ZIP code
05906
in Lunenburg, VermontPopulation 1,210
43.39/ 100
Ranked #24,023 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 25%)
Ranked #249 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 0.5%)
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
6.4%
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST19thUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
82.5%
in the top 4.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST77thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
11.8 days/year
in the bottom 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST26thUS9thDefinition & 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 ›Unemployment rate
9.9%
in the top 9.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Walkability
2.8 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 14.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST10thUS14thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
10.1%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$51,106
in the bottom 16% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS16thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Stroke
4.8%
in the top 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS82ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Lunenburg, Vermont (ZIP 05906) places in the bottom 25% nationally (24,023rd) and the bottom 0.5% of Vermont (249th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The measures that define this area's challenges come through directly: modeled energy burden is in the top 1.9% nationally, and unemployment lands in the top 9.8% nationally. Walkability stands in the bottom 14.0% nationally. On the stronger side, fatal road crashes registers at the national minimum, modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 3.6% nationally, and modeled tree cover sits in the top 4.0% nationally. Modeled humid heat lies in the bottom 8.7% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise resides at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk is in the bottom 11.9% nationally.
For readers new to these terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 03584, 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 85%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.2%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 46%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 46%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 24%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 36%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 25%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 66%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 62%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.00%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 5%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 5%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.00%
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
03584
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 52.60
Closest healthier
03598
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 51.65
Similar health profile
15532
Pennsylvania99% similar profile
Score 47.83
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 | 33.9% | 30.1–37.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.7% | 34.2–43.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.5% | 9.4–11.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.2% | 10.8–13.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.8–9.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.6% | 9.0–12.3 |
| Depression among adults | 27.7% | 23.8–31.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.3% | 10.5–14.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.9% | 32.7–41.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.9% | 28.4–43.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.8% | 4.2–5.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.1% | 14.9–21.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.1% | 6.2–10.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.1% | 75.7–81.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.1% | 73.3–80.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.3% | 83.0–87.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.0% | 58.8–69.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.1% | 55.1–63.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.2% | 64.0–79.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.3% | 12.5–18.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.2% | 15.0–21.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.5% | 22.4–32.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.2% | 28.3–40.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.4% | 19.0–26.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.1% | 15.9–20.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.3% | 14.9–19.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.2% | 13.9–18.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.5% | 29.5–39.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.1% | 8.6–11.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.1% | 14.4–19.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.5–6.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.4–7.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 11.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 13.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 82.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 21.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 87.1% | 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 | 2.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 65.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 24.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 49.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $51,106 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $168,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $973 | $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 | 81.5 yr ± 2.00 | 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 2.00 years of 81.5, 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