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ZIP code

05734

in Bridport, VermontPopulation 1,297

59.88/ 100

Ranked #4,943 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 15%)

Ranked #65 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (top 26%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Fatal road crashes

46.3 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US95th
Definition & 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 ›

Short sleep

28.8%

in the bottom 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST34th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

73.1%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST80th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

8.8%

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST26th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

29.6 mi

in the top 29% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US71st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Radon

1.3 pCi/L

in the bottom 36% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US36th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

0.27%

in the top 41% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US59th
Definition & 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

Judged by its overall standing, Bridport, Vermont (ZIP 05734) sits in the top 15% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,943rd) and the top 26% of Vermont (65th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The measures that most flatter this area set the tone for the rest: modeled short sleep is in the bottom 5.2% nationally. Unemployment lies at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled extreme heat registers at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled colon screening is in the top 7.0% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lies at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled diabetes registers in the bottom 7.6% nationally, and obesity is in the bottom 13.6% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health lies in the bottom 11.1% nationally. Crowded housing registers at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Against that, fatal road crashes is in the top 4.9% nationally.

Put plainly, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 05491, 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.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 72%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 86%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 92%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 60%

8%

Disability

healthier than 82%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 90%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 19%

16%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 62%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 72%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 82%

8%

Disability

healthier than 66%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 53%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 57%

11%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 26%

16%

“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 adults29.7%26.7–32.8
High blood pressure among adults33.7%30.2–37.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.3%9.3–11.4
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.5–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults6.4%5.4–7.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.4%5.1–7.8
Depression among adults24.4%21.3–27.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults8.8%7.3–10.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.9%31.6–38.2
Obesity among adults28.8%24.2–33.4
Stroke among adults3.4%2.9–3.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.8%8.7–13.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.4%4.9–8.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.1%73.8–80.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.8%75.8–81.6
Cholesterol screening among adults87.8%85.8–89.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years73.1%69.4–76.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults72.3%69.4–75.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.9%73.2–83.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.0%13.6–18.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.0%8.3–13.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults18.7%14.8–22.5
Short sleep duration among adults28.8%24.7–32.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults14.4%11.6–17.3
Frequent mental distress among adults14.7%12.7–16.8
Frequent physical distress among adults12.5%10.5–14.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.6%9.6–13.7
Any disability among adults24.3%20.3–28.2
Hearing disability among adults7.8%6.7–8.9
Independent living disability among adults6.4%5.2–7.6
Mobility disability among adults10.8%8.6–12.9
Self-care disability among adults3.1%2.5–3.7
Vision disability among adults3.7%3.1–4.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate4.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3647.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249
Uninsured 18–6411.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249
No HS diploma (25+)5.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249
Bachelor's or higher (25+)34.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50537.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248
Households without a vehicle2.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249
Broadband subscription79.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32228.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249
Homeownership rate82.7%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 population2.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250
Single-parent households72.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248
Population 65+25.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55323.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250
Median age50.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249
Median household income$81,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238
Median home value$358,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242
Median gross rent$1,194$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 birth83.0 yr ± 1.4078.9 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 1.40 years of 83.0, 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