ZIP code
05822
in Barton, VermontPopulation 2,107
52.19/ 100
Ranked #13,203 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 41%)
Ranked #207 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 17%)
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.
Energy-cost burden
6.8%
in the top 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Grocery access
0.49 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Pharmacy access
0.49 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies located 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 ›Humid extreme heat
11.2 days/year
in the bottom 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST23rdUS8thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Outpatient-care access
0.49 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics located 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 ›Recreation access
0.97 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST76thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Mammography
80.3%
in the top 9.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
28.5 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 14.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS85thDefinition & 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 ›Arsenic in groundwater
10.0%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
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 ›Hearing disability
10.0%
in the top 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS81stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, ZIP 05822, one of several in Barton, Vermont ranks in the top 41% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,203rd) and the bottom 17% of Vermont (207th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: grocery sits in the top 1.7% nationally, and pharmacy rests in the top 5.4% nationally. Modeled humid heat is in the bottom 8.2% nationally, and outpatient stands in the top 8.3% nationally. Recreation settles in the top 9.5% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Childcare resides in the top 11.3% nationally, and modeled mammography lands in the top 9.6% nationally. Distance to a nursing home registers at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. On the other hand, modeled energy burden sits in the top 1.3% nationally.
In plainer terms, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 05839, 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 68%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 88%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.09%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 52%
8%
Disability
healthier than 45%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 33%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 7%
16%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 82%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 89%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 18%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 13%
11%
Disability
healthier than 2%
7%
“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
05839
Vermontshares a border
Score 57.67
Closest healthier
05845
Vermontshares a border
Score 53.27
Similar health profile
15937
Pennsylvania97% similar profile
Score 52.10
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 | 33.6% | 30.4–36.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.2% | 35.6–42.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.0% | 10.9–13.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.7% | 10.4–13.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.7% | 7.7–9.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.1% | 7.8–10.6 |
| Depression among adults | 24.1% | 21.0–27.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.8% | 10.2–13.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.3% | 33.6–41.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 32.8% | 27.6–38.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.0% | 10.6–15.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.3% | 5.0–7.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.8% | 79.1–84.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.1% | 78.2–83.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.8% | 86.1–89.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.8% | 66.8–74.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.2% | 61.9–68.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.3% | 74.5–85.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.9% | 11.6–16.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.0% | 10.9–15.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.7% | 20.1–27.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.5% | 29.1–38.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.8% | 16.1–21.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.9% | 14.1–18.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.3% | 13.5–17.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.7% | 11.9–15.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.6% | 27.8–35.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.0% | 8.9–11.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.2–9.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.3% | 13.2–17.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.7–4.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.5–5.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 37.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 28.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 80.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 62.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 24.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 44.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $76,100 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $222,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $778 | $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 | 77.2 yr ± 1.13 | 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 1.13 years of 77.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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