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ZIP code

07417

in Franklin Lakes, New JerseyPopulation 11,112

73.29/ 100

Ranked #149 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 0.5%)

Ranked #37 of 583 New Jersey ZIPs (top 6.4%)

Ranked #64 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (top 7.6%)

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.

Median household income

$236,023

in the top 0.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

3.5%

in the bottom 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

5.2%

in the bottom 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

3.1%

in the bottom 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

87.1%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Housing insecurity

5.3%

in the bottom 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

7.5%

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

22.8%

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Dental provider access

1.4 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of dental 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 ›

Independent-living disability

4.3%

in the bottom 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

The read

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey (ZIP 07417), by its composite score, sits in the top 0.5% healthiest ZIPs nationally (149th) and the top 6.4% of New Jersey (37th).

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The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: household income sits in the top 0.5% nationally, and modeled transportation lies in the bottom 0.4% nationally. Modeled food insecurity rests in the bottom 0.5% nationally, and utility shutoff resides in the bottom 0.7% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity is in the bottom 1.1% nationally, cognitive disability lands in the bottom 0.3% nationally, and obesity stands in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Dental providers registers in the top 3.3% nationally, and modeled independent living disability settles in the bottom 0.7% nationally. On the other side, modeled pfas sits in the top 0.8% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, 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. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 07423, about 2.8 miles away. The area further sits on the healthier half of the national range on at least seven of the ten good-life measures tracked here, from quiet and green space to nearby care, a combination reached by about one in twenty-five US ZIP codes.

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 93%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 99%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 94%

11%

Mental Health

in the top 0.9%

8%

Disability

healthier than 99%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 62%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 53%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 80%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 92%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 95%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

Disability

healthier than 92%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 51%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 57%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 78%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 93%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 86%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 87%

8%

Disability

healthier than 90%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 49%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

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

2 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 its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 85.1 ± 3.5 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 81.2 years — 4.0 years above them.

    Ranked #352 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 34.5; chronic-disease standing 92.9 (top 10%) — 58 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #15,256 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 adults21.5%19.3–23.7
High blood pressure among adults31.7%28.9–34.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.8%8.9–10.7
Current asthma among adults8.0%7.1–9.0
Coronary heart disease among adults5.0%4.4–5.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults3.7%3.1–4.4
Depression among adults14.4%12.4–16.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults7.8%6.8–9.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.1%39.1–45.2
Obesity among adults22.8%19.5–26.2
Stroke among adults2.4%2.2–2.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years3.7%2.9–4.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.8%3.8–6.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.9%76.2–81.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.8%78.3–83.1
Cholesterol screening among adults92.8%91.5–93.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years71.2%67.4–74.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults78.3%75.9–80.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.0%73.2–83.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.7%14.4–19.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults5.9%4.7–7.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults15.4%13.1–18.0
Short sleep duration among adults33.4%29.6–37.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults10.4%8.9–12.1
Frequent mental distress among adults12.0%10.5–13.5
Frequent physical distress among adults8.9%7.7–10.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults7.5%6.4–8.7
Any disability among adults18.0%15.6–20.5
Hearing disability among adults5.3%4.6–5.9
Independent living disability among adults4.3%3.6–5.0
Mobility disability among adults7.9%6.7–9.2
Self-care disability among adults2.0%1.7–2.3
Vision disability among adults2.6%2.3–3.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.5%16.9–22.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults5.2%4.1–6.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults2.5%1.9–3.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults5.3%4.3–6.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults3.5%2.9–4.1
Loneliness among adults30.0%26.6–33.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults3.1%2.5–3.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NJ median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3645.8% (1.8–16.1%) n=588
Uninsured 18–642.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.6% (1.2–16.1%) n=585
No HS diploma (25+)2.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.3% (1.4–15.4%) n=589
Bachelor's or higher (25+)77.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50544.2% (20.0–72.5%) n=589
Unemployment rate (16+)2.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.3% (2.5–9.7%) n=583
Households without a vehicle1.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.8–17.6%) n=585
Broadband subscription97.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32294.4% (88.0–98.5%) n=585
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)32.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32231.7% (22.1–46.5%) n=585
Homeownership rate88.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.5% (39.3–94.9%) n=585
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–7.4%) n=585
Foreign-born population19.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55313.7% (3.3–39.5%) n=590
Single-parent households50.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08749.6% (35.2–64.9%) n=581
Population 65+21.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–27.5%) n=590
Median age46.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.0 yr (35.6–51.8) n=582
Median household income$236,023$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$111,711 ($68,311–$188,075) n=565
Median home value$1,265,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$449,450 ($250,890–$845,440) n=564
Median gross rent$3,223$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 birth85.1 yr ± 1.7778.9 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 1.77 years of 85.1, 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