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ZIP code

05077

in Tunbridge, VermontPopulation 1,116

54.80/ 100

Ranked #9,691 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 30%)

Ranked #145 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 42%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
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 ›

Short sleep

28.2%

in the bottom 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST25th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

77.3%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST60th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

98.2%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST89th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

11.6 days/year

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST25th
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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

9.7%

in the top 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US82nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

The read

Tunbridge, Vermont (ZIP 05077) ranks in the top 30% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,691st) and the bottom 42% of Vermont (145th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The strongest marks in the data are worth naming first: modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 2.9% nationally, and short sleep settles in the bottom 3.6% nationally. Modeled tree cover rests in the top 6.0% nationally, and fiber broadband lands in the top 6.3% nationally. Modeled humid heat settles in the bottom 8.6% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise lands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 11.8% nationally, and transit rests in the top 12.3% nationally. Crowded housing lands at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs.

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. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 05041, 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

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 65%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 87%

11%

Disability

healthier than 66%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.2%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 53%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 46%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 32%

8%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 62%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 23%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 39%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 30%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Disability

healthier than 30%

7%

“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 adults31.8%28.3–35.4
High blood pressure among adults35.1%31.2–39.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.3%9.3–11.5
Current asthma among adults11.5%10.1–13.1
Coronary heart disease among adults7.1%6.1–8.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.7%5.9–9.5
Depression among adults27.1%23.6–31.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.1%8.4–12.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.7%31.2–38.6
Obesity among adults34.3%28.6–40.4
Stroke among adults3.7%3.1–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.9%13.0–18.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.2%4.4–8.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.9%74.5–81.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.3%72.8–79.6
Cholesterol screening among adults86.7%84.5–88.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.9%63.8–71.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults67.4%64.2–70.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.3%71.3–82.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.2%12.8–18.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.4%10.1–16.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.0%18.2–27.9
Short sleep duration among adults28.2%24.1–32.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.3%13.8–21.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.0%13.7–18.5
Frequent physical distress among adults14.0%11.7–16.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.7%10.5–15.1
Any disability among adults27.1%22.5–31.9
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.1–9.6
Independent living disability among adults7.5%6.1–9.1
Mobility disability among adults12.7%10.0–15.5
Self-care disability among adults3.7%3.0–4.5
Vision disability among adults4.4%3.6–5.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3647.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249
Uninsured 18–640.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249
No HS diploma (25+)3.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249
Bachelor's or higher (25+)43.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50537.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249
Unemployment rate (16+)0.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248
Households without a vehicle1.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249
Broadband subscription90.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32228.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249
Homeownership rate83.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249
Foreign-born population0.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250
Single-parent households43.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248
Population 65+18.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55323.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250
Median age42.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249
Median household income$92,656$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238
Median home value$310,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242
Median gross rent$1,298$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,131 ($858–$1,557) n=190
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VT median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth82.3 yr ± 1.4978.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30882.0 yr (78.6–85.9) n=250

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 82.3, 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