ZIP code
03251
in Lincoln, New HampshirePopulation 1,461
58.38/ 100
Ranked #6,086 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 19%)
Ranked #145 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (bottom 40%)
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.
Tree cover
93.7%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Park land
78.8%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
2.5 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Grocery access
0.61 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
54.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Pharmacy access
0.61 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies 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 ›Child-care access
0.61 per 1,000 residents
in the top 6.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Distance to an emergency room
11.9 mi
in the top 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS82ndDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 23% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS77thDefinition & 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 ›The read
In overall standing, Lincoln, New Hampshire (ZIP 03251) comes out in the top 19% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,086th) and the bottom 40% of New Hampshire (145th).
The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: modeled tree cover registers in the top 0.4% nationally, park land stands in the top 0.8% nationally, and recreation lands in the top 0.9% nationally. Grocery is in the top 1.0% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 2.6% nationally, and pharmacy rests in the top 3.2% nationally. Childcare lies in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled obesity settles in the bottom 11.7% nationally. Set against that, fatal road crashes registers in the top 3.0% nationally.
Relative to the ZIPs around it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 03285, just across the boundary.
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.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 86%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 73%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 91%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 68%
8%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 50%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 60%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 89%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 69%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 88%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 64%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 42%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 55%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 33%
13%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
“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
03215
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 57.37
Closest healthier
03285
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 59.68
Similar health profile
93442
California98% similar profile
Score 62.08
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 | 33.4% | 30.2–36.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.1% | 33.5–40.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.5% | 10.4–12.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.4–12.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.9% | 6.9–9.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.2% | 6.8–10.0 |
| Depression among adults | 23.6% | 20.4–26.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.8% | 10.1–13.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.7% | 34.9–42.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.1% | 23.3–33.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.4–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.8% | 8.1–11.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.7% | 5.0–8.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.6–82.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.1% | 73.7–80.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.4% | 87.5–91.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.3% | 63.8–72.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.9% | 63.5–70.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.3% | 69.7–81.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.5% | 11.2–16.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.3% | 9.6–15.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.7% | 17.9–25.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.8% | 26.5–35.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.7% | 14.0–20.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.4% | 12.5–16.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.4% | 11.5–15.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.3% | 10.3–14.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 28.1% | 24.2–32.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.7–9.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.2–8.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.0% | 11.6–16.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.3–4.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.0–5.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.8% | 16.7–22.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.3% | 8.1–13.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 6.0–10.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 6.5–9.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.2% | 5.1–7.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 29.0% | 25.0–33.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.8% | 4.8–7.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NH median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 14.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 38.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 38.8% (21.4–60.3%) n=243 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 21.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 86.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243 |
| Foreign-born population | 9.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243 |
| Single-parent households | 58.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243 |
| Population 65+ | 28.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243 |
| Median age | 46.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 47.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243 |
| Median household income | $70,625 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235 |
| Median home value | $342,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237 |
| Median gross rent | $1,143 | $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 | 86.3 yr ± 2.56 | 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 2.56 years of 86.3, 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