ZIP code
03605
in Lempster, New HampshirePopulation 907
55.62/ 100
Ranked #8,724 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 27%)
Ranked #180 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (bottom 26%)
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.
Civic-institution access
0.91 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Homeownership rate
98.2%
in the top 5.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
77.5%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST73rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
11.0%
in the bottom 10.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS11thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
0.22%
in the bottom 10.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS11thDefinition & 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 ›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 ›The read
Lempster, New Hampshire (ZIP 03605) ranks in the top 27% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,724th) and the bottom 26% of New Hampshire (180th).
Several of the strongest readings define how this area looks: civic settles in the top 5.0% nationally, and homeownership rests in the top 5.6% nationally. Modeled tree cover lands in the top 5.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden rests in the bottom 10.7% nationally, and modeled transportation noise lands in the bottom 10.8% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise settles at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat rests in the bottom 11.8% nationally, industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 14.5% nationally, and loneliness settles in the bottom 14.9% nationally.
For context, 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. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 03280, 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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 70%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 76%
11%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 94%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 52%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 50%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 23%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 83%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 92%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 26%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 32%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 30%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 22%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 27%
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.
Nearby
03280
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 55.77
Closest healthier
03607
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 56.30
Similar health profile
03240
New Hampshire96% similar profile
Score 55.55
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 | 31.8% | 28.6–35.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 36.0% | 32.5–39.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.1% | 9.8–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.0% | 6.0–8.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.9% | 6.4–9.7 |
| Depression among adults | 24.1% | 20.9–27.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.1% | 9.5–12.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.4% | 34.5–42.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.8% | 28.3–39.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.7% | 3.1–4.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.9% | 8.9–13.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.4% | 5.6–9.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.1% | 73.4–80.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.6% | 72.7–80.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.5% | 86.3–90.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.1% | 64.8–73.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.2% | 63.0–69.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.4% | 72.3–83.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.2% | 12.5–18.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.5% | 10.7–16.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.8% | 19.6–28.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.8% | 28.3–37.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.7% | 13.7–20.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.6% | 13.7–18.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.5% | 11.5–15.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.0% | 11.0–15.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 28.7% | 24.5–33.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.9% | 6.8–8.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.2–8.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.8% | 11.4–16.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.0–4.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.7–5.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.6% | 19.1–26.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 8.3–13.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 5.9–10.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.9% | 7.1–10.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.2% | 5.1–7.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 29.1% | 25.0–33.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.9% | 4.8–7.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NH median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 30.3% | 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 | 2.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 11.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243 |
| Homeownership rate | 98.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 86.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243 |
| Single-parent households | 71.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243 |
| Population 65+ | 26.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243 |
| Median age | 50.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 47.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243 |
| Median household income | $86,250 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235 |
| Median home value | $239,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 ± 1.62 | 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 1.62 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