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ZIP code

05678

in Websterville, VermontPopulation 228

59.00/ 100

Ranked #5,594 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 17%)

Ranked #76 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (top 31%)

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

Robust across all 9 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.

Park land

78.8%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

23.5%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US1st
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 ›

Median household income

$148,205

in the top 4.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

26.4%

in the bottom 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST12th
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Websterville, Vermont (ZIP 05678) lands in the top 17% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,594th) and the top 31% of Vermont (76th).

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Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: park land registers in the top 0.8% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 1.5% nationally. Household income rests in the top 4.1% nationally, and modeled short sleep is in the bottom 1.0% nationally. Housing-cost burden stands at the national minimum, modeled transportation noise settles at the national minimum, and poverty lies at the national minimum. Home broadband subscription resides at the national maximum, and floodplain exposure lands at the national minimum. On the other hand, unemployment registers in the top 1.5% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 05651, about 4.5 miles away.

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

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 90%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 78%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Disability

healthier than 90%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 98%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 51%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 30%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 24%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 90%

21%

Disability

healthier than 81%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 96%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 69%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 46%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 40%

14%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 4%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 39%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

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 ›

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 adults24.3%21.3–27.1
High blood pressure among adults27.3%24.2–30.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.4%7.5–9.3
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.3–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults5.2%4.3–6.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.3%3.9–6.9
Depression among adults28.2%24.8–31.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults7.5%6.1–9.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened30.0%27.2–33.0
Obesity among adults28.0%23.6–32.7
Stroke among adults2.7%2.2–3.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.8%8.7–13.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.2%3.9–9.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure72.9%69.6–76.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults72.7%69.3–76.0
Cholesterol screening among adults86.5%83.4–89.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.2%57.3–65.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults71.2%68.1–74.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.5%64.8–77.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.8%15.4–20.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.2%8.5–18.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults17.4%12.9–22.4
Short sleep duration among adults26.4%22.6–30.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults12.8%9.6–17.1
Frequent mental distress among adults16.4%13.2–19.5
Frequent physical distress among adults11.0%8.8–13.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.9%9.0–15.6
Any disability among adults23.7%19.1–29.2
Hearing disability among adults6.8%5.7–7.9
Independent living disability among adults6.0%4.4–7.9
Mobility disability among adults8.4%6.4–10.7
Self-care disability among adults2.6%2.0–3.4
Vision disability among adults3.3%2.5–4.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3647.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249
Bachelor's or higher (25+)80.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50537.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249
Unemployment rate (16+)23.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32228.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249
Homeownership rate30.4%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 population24.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250
Single-parent households100.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248
Population 65+11.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55323.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250
Median age42.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249
Median household income$148,205$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238
Median home value$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242
Median gross rent$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 birth79.0 yr ± 1.4878.9 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 1.48 years of 79.0, 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