ZIP code
05775
in West Pawlet, VermontPopulation 649
51.08/ 100
Ranked #14,711 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)
Ranked #222 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 10.9%)
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.
Distance to an emergency room
18.9 mi
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.2%
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST71stUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS10thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
11.2%
in the top 12.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
10.4%
in the top 14.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS86thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
14.6%
in the bottom 21% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS21stDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & 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 ›Coronary heart disease
8.8%
in the top 24% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS76thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›The read
West Pawlet, Vermont (ZIP 05775), on the composite measure, lands in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,711th) and the bottom 10.9% of Vermont (222nd).
What works most in this area's favor shows up clearly across the measures: modeled extreme heat stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk is in the bottom 10.0% nationally, and transportation noise rests in the bottom 10.6% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise sits at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Distance to a community health center registers at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled short sleep lands in the bottom 11.5% nationally, and tree cover resides in the top 12.4% nationally. Working the other way, distance to an emergency room lies in the top 6.3% nationally, and modeled energy burden settles in the top 7.1% nationally. Households without a vehicle stands in the top 12.3% nationally.
In everyday language, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 05761, 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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 75%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 78%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 84%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 49%
8%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 60%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 30%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 7%
16%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 55%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 59%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.00%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 32%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 22%
11%
Disability
healthier than 3%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 23%
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
05761
Vermontshares a border
Score 52.14
Closest healthier
05774
Vermontshares a border
Score 53.45
Similar health profile
05822
Vermont97% similar profile
Score 52.19
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 | 35.5% | 32.4–38.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.4% | 37.0–44.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.0% | 10.8–13.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.9% | 10.6–13.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.8–10.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.4–10.5 |
| Depression among adults | 24.7% | 21.8–27.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.6% | 10.0–13.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.2% | 32.9–39.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.2% | 31.6–41.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.4% | 9.3–13.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.4% | 4.9–8.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.3% | 78.6–83.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.9% | 77.2–82.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.5% | 87.0–90.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.4% | 64.6–72.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.6% | 61.5–67.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.5% | 70.9–81.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.4% | 12.3–16.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.7% | 11.2–16.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.8% | 19.9–28.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.4% | 26.5–34.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.1% | 15.3–21.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.7% | 13.8–17.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.5% | 13.6–17.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.1% | 11.2–15.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.6% | 28.7–37.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.0% | 6.8–9.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.2% | 12.9–17.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.5–4.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.2–5.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 34.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 11.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 79.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 33.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 87.5% | 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 | 0.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 61.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 24.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 42.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $61,563 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $198,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $1,025 | $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 | 85.3 yr ± 3.22 | 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 3.22 years of 85.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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