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03882

in Effingham, New HampshirePopulation 1,912

ZipVitals Score
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52.42/ 100

Ranked #12,873 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)

Ranked #223 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (bottom 8.3%)

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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST25th
US7th
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 ›

Distance to an emergency room

11.2 mi

in the top 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US79th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

62.4%

in the bottom 25% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

The read

Effingham, New Hampshire (ZIP 03882), by its composite score, sits in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,873rd) and the bottom 8.3% of New Hampshire (223rd).

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The clearest bright points in the data come first here: modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 6.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat registers at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover settles in the top 10.7% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise sits at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation noise lies in the bottom 16% nationally, and homeownership rests in the top 17% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure resides at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. By contrast, recreation is at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Physicians lands at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs. Distance to an emergency room stands in the top 21% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, 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. 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. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 03814, 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

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 60%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 71%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 62%

11%

Disability

healthier than 63%

7%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 41%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 47%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 34%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 39%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 7%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 19%

8%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

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 adults29.7%26.7–32.7
High blood pressure among adults32.6%29.4–36.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.7%8.8–10.8
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.4–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults6.9%6.0–7.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.9%6.5–9.4
Depression among adults23.6%20.4–26.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.3%8.8–11.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.2%32.7–39.7
Obesity among adults33.3%28.0–38.8
Stroke among adults3.6%3.1–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.8%13.0–18.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.9%6.0–10.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.5%75.3–81.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.3%72.8–79.5
Cholesterol screening among adults87.6%85.5–89.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.4%57.8–66.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.6%55.9–62.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.5%67.8–80.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.0%13.4–18.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.4%11.5–17.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults22.9%18.8–27.2
Short sleep duration among adults36.0%31.1–40.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.0%14.0–20.1
Frequent mental distress among adults16.7%14.5–19.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.0%12.0–16.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.6%11.5–15.8
Any disability among adults27.2%23.2–31.4
Hearing disability among adults7.9%6.9–9.0
Independent living disability among adults7.8%6.6–9.1
Mobility disability among adults13.1%10.9–15.5
Self-care disability among adults3.7%3.1–4.3
Vision disability among adults4.6%3.9–5.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.9%19.4–26.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.0%9.4–14.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.1%6.9–11.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.9%8.0–12.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.6–7.9
Loneliness among adults30.9%27.0–35.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.4–7.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3646.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243
Uninsured 18–6412.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242
No HS diploma (25+)4.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243
Bachelor's or higher (25+)20.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50538.8% (21.4–60.3%) n=243
Unemployment rate (16+)5.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243
Households without a vehicle2.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243
Broadband subscription88.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)29.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243
Homeownership rate90.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32286.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243
Foreign-born population0.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243
Single-parent households51.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243
Population 65+18.7%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$76,607$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235
Median home value$322,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237
Median gross rent$1,090$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 birth79.5 yr ± 1.4778.9 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 1.47 years of 79.5, 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