ZIP code
06607
in Bridgeport, ConnecticutPopulation 7,979
39.94/ 100
Ranked #26,799 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 16%)
Ranked #269 of 277 Connecticut ZIPs (bottom 2.9%)
Ranked #45 of 46 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ZIPs (bottom 2.2%)
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.
Uninsured (under 65)
25.4%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Housing insecurity
33%
in the top 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
10.7%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
42%
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Utility shut-off threat
22.4%
in the top 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
55.1%
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
41.8%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Lack of transportation
20.2%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
45.1%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Health need and barriers to care documented here
On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.
These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.
Health need documented here
- People without health insurance
- People living in poverty
- Food insecurity
- Housing insecurity
- Adults reporting fair or poor health
Barriers to reaching care
- Thin local supply of doctors
- Thin local supply of pharmacies
- Households with no vehicle
A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.
See the full care-deserts analysis →The read
By its overall health score, ZIP 06607, one of several in Bridgeport, Connecticut lands in the bottom 16% nationally (26,799th) and the bottom 2.9% of Connecticut (269th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The measures that define the ground here come first: modeled uninsured lies in the top 2.1% nationally, and housing insecurity resides in the top 0.7% nationally. Modeled vision disability lands in the top 3.5% nationally, and food insecurity registers in the top 1.4% nationally. Modeled utility shutoff sits in the top 1.6% nationally, housing-cost burden rests in the top 1.9% nationally, and modeled loneliness is in the top 2.1% nationally. Modeled transportation stands in the top 2.1% nationally, and short sleep settles in the top 3.0% nationally. On the stronger side, modeled expected annual loss lies at the national minimum.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 06604, just across the boundary. On a broader view, the area also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.
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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 90%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 77%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 59%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 1.0%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 19%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 9%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 5%
11%
Disability
healthier than 14%
7%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.05%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 28%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 1%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 2%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 34%
8%
Disability
healthier than 3%
7%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.4%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 5%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 1%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.6%
11%
Mental Health
in the bottom 0.5%
8%
Disability
healthier than 1%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 76.4 ± 3.5 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 81.1 years — 4.7 years below them.
Ranked #3,303 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
06604
Connecticutshares a border
Score 47.14
Closest healthier
06610
Connecticutshares a border
Score 45.73
Similar health profile
10458
New York98% similar profile
Score 41.87
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 | 21.0% | 19.1–22.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.7% | 32.9–38.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.9% | 10.6–13.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.0% | 6.2–7.9 |
| Depression among adults | 17.4% | 15.2–19.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.8% | 13.2–16.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.3% | 32.5–38.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.7% | 32.8–42.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.6% | 4.2–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 27.1% | 23.3–31.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 25.4% | 22.3–28.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.5% | 72.9–77.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.4% | 73.4–79.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.1% | 82.0–86.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 59.7% | 56.1–63.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 52.9% | 50.0–56.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.6% | 68.2–79.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.1% | 11.2–14.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.8% | 14.7–19.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 42.3% | 38.3–46.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 45.1% | 41.3–49.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 29.7% | 26.9–32.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.9% | 18.0–21.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.6% | 15.0–18.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.6% | 16.6–20.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.4% | 31.2–37.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.3% | 11.0–13.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.2% | 15.3–19.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.4–7.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 10.7% | 9.7–11.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 36.8% | 33.4–40.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 42.0% | 38.0–45.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 36.6% | 32.7–40.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 33.0% | 29.7–36.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 20.2% | 18.0–22.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 41.8% | 38.2–45.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 22.4% | 20.0–24.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 29.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 5.8% (2.3–20.8%) n=278 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 18.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 4.5% (1.2–12.9%) n=277 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 21.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.6% (1.1–14.3%) n=278 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 9.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 43.6% (19.2–70.7%) n=278 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.6–9.1%) n=277 |
| Households without a vehicle | 17.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–13.7%) n=278 |
| Broadband subscription | 85.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.7% (86.9–98.8%) n=278 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 55.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.3% (18.2–44.9%) n=278 |
| Homeownership rate | 40.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.1% (41.3–93.1%) n=278 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 6.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–3.8%) n=278 |
| Foreign-born population | 23.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 9.3% (2.1–22.3%) n=278 |
| Single-parent households | 21.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.1% (36.0–68.7%) n=277 |
| Population 65+ | 10.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.8% (13.4–30.2%) n=278 |
| Median age | 30.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 44.1 yr (34.7–53.2) n=278 |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $107,247 ($63,371–$163,278) n=270 |
| Median home value | $232,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $365,900 ($239,080–$622,060) n=268 |
| Median gross rent | $1,395 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,450 ($1,128–$2,175) n=247 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.4 yr ± 1.81 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 81.2 yr (77.7–83.5) n=266 |
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 1.81 years of 76.4, 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