

Recreation access

2 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US98th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST20th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

0.99 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Housing insecurity

6.7%

in the bottom 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST24th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

17.8 mi

in the top 6.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

27%

in the bottom 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

8.0%

in the bottom 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST30th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

29.3%

in the bottom 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

28.1%

in the bottom 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST29th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Holderness, New Hampshire (ZIP 03245) lands in the top 13.2% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,228th) and the top 37% of New Hampshire (90th).

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Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: grocery settles in the top 1.6% nationally, recreation is in the top 1.7% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 4.1% nationally. Civic lands in the top 4.2% nationally, modeled housing insecurity lies in the bottom 5.4% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 6.0% nationally. Modeled obesity rests in the bottom 9.2% nationally, and food insecurity registers in the bottom 7.3% nationally. Modeled short sleep resides in the bottom 6.8% nationally, and loneliness settles in the bottom 7.9% nationally.

Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. On the overall standing, ZIP 03227, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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.

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

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Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 79%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 86%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 96%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

Disability

healthier than 76%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 47%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 57%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 74%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 68%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 71%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 59%

13%

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 32%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 9%

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 adults32.9%29.5–36.4
High blood pressure among adults36.1%32.3–39.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.2%11.1–13.5
Current asthma among adults10.4%9.1–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults7.5%6.4–8.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.0%5.6–8.7
Depression among adults23.1%19.9–26.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.6%8.8–12.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.7%34.0–41.5
Obesity among adults27.0%22.1–32.2
Stroke among adults3.7%3.1–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.3%11.0–16.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.4%4.0–7.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.1%76.9–82.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.7%74.4–80.8
Cholesterol screening among adults90.1%88.3–91.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years71.9%67.8–75.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.3%66.3–72.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.1%70.9–82.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.9%11.5–16.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.1%7.7–13.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.4%15.5–23.9
Short sleep duration among adults29.3%25.1–34.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults14.3%11.6–17.4
Frequent mental distress among adults13.6%11.7–15.9
Frequent physical distress among adults12.1%10.1–14.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.0%9.1–13.2
Any disability among adults26.4%22.3–30.8
Hearing disability among adults8.6%7.5–10.0
Independent living disability among adults6.5%5.3–7.9
Mobility disability among adults12.5%10.1–15.2
Self-care disability among adults3.3%2.7–4.0
Vision disability among adults4.1%3.4–4.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.3%15.3–21.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.0%6.0–10.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.1%4.3–8.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.2–8.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.2%4.2–6.3
Loneliness among adults28.1%24.3–32.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.1%4.0–6.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3646.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243
Uninsured 18–647.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242
No HS diploma (25+)3.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243
Bachelor's or higher (25+)55.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50538.8% (21.4–60.3%) n=243
Unemployment rate (16+)2.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243
Households without a vehicle4.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243
Broadband subscription95.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243
Homeownership rate83.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32286.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243
Foreign-born population3.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243
Single-parent households61.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243
Population 65+31.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243
Median age39.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29247.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243
Median household income$107,863$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235
Median home value$363,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237
Median gross rent$2,068$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,360 ($1,037–$1,893) n=197
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NH median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth86.8 yr ± 2.3278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30881.2 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 2.32 years of 86.8, 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