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03814

in Center Ossipee, New HampshirePopulation 2,324

ZipVitals Score
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55.93/ 100

Ranked #8,352 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 26%)

Ranked #174 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (bottom 28%)

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.

Grocery access

0.42 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US3rd
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 ›

Crowded housing

7.3%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

24.6%

in the top 13.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US87th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Radon

2.5 pCi/L

in the top 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US80th
Definition & 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 ›

Fatal road crashes

21.5 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US75th
Definition & 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 ›

Home broadband subscription

85.5%

in the bottom 32% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US32nd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

The read

Center Ossipee, New Hampshire (ZIP 03814), in overall standing, comes out in the top 26% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,352nd) and the bottom 28% of New Hampshire (174th).

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A few readings each way define this mixed profile: grocery stands in the top 2.1% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 2.6% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover stands in the top 12.2% nationally, and loneliness resides in the bottom 13.3% nationally. Poverty sits in the bottom 13.4% nationally, and modeled colon screening stands in the top 11.0% nationally. Pulling the other way, crowded housing resides in the top 7.9% nationally. Fiber broadband sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure stands in the top 13.4% nationally.

Defined simply, for reference, 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. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 03254, 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.

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Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 89%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 83%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 69%

8%

Disability

healthier than 66%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 51%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 56%

14%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 37%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 66%

13%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 56%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 37%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Disability

healthier than 27%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 5%

5%

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 ›

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 adults32.4%29.3–35.6
High blood pressure among adults34.5%31.1–38.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.6%10.6–12.7
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.4–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults7.7%6.8–8.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.9%6.6–9.4
Depression among adults22.7%19.6–25.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.8%9.2–12.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.4%34.8–42.0
Obesity among adults31.9%26.9–37.3
Stroke among adults3.9%3.4–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.6%9.4–13.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.5%5.0–8.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.0%78.0–83.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.9%75.6–81.8
Cholesterol screening among adults90.0%88.4–91.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years71.9%67.7–75.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults68.2%64.7–71.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.1%73.1–84.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.8%12.3–17.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.0%9.6–14.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults21.0%17.4–24.9
Short sleep duration among adults33.8%29.1–38.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.0%13.4–18.9
Frequent mental distress among adults14.9%13.1–16.9
Frequent physical distress among adults13.7%11.7–15.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.0%10.2–13.9
Any disability among adults26.7%23.0–30.7
Hearing disability among adults8.7%7.7–9.9
Independent living disability among adults7.3%6.2–8.5
Mobility disability among adults13.5%11.3–16.0
Self-care disability among adults3.7%3.1–4.3
Vision disability among adults4.4%3.8–5.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.6%17.6–24.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.7%7.8–12.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.2%5.6–9.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.1%6.7–9.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.7%4.9–6.8
Loneliness among adults28.9%25.1–33.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.6%4.6–6.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3646.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243
Uninsured 18–649.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242
No HS diploma (25+)11.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243
Bachelor's or higher (25+)31.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50538.8% (21.4–60.3%) n=243
Unemployment rate (16+)1.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243
Households without a vehicle6.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243
Broadband subscription85.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)36.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243
Homeownership rate71.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32286.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243
Crowded housing (>1 per room)7.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243
Foreign-born population1.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243
Single-parent households53.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243
Population 65+22.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243
Median age41.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29247.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243
Median household income$77,138$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235
Median home value$325,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237
Median gross rent$1,626$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 birth80.6 yr ± 1.4978.9 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 1.49 years of 80.6, 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