ZIP code
05483
in Sheldon, VermontPopulation 1,717
52.43/ 100
Ranked #12,865 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)
Ranked #203 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 18%)
Ranked #30 of 36 Burlington-South Burlington, VT ZIPs (bottom 17%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST30thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
40.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 8.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS9thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
32.4%
in the bottom 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST20thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
9.5%
in the top 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS82ndDefinition & 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 ›Binge drinking
17.9%
in the top 20% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS80thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & 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 ›Mammography
72.2%
in the bottom 26% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS26thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›The read
Sheldon, Vermont (ZIP 05483), by its overall standing, sits in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,865th) and the bottom 18% of Vermont (203rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Several readings land clearly in this area's favor and shape the picture: modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 5.7% nationally. Unemployment lies at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk sits in the bottom 8.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise registers at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled high cholesterol stands in the bottom 7.6% nationally, and diabetes lands in the bottom 12.2% nationally. Poverty is in the bottom 17% nationally. Set against that, fatal road crashes resides in the top 6.6% nationally. Fiber broadband rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.
Defined in plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 05455, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 65%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 83%
14%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 59%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 26%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 33%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 24%
8%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 86%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 44%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 41%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 55%
14%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 5%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 71%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 98%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.00%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 22%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 22%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.2%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 37%
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
05450
Vermontshares a border
Score 50.95
Closest healthier
05455
Vermontshares a border
Score 57.90
Similar health profile
05843
Vermont98% similar profile
Score 53.45
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 | 28.0% | 25.3–30.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.4% | 30.4–36.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.7% | 7.9–9.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.6% | 10.4–12.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.6% | 5.9–7.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.2% | 6.3–8.2 |
| Depression among adults | 25.8% | 22.7–28.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.5% | 8.2–10.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 32.4% | 29.2–35.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.7% | 32.9–42.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 3.0–3.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.3% | 10.9–15.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.2% | 5.8–8.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.0% | 70.9–76.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.8% | 71.2–77.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.4% | 82.2–86.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.8% | 62.9–70.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.3% | 62.1–68.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.2% | 65.7–77.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.9% | 15.2–20.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.4% | 12.1–16.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.0% | 18.8–25.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.1% | 30.1–38.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.4% | 14.2–18.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.0% | 16.0–20.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.9% | 12.3–15.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.6% | 12.8–16.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 28.1% | 24.7–31.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.5% | 6.6–8.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.7–8.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.1% | 10.5–13.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.1–4.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–4.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 4.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 17.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 18.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 87.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 54.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 14.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 41.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $78,505 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $246,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $1,605 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,131 ($858–$1,557) n=190 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.3 yr ± 0.67 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 82.0 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 0.67 years of 78.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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