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ZIP code

07075

in Wood-Ridge, New JerseyPopulation 10,218

66.75/ 100

Ranked #1,357 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 4.3%)

Ranked #213 of 583 New Jersey ZIPs (top 37%)

Ranked #351 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (top 41%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Distance to a Superfund site

In this ZIP

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

23.4%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Lead in tap water

11 ppb

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

US98th
Definition & source ›

The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.

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 ›

Walkability

170 intersections/sq mi

in the top 4.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

25.3%

in the bottom 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST28th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$136,108

in the top 5.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST71st
US94th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

1 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US4th
Definition & 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 ›

Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

4.5%

in the bottom 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

8.1%

in the bottom 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

The read

Wood-Ridge, New Jersey (ZIP 07075), by its overall standing, sits in the top 4.3% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,357th) and the top 37% of New Jersey (213th).

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Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: walkability rests in the top 4.0% nationally, modeled obesity lies in the bottom 6.0% nationally, and household income sits in the top 5.8% nationally. Fatal road crashes settles in the bottom 4.5% nationally, modeled hearing disability registers in the bottom 3.6% nationally, and modeled mobility disability stands in the bottom 3.4% nationally. By contrast, distance to a Superfund site lands at the national minimum, and modeled transportation noise is in the top 1.9% nationally. Lead in tap water resides in the top 2.0% nationally, and modeled tree cover rests at the national minimum.

Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 07014, about 1.6 miles away.

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.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 96%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 91%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 72%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 74%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 96%

8%

Disability

healthier than 97%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 70%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 68%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 5%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 92%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 60%

16%

Disability

healthier than 81%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 72%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 49%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 57%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 60%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 6%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 88%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 65%

16%

Disability

healthier than 78%

7%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 49%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 49%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 54%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 4%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 38%

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 1.7 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 95.8 (top 10%) — 94 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #18,079 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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults18.4%16.5–20.3
High blood pressure among adults28.8%26.2–31.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.0%6.4–7.7
Current asthma among adults8.2%7.3–9.3
Coronary heart disease among adults4.2%3.7–4.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults3.9%3.3–4.5
Depression among adults15.2%13.1–17.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults7.7%6.8–8.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.3%35.3–41.3
Obesity among adults25.3%21.8–29.2
Stroke among adults2.3%2.0–2.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years7.7%6.2–9.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.0%6.8–9.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure73.7%70.7–76.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.4%74.5–80.0
Cholesterol screening among adults90.2%88.7–91.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.0%63.1–70.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults72.6%69.7–75.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.1%72.2–83.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.4%15.0–19.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults8.4%6.9–10.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.1%16.4–22.1
Short sleep duration among adults38.2%34.1–42.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults12.6%11.0–14.5
Frequent mental distress among adults14.4%12.8–16.3
Frequent physical distress among adults9.7%8.6–11.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults9.5%8.3–11.0
Any disability among adults19.3%16.9–22.1
Hearing disability among adults4.5%4.0–5.1
Independent living disability among adults5.1%4.5–5.9
Mobility disability among adults8.1%7.0–9.4
Self-care disability among adults2.3%2.0–2.6
Vision disability among adults3.2%2.9–3.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.0%21.0–27.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.4%7.8–11.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults4.9%3.9–6.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.3%7.9–10.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.3%4.6–6.1
Loneliness among adults33.5%29.8–37.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.1%4.3–5.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NJ median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3645.8% (1.8–16.1%) n=588
Uninsured 18–644.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.6% (1.2–16.1%) n=585
No HS diploma (25+)3.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.3% (1.4–15.4%) n=589
Bachelor's or higher (25+)53.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50544.2% (20.0–72.5%) n=589
Unemployment rate (16+)4.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.3% (2.5–9.7%) n=583
Households without a vehicle4.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.8–17.6%) n=585
Broadband subscription95.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32294.4% (88.0–98.5%) n=585
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32231.7% (22.1–46.5%) n=585
Homeownership rate67.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.5% (39.3–94.9%) n=585
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–7.4%) n=585
Foreign-born population28.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55313.7% (3.3–39.5%) n=590
Single-parent households52.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08749.6% (35.2–64.9%) n=581
Population 65+18.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–27.5%) n=590
Median age39.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.0 yr (35.6–51.8) n=582
Median household income$136,108$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$111,711 ($68,311–$188,075) n=565
Median home value$566,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$449,450 ($250,890–$845,440) n=564
Median gross rent$1,878$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,781 ($1,267–$2,530) n=516
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NJ median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.8 yr ± 0.7878.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.4 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 0.78 years of 80.8, 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