ZIP code
05651
in East Montpelier, VermontPopulation 1,510
64.17/ 100
Ranked #2,361 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 7.4%)
Ranked #20 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (top 8.1%)
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.
Short sleep
22.7%
in the bottom 0.02% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.67 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
25.4%
in the bottom 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Child-care access
0.67 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST83rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Fair or poor health
11.8%
in the bottom 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
9.9%
in the bottom 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
2.1%
in the bottom 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
5.4%
in the bottom 4.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
0.67 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST86thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›The read
East Montpelier, Vermont (ZIP 05651), overall, ranks in the top 7.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,361st) and the top 8.1% of Vermont (20th).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled short sleep stands in the bottom 0.02% nationally, elder services rests in the top 1.6% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 1.7% nationally. Modeled obesity resides in the bottom 6.2% nationally, childcare settles in the top 5.8% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health is in the bottom 3.0% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability sits in the bottom 4.7% nationally, and poverty lands in the bottom 7.0% nationally. Modeled independent living disability lies in the bottom 4.8% nationally, and civic stands in the top 8.3% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, elder services runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. ZIP 05602, just across the boundary, comes out healthier 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 79%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 81%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 90%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the top 1.0%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
Disability
healthier than 90%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 60%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 36%
16%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 75%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 85%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 96%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 86%
8%
Disability
healthier than 85%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 60%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 51%
14%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 25%
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
05602
Vermontshares a border
Score 64.46
Closest healthier
05660
Vermontabout 6.7 mi away
Score 64.40
Similar health profile
05043
Vermont99% similar profile
Score 63.32
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 | 29.4% | 26.5–32.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.9% | 27.8–33.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.4% | 10.4–12.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.0% | 5.2–6.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.6% | 4.4–6.9 |
| Depression among adults | 25.8% | 23.0–28.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 8.7% | 7.4–10.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.9% | 31.8–37.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 25.4% | 21.6–29.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.7–3.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.9% | 6.4–9.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.6% | 3.5–5.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.2% | 76.5–81.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.0% | 74.2–79.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.4% | 87.9–90.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 72.1% | 68.3–75.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 75.8% | 73.2–78.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.5% | 72.8–83.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.4% | 13.3–17.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 9.4% | 7.1–11.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 16.2% | 13.1–19.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 22.7% | 19.4–26.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 11.8% | 9.8–14.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.5% | 11.8–15.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 10.9% | 9.3–12.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.3–11.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 23.8% | 20.2–27.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.7–8.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.5–6.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 9.5% | 7.7–11.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.6% | 2.1–3.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.2% | 2.7–3.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 2.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 10.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 1.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 47.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 54.4% | 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 | 42.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $103,393 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $393,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $1,073 | $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 | 89.1 yr ± 3.97 | 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 3.97 years of 89.1, 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