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ZIP code

03582

in Groveton, New HampshirePopulation 1,949

43.13/ 100

Ranked #24,253 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 24%)

Ranked #243 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (bottom 0.5%)

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.

Energy-cost burden

6.2%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.43 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
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 ›

Park land

34.9%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 4.0% 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 ›

Tree cover

81.3%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST83rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

12 days/year

in the bottom 8.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US9th
Definition & 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 ›

Housing-cost burden

37.2%

in the top 13.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US86th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

21.7%

in the top 13.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US87th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

10.3%

in the top 15% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US85th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$46,250

in the bottom 10.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US10th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

The read

Groveton, New Hampshire (ZIP 03582), overall, ranks in the bottom 24% nationally (24,253rd) and the bottom 0.5% of New Hampshire (243rd).

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Reading across the data, the real pressures come first: modeled energy burden sits in the top 2.4% nationally. Fiber broadband lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden lies in the top 13.8% nationally, and modeled tooth loss stands in the top 13.1% nationally. More encouragingly, grocery rests in the top 2.1% nationally, and park land registers in the top 3.9% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 4.0% nationally, and tree cover settles in the top 4.4% nationally. Modeled humid heat is in the bottom 8.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 03570, just across the boundary, comes out 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 78%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 40%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 70%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.5%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 7%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 9%

8%

Disability

healthier than 1%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

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 79.6; chronic-disease standing 16.1 — 64 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,483 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.

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 adults35.0%31.8–38.3
High blood pressure among adults39.5%35.9–43.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.4%9.4–11.5
Current asthma among adults12.3%10.9–13.8
Coronary heart disease among adults9.0%8.0–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.1%9.7–12.6
Depression among adults24.3%21.1–27.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.2%12.4–16.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.9%35.1–42.7
Obesity among adults38.7%33.0–44.7
Stroke among adults4.8%4.3–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.7%18.4–25.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.6%7.6–11.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.8%76.9–82.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.1%74.7–81.5
Cholesterol screening among adults86.4%84.4–88.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.9%60.3–69.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.9%52.1–59.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.6%66.3–79.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.1%11.7–17.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.4%15.5–21.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.4%26.8–35.9
Short sleep duration among adults33.4%28.4–38.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.4%20.2–26.6
Frequent mental distress among adults17.8%15.7–20.0
Frequent physical distress among adults16.6%14.5–18.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.7%14.6–18.9
Any disability among adults37.5%33.1–41.9
Hearing disability among adults10.3%9.2–11.5
Independent living disability among adults10.5%9.2–11.9
Mobility disability among adults18.5%16.2–20.9
Self-care disability among adults5.2%4.6–5.9
Vision disability among adults6.5%5.7–7.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.4%21.0–28.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.3%13.7–19.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.0%11.5–17.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.7%9.9–13.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.8%7.6–10.1
Loneliness among adults33.1%28.9–37.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.4%7.2–9.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate18.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3646.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243
Uninsured 18–6412.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242
No HS diploma (25+)7.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50538.8% (21.4–60.3%) n=243
Unemployment rate (16+)2.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243
Households without a vehicle9.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243
Broadband subscription92.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)37.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243
Homeownership rate81.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32286.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243
Foreign-born population3.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243
Single-parent households58.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243
Population 65+24.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243
Median age46.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29247.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243
Median household income$46,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235
Median home value$122,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237
Median gross rent$998$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 birth77.6 yr ± 1.2478.9 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 1.24 years of 77.6, 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