ZIP code
03280
in Washington, New HampshirePopulation 1,224
55.77/ 100
Ranked #8,555 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 27%)
Ranked #177 of 243 New Hampshire 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.
Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
79.7%
in the top 5.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST80thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Radon
0.6 pCi/L
in the bottom 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.
Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
73.4%
in the top 6.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST85thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
94.5%
in the top 9.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST83rdUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
15.1 days/year
in the bottom 11.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS12thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
11.7 mi
in the top 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS81stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Walkability
3.7 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 22% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST10thUS22ndDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Washington, New Hampshire (ZIP 03280) lands in the top 27% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,555th) and the bottom 27% of New Hampshire (177th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: fatal road crashes resides at the national minimum, modeled transportation noise settles at the national minimum, and modeled tree cover is in the top 5.1% nationally. Modeled colon screening sits in the top 6.2% nationally, and homeownership lands in the top 9.3% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Fiber broadband stands in the top 10.5% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise rests at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled loneliness registers in the bottom 11.6% nationally, and humid heat resides in the bottom 11.8% nationally.
Put simply, transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. On the overall standing, ZIP 03221, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 82%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 80%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 64%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 46%
16%
Disability
healthier than 59%
7%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 12%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.00%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 51%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 46%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 24%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Disability
healthier than 15%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 7%
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 ›
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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 98.0 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 41.8 — 56 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,018 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.
Nearby
03221
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 61.68
Closest healthier
03255
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 65.41
Similar health profile
55613
Minnesota96% similar profile
Score 61.62
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 | 33.7% | 30.4–37.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.9% | 34.1–41.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.5% | 10.3–12.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.9% | 6.7–9.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.2% | 6.6–9.9 |
| Depression among adults | 23.4% | 20.1–27.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.7% | 10.0–13.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.7% | 35.8–43.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.1% | 27.6–38.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.4–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.3% | 9.3–13.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.2% | 5.3–9.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.1% | 75.8–82.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.0% | 74.5–81.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.2% | 87.3–91.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 73.4% | 69.3–77.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.8% | 62.4–69.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.9% | 71.4–83.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.2% | 11.7–16.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.8% | 10.0–15.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.5% | 20.1–29.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.1% | 28.5–38.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.0% | 13.9–20.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.0% | 13.0–17.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.7% | 11.6–15.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.7% | 10.7–15.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.0% | 25.6–34.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.0% | 7.8–10.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.3–9.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.8% | 12.2–17.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.0–4.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.6% | 3.8–5.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.1% | 18.4–25.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.1% | 7.7–12.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 5.5–9.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 6.5–10.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.8% | 4.8–7.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 28.7% | 24.5–33.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.5% | 4.4–6.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NH median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 10.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.2% | 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+) | 0.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 26.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243 |
| Homeownership rate | 94.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 86.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243 |
| Single-parent households | 74.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243 |
| Population 65+ | 28.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243 |
| Median age | 55.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 47.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243 |
| Median household income | $90,096 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235 |
| Median home value | $355,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237 |
| Median gross rent | $1,106 | $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 | 79.7 yr ± 1.61 | 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 1.61 years of 79.7, 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