ZIP code
07067
in Colonia, New JerseyPopulation 18,587
62.95/ 100
Ranked #3,000 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 9.4%)
Ranked #303 of 583 New Jersey ZIPs (bottom 48%)
Ranked #518 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 39%)
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.
PFAS in drinking water
81.2%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›PFOA in drinking water
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›PFAS in drinking water
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents served by public water systems where PFAS — man-made “forever chemicals” that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down — were 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 ›Fatal road crashes
1.6 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
120 intersections/sq mi
in the top 8.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST77thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
1.6%
in the bottom 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST29thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Median household income
$122,713
in the top 8.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST60thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
10.6%
in the bottom 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST46thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
5.9%
in the bottom 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST46thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.5%
in the bottom 12.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS13thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
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
Colonia, New Jersey (ZIP 07067), by its overall standing, sits in the top 9.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,000th) and the bottom 48% of New Jersey (303rd).
Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: fatal road crashes resides in the bottom 5.7% nationally, walkability rests in the top 8.0% nationally, and modeled energy burden lies in the bottom 6.0% nationally. Household income sits in the top 8.8% nationally, modeled cognitive disability settles in the bottom 7.8% nationally, and modeled independent living disability registers in the bottom 8.3% nationally. Modeled hearing disability stands in the bottom 11.0% nationally. By contrast, modeled pfas lands in the top 1.7% nationally, and PFOA in drinking water is at the national maximum. PFAS in drinking water resides at the national maximum.
Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, 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. PFAS in drinking water is the family of man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 07066, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 85%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 88%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 69%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 72%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 97%
8%
Disability
healthier than 90%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 72%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 68%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 3%
14%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 69%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 74%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 60%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 48%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 53%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 47%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 47%
11%
Disability
healthier than 51%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 3%
14%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 65%
8%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 44%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 58%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 45%
11%
Disability
healthier than 48%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 55%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 36%
13%
“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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 3.5 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 85.2 — 82 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,318 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
07001
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 58.58
Closest healthier
07066
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 65.80
Similar health profile
07604
New Jersey100% similar profile
Score 62.77
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 | 22.9% | 20.7–25.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.7% | 30.8–36.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.9% | 7.2–8.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 8.8% | 7.9–9.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.4% | 4.8–5.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.8% | 4.2–5.5 |
| Depression among adults | 14.2% | 12.2–16.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.7% | 9.4–12.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.7% | 36.7–42.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 30.0% | 26.1–34.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.8% | 2.6–3.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.4% | 6.0–9.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.3% | 7.1–9.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.5% | 74.6–80.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.5% | 76.7–82.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.1% | 88.7–91.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.6% | 62.6–70.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 69.0% | 66.1–71.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.9% | 67.6–79.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.8% | 13.6–18.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.3% | 8.8–11.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.9% | 20.2–25.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.2% | 33.2–41.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.7% | 13.9–17.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.1% | 12.6–15.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.2% | 10.0–12.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.4–11.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 23.8% | 21.2–26.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.5% | 4.9–6.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.2–6.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.7% | 9.3–12.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.9% | 2.6–3.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.5–4.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.5% | 19.9–25.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 9.3–12.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 5.8% | 4.8–6.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.3% | 8.1–10.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.9% | 5.2–6.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.5% | 29.2–36.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.2% | 4.5–6.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NJ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 5.8% (1.8–16.1%) n=588 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.6% (1.2–16.1%) n=585 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.3% (1.4–15.4%) n=589 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 48.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 44.2% (20.0–72.5%) n=589 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.3% (2.5–9.7%) n=583 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.8–17.6%) n=585 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.4% (88.0–98.5%) n=585 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 36.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 31.7% (22.1–46.5%) n=585 |
| Homeownership rate | 88.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.5% (39.3–94.9%) n=585 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–7.4%) n=585 |
| Foreign-born population | 27.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 13.7% (3.3–39.5%) n=590 |
| Single-parent households | 52.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 49.6% (35.2–64.9%) n=581 |
| Population 65+ | 19.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–27.5%) n=590 |
| Median age | 43.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.0 yr (35.6–51.8) n=582 |
| Median household income | $122,713 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $111,711 ($68,311–$188,075) n=565 |
| Median home value | $493,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $449,450 ($250,890–$845,440) n=564 |
| Median gross rent | $2,047 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,781 ($1,267–$2,530) n=516 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NJ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.2 yr ± 0.68 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.4 yr (76.6–83.7) n=571 |
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 0.68 years of 81.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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