ZIP code
05641
in Barre, VermontPopulation 16,936
53.96/ 100
Ranked #10,748 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 34%)
Ranked #163 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 35%)
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 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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
26.5%
in the bottom 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST13thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Mental-health provider access
0.24 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located 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 ›Elder-services access
0.18 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Outpatient-care access
0.48 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics located 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 ›Grocery access
0.18 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST84thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Dental provider access
0.78 per 1,000 residents
in the top 11.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS88thDefinition & source ›
The number of dental offices located 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 ›Energy-cost burden
5.0%
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST64thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
203 units
in the top 11.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.27%
in the top 23% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS77thDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Barre, Vermont (ZIP 05641) lands in the top 34% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,748th) and the bottom 35% of Vermont (163rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 1.5% nationally, and short sleep sits in the bottom 1.1% nationally. Mental-health providers is in the top 3.1% nationally, and elder services settles in the top 8.1% nationally. Outpatient resides in the top 8.5% nationally, and grocery registers in the top 8.7% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Transit stands in the top 10.1% nationally. Distance to a community health center lies at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Dental providers lands in the top 11.6% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: 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. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 05602, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.
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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 65%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 66%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 89%
11%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 98%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 68%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 33%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 39%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 18%
8%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 95%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 88%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 44%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 56%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 15%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 33%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 8%
8%
Disability
healthier than 19%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 78.2 ± 1.1 years. The 48 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 82.6 years — 4.4 years below them.
Ranked #3,191 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
05046
Vermontshares a border
Score 53.10
Closest healthier
05602
Vermontshares a border
Score 64.46
Similar health profile
98230
Washington97% similar profile
Score 55.02
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 | 29.5% | 27.1–31.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.0% | 29.4–34.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.7% | 9.0–10.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.2–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.7% | 6.1–7.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.6% | 6.8–8.6 |
| Depression among adults | 28.7% | 25.9–31.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.0% | 8.8–11.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.8% | 30.9–36.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.4% | 25.6–33.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.6% | 3.3–4.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.9% | 13.2–18.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.0% | 5.8–8.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.1% | 74.4–79.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.3% | 71.5–77.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.0% | 83.3–86.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.5% | 61.5–69.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.9% | 61.8–67.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.2% | 68.1–79.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.7% | 13.7–17.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.4% | 12.5–16.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.5% | 18.7–24.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 26.5% | 22.9–30.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.6% | 14.7–18.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.0% | 15.4–18.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.5% | 12.1–14.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.9% | 12.4–15.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.2% | 26.3–32.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.6–9.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.0% | 7.1–8.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.2% | 10.8–13.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.8% | 3.4–4.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.4–5.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 36.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 8.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 69.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 62.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 21.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 47.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $76,855 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $253,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $1,127 | $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 | 78.2 yr ± 0.55 | 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 0.55 years of 78.2, 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