ZIP code
05873
in West Danville, VermontPopulation 864
53.65/ 100
Ranked #11,155 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 35%)
Ranked #168 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 33%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
11.4 days/year
in the bottom 8.4% 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 ›Energy-cost burden
5.2%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST69thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›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 ›The read
On the composite measure, West Danville, Vermont (ZIP 05873) stands in the top 35% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,155th) and the bottom 33% of Vermont (168th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The bright spots in the data define much of the story here: modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 3.3% nationally. Unemployment resides at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat stands in the bottom 8.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover resides in the top 10.6% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 14.2% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss sits in the bottom 16% nationally. Transit resides in the top 17% nationally, and households without a vehicle stands in the bottom 17% nationally. On the other side, modeled energy burden sits in the top 7.8% nationally.
For clarity, 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. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. ZIP 05647, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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 87%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 83%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 80%
11%
Disability
healthier than 63%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.2%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 39%
8%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 76%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 62%
13%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 41%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 11%
11%
Disability
healthier than 22%
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
05647
Vermontshares a border
Score 54.67
Closest healthier
05658
Vermontshares a border
Score 54.71
Similar health profile
05829
Vermont98% similar profile
Score 54.75
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 | 34.1% | 30.8–37.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.9% | 34.3–41.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.5% | 10.4–12.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.6% | 10.2–12.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.7% | 6.9–8.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.2–9.7 |
| Depression among adults | 26.2% | 22.9–29.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.2% | 9.6–12.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.1% | 34.6–41.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 31.3% | 26.3–36.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.9% | 9.8–14.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.7% | 4.5–7.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.3% | 76.3–82.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.6% | 76.7–82.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.9% | 87.3–90.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.3% | 65.4–73.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.1% | 63.9–70.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.3% | 72.6–83.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.0% | 12.6–17.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.2% | 10.9–15.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.4% | 19.7–27.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.2% | 28.0–36.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.0% | 14.5–19.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.8% | 13.9–17.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.2% | 12.4–16.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.7% | 11.0–14.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.0% | 25.3–33.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.8–10.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.3% | 6.3–8.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.5% | 11.6–15.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.8% | 3.3–4.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.5% | 3.9–5.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 10.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 29.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 60.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 20.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 49.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $70,288 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $249,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $871 | $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 | 83.0 yr ± 0.95 | 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 0.95 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