ZIP code
03262
in North Woodstock, New HampshirePopulation 1,142
58.81/ 100
Ranked #5,733 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 18%)
Ranked #143 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (bottom 41%)
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
93.6%
in the top 0.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Park land
77%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
26.8%
in the bottom 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
0.73 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
13.8 mi
in the top 9.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
5.5%
in the top 12.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
26.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS83rdDefinition & 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 ›Transportation noise
6.0%
in the top 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS81stDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
11.2 mi
in the top 21% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS79thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite measure, North Woodstock, New Hampshire (ZIP 03262) sits in the top 18% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,733rd) and the bottom 41% of New Hampshire (143rd).
Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: modeled tree cover registers in the top 0.5% nationally, park land lands in the top 0.8% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 2.0% nationally. Modeled obesity lies in the bottom 8.7% nationally, civic settles in the top 7.1% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 9.0% nationally. Modeled extreme heat is at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled housing insecurity rests in the bottom 12.3% nationally, and food insecurity sits in the bottom 13.5% nationally. On the other hand, crowded housing registers in the top 12.0% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 03223, 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.
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 70%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 66%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 86%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
Disability
healthier than 78%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 92%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 58%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 61%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 85%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 74%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 55%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 50%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 41%
8%
Disability
healthier than 50%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 29%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 23%
13%
“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
03223
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 59.72
Closest healthier
03279
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 59.94
Similar health profile
05751
Vermont98% similar profile
Score 60.17
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 | 30.2% | 27.1–33.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.4% | 30.0–36.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.6% | 9.6–11.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.6% | 5.8–7.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.9% | 5.8–8.1 |
| Depression among adults | 23.7% | 20.5–27.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.7% | 8.3–11.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.9% | 32.4–39.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 26.8% | 22.1–31.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 3.0–3.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.7% | 9.6–14.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.6% | 5.1–8.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.6% | 74.4–80.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.1% | 71.4–78.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.1% | 86.1–89.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.6% | 64.1–72.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.2% | 63.8–70.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.5% | 71.4–82.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.3% | 12.7–18.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.8% | 9.6–14.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.3% | 16.7–24.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.0% | 27.5–36.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.6% | 12.3–17.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.0% | 13.1–17.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.2% | 10.5–13.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.2% | 10.4–14.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 26.3% | 22.7–30.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.8% | 6.8–8.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.7% | 5.7–7.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.8% | 9.9–13.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.1% | 2.7–3.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.4–4.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.0% | 17.8–24.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.1% | 7.1–11.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 6.5% | 5.0–8.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.6% | 6.1–9.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.6% | 4.7–6.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.6% | 26.3–34.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.2% | 4.3–6.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NH median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 11.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 45.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 38.8% (21.4–60.3%) n=243 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 18.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243 |
| Homeownership rate | 75.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 86.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243 |
| Single-parent households | 50.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243 |
| Population 65+ | 25.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243 |
| Median age | 50.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 47.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243 |
| Median household income | $85,667 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235 |
| Median home value | $319,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237 |
| Median gross rent | $1,076 | $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 | 80.2 yr ± 2.47 | 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 2.47 years of 80.2, 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