ZIP code
05871
in West Burke, VermontPopulation 1,524
49.49/ 100
Ranked #16,957 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 47%)
Ranked #230 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 7.7%)
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.
Recreation access
1.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Energy-cost burden
5.4%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
9.7 days/year
in the bottom 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST13thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
5.7%
in the top 11.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
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 ›PFAS in drinking water
36.7%
in the top 27% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS73rdDefinition & 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 ›The read
West Burke, Vermont (ZIP 05871) ranks in the bottom 47% nationally (16,957th) and the bottom 7.7% of Vermont (230th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: recreation resides in the top 4.9% nationally, and modeled humid heat stands in the bottom 6.8% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover resides in the top 10.2% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 10.8% nationally, and homeownership sits in the top 11.3% nationally. Modeled transportation noise resides in the bottom 17% nationally. By contrast, modeled energy burden stands in the top 5.3% nationally, and crowded housing sits in the top 11.6% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs.
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. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 05832, 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 80%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 61%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 41%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 58%
13%
Disability
healthier than 51%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 25%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 36%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 44%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 19%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 5%
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
05832
Vermontshares a border
Score 49.75
Closest healthier
05851
Vermontshares a border
Score 51.31
Similar health profile
15563
Pennsylvania96% similar profile
Score 49.35
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 | 32.8% | 29.7–36.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.3% | 33.7–41.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.6% | 9.6–11.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.7% | 10.4–13.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.7% | 6.8–8.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.5–10.2 |
| Depression among adults | 27.0% | 23.7–30.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.2% | 9.6–12.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.6% | 33.0–40.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 32.5% | 27.4–38.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.4% | 13.7–19.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.5% | 5.2–7.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.6% | 74.4–80.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.0% | 74.9–81.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.8% | 85.0–88.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.8% | 61.4–70.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.9% | 57.4–64.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.4% | 71.4–82.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.8% | 13.4–18.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.9% | 12.3–17.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.1% | 21.2–29.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.5% | 30.1–39.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.5% | 15.8–21.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.1% | 15.0–19.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.8% | 12.9–16.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.1% | 12.2–16.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.6% | 26.7–34.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.0% | 7.9–10.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.1–9.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.2% | 12.2–16.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.6–4.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.4–5.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 15.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 38.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 27.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 93.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 62.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 22.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 42.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $74,572 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $277,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $655 | $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 | 83.4 yr ± 1.20 | 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 1.20 years of 83.4, 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