ZIP code
06810
in Danbury, ConnecticutPopulation 55,833
53.12/ 100
Ranked #11,904 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 37%)
Ranked #228 of 277 Connecticut ZIPs (bottom 18%)
Ranked #40 of 46 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ZIPs (bottom 13.1%)
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.
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 ›PFAS in drinking water
84.9%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Uninsured (under 65)
18.3%
in the top 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
40.5%
in the bottom 5.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST9thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Physician access
2.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 6.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST86thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of physicians’ offices 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 ›Housing-cost burden
43.7%
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
7.4%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›PFOA in drinking water
90.8%
in the top 8.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST70thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of residents served by public water systems where PFOA, one of the man-made “forever chemicals,” was detected in EPA testing.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
284 units
in the top 8.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
28.3%
in the bottom 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 06810, one of several in Danbury, Connecticut, overall, ranks in the top 37% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,904th) and the bottom 18% of Connecticut (228th).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled expected annual loss rests at the national minimum. Distance to an emergency room registers at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Physicians resides in the top 6.0% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing settles in the top 8.7% nationally. On the other side, modeled pfas is in the top 1.0% nationally, and uninsured sits in the top 6.2% nationally. Homeownership lands in the bottom 5.4% nationally, and housing-cost burden lies in the top 6.5% nationally. Crowded housing stands in the top 7.7% nationally, and PFOA in drinking water rests in the top 8.4% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. PFOA in drinking water is one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. ZIP 06801, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.
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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 86%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 80%
8%
Disability
healthier than 63%
7%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 45%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 15%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 4%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 24%
13%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 83%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 10%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 19%
11%
Disability
healthier than 20%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 20%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.00%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 9%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 11%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 11%
8%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 17%
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
3 of our published findings list 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.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 80.4 ± 1.0 years. A median household income of $76,933 predicts 79.0 years — 1.4 years above.
Ranked #1,329 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 80.4 ± 1.0 years. The 47 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 82.9 years — 2.5 years below them.
Ranked #1,988 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 4.1 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 86.0 — 82 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,330 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
06801
Connecticutshares a border
Score 63.52
Closest healthier
06811
Connecticutshares a border
Score 60.95
Similar health profile
60803
Illinois96% similar profile
Score 52.42
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 | 20.0% | 18.0–21.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 28.3% | 25.8–30.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–6.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.3% | 9.2–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.2 |
| Depression among adults | 18.2% | 16.0–20.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.0% | 8.8–11.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.5% | 33.6–39.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.4% | 24.3–32.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.9–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.0% | 11.8–16.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 18.3% | 16.4–20.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.0% | 71.1–76.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.0% | 72.0–77.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.7% | 85.0–88.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.4% | 62.1–69.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.1% | 62.4–67.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.9% | 69.8–80.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.0% | 13.9–18.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.1% | 10.6–13.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.9% | 26.8–33.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.0% | 34.3–42.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.6% | 17.7–21.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.7% | 15.1–18.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.5% | 12.2–14.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.1% | 12.7–15.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 26.5% | 23.9–29.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.1% | 7.3–9.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.5% | 10.3–12.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.8–6.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 29.5% | 26.8–32.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 22.2% | 20.1–24.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.8% | 14.1–17.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.3% | 16.5–20.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.3% | 10.2–12.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.6% | 33.5–39.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 11.1% | 9.9–12.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 5.8% (2.3–20.8%) n=278 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 25.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 4.5% (1.2–12.9%) n=277 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.6% (1.1–14.3%) n=278 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 29.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 43.6% (19.2–70.7%) n=278 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.6–9.1%) n=277 |
| Households without a vehicle | 11.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–13.7%) n=278 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.7% (86.9–98.8%) n=278 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 43.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.3% (18.2–44.9%) n=278 |
| Homeownership rate | 40.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.1% (41.3–93.1%) n=278 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 7.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–3.8%) n=278 |
| Foreign-born population | 42.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 9.3% (2.1–22.3%) n=278 |
| Single-parent households | 38.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.1% (36.0–68.7%) n=277 |
| Population 65+ | 14.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.8% (13.4–30.2%) n=278 |
| Median age | 38.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 44.1 yr (34.7–53.2) n=278 |
| Median household income | $76,933 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $107,247 ($63,371–$163,278) n=270 |
| Median home value | $402,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $365,900 ($239,080–$622,060) n=268 |
| Median gross rent | $1,868 | $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 | 80.4 yr ± 0.53 | 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 0.53 years of 80.4, 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