ZIP code
05676
in Waterbury, VermontPopulation 5,032
63.53/ 100
Ranked #2,699 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 8.5%)
Ranked #25 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (top 10.1%)
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
24.7%
in the bottom 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
2.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Tree cover
88.5%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Transit access
5.8 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST86thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops 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 ›Mobility disability
7.7%
in the bottom 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
11.1%
in the bottom 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
7.2%
in the bottom 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
26.2%
in the bottom 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST26thUS5thDefinition & 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
26.1%
in the bottom 7.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›The read
Waterbury, Vermont (ZIP 05676) ranks in the top 8.5% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,699th) and the top 10.1% of Vermont (25th).
Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: modeled short sleep registers in the bottom 0.3% nationally, and recreation lies in the top 1.4% nationally. Modeled tree cover is in the top 1.8% nationally, and transit registers in the top 3.9% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lies in the bottom 2.7% nationally, fair or poor health is in the bottom 1.9% nationally, and diabetes registers in the bottom 2.6% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure lies in the bottom 3.8% nationally, industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 5.0% nationally, and obesity registers in the bottom 7.4% nationally.
Against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. 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. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 05462, 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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 92%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 65%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 62%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 96%
11%
Disability
healthier than 95%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 37%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 91%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 81%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 75%
11%
Disability
healthier than 96%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 63%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 14%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 24%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 38%
8%
“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.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 83.1 ± 2.1 years. A median household income of $92,773 predicts 79.8 years — 3.4 years above.
Ranked #330 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
05462
Vermontshares a border
Score 66.79
Closest healthier
05465
Vermontshares a border
Score 69.61
Similar health profile
98010
Washington99% similar profile
Score 66.71
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 | 24.3% | 22.2–26.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 26.2% | 23.8–28.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.8% | 8.1–9.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.6% | 9.6–11.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 4.6% | 4.2–5.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.8% | 4.1–5.4 |
| Depression among adults | 27.5% | 24.9–30.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 7.2% | 6.3–8.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 30.8% | 28.3–33.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 26.1% | 22.5–29.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.5% | 2.2–2.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.2% | 8.4–12.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.8% | 3.9–5.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.8% | 70.9–76.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.5% | 70.6–76.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.0% | 85.4–88.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.1% | 64.6–71.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 73.8% | 71.1–76.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.5% | 72.2–82.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 18.4% | 16.1–20.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.1% | 8.5–11.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 14.8% | 12.7–17.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 24.7% | 21.4–28.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 11.1% | 9.7–12.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.1% | 13.6–16.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 10.3% | 9.2–11.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.7% | 9.5–12.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 21.6% | 19.2–24.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.4–6.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.7–5.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.7–8.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.4% | 2.1–2.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 2.9% | 2.6–3.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 50.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 9.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 28.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 67.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 49.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 16.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 38.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $92,773 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $380,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $998 | $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 | 83.1 yr ± 1.08 | 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 1.08 years of 83.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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