ZIP code
07950
in Morris Plains, New JerseyPopulation 21,651
72.02/ 100
Ranked #276 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 0.9%)
Ranked #58 of 583 New Jersey ZIPs (top 10.0%)
Ranked #107 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (top 12.6%)
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.
Obesity
21%
in the bottom 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$153,762
in the top 3.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST78thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
8.5%
in the bottom 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST16thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
4.5%
in the bottom 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Mobility disability
7.7%
in the bottom 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Utility shut-off threat
4.1%
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST24thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Lack of transportation
4.6%
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST25thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
1.1%
in the bottom 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Fair or poor health
11.2%
in the bottom 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Morris Plains, New Jersey (ZIP 07950) lands in the top 0.9% healthiest ZIPs nationally (276th) and the top 10.0% of New Jersey (58th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: modeled obesity settles in the bottom 1.4% nationally, household income is in the top 3.5% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability sits in the bottom 1.2% nationally. Floodplain exposure lands at the national minimum, modeled independent living disability lies in the bottom 1.0% nationally, and modeled mobility disability stands in the bottom 2.7% nationally. Modeled utility shutoff rests in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and transportation registers in the bottom 4.4% nationally. Modeled energy burden resides in the bottom 1.6% nationally, and fair or poor health settles in the bottom 2.0% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. On the overall standing, ZIP 07927, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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 96%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 97%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 85%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 91%
11%
Mental Health
in the top 0.9%
8%
Disability
healthier than 98%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 88%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 75%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 17%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 91%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 80%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 71%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 78%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 87%
8%
Disability
healthier than 90%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 94%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 71%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 27%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 88%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 84%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 80%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 86%
8%
Disability
healthier than 88%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 82%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 58%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 23%
14%
“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 16.7; chronic-disease standing 95.7 (top 10%) — 79 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,118 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
07054
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 71.78
Closest healthier
07927
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 72.15
Similar health profile
07628
New Jersey99% similar profile
Score 68.10
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 | 19.8% | 17.8–22.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 29.2% | 26.5–32.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.1% | 7.4–8.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 8.1% | 7.2–9.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 3.6% | 3.2–4.1 |
| Depression among adults | 14.3% | 12.3–16.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 8.3% | 7.2–9.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.4% | 36.2–42.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 21.0% | 17.8–24.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.3% | 2.1–2.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 5.5% | 4.4–6.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.4% | 5.5–7.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.5% | 73.7–79.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.7% | 75.8–81.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.2% | 90.1–92.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.7% | 63.7–71.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 75.8% | 73.3–78.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.0% | 71.9–83.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.3% | 14.9–19.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 7.6% | 6.4–8.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 17.4% | 15.0–20.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.3% | 28.3–36.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 11.2% | 9.8–12.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 12.2% | 10.9–13.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 9.3% | 8.2–10.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.5–9.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 18.4% | 16.1–20.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.7–8.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.1% | 1.9–2.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.0% | 2.7–3.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.6% | 18.9–24.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 6.3–8.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 3.9% | 3.2–4.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 6.8% | 5.8–7.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 4.6% | 4.0–5.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.9% | 27.2–34.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 4.1% | 3.5–4.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NJ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 2.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 5.8% (1.8–16.1%) n=588 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.6% (1.2–16.1%) n=585 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 3.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.3% (1.4–15.4%) n=589 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 66.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 44.2% (20.0–72.5%) n=589 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.3% (2.5–9.7%) n=583 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.8–17.6%) n=585 |
| Broadband subscription | 98.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.4% (88.0–98.5%) n=585 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 30.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 31.7% (22.1–46.5%) n=585 |
| Homeownership rate | 75.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.5% (39.3–94.9%) n=585 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–7.4%) n=585 |
| Foreign-born population | 24.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 13.7% (3.3–39.5%) n=590 |
| Single-parent households | 51.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 49.6% (35.2–64.9%) n=581 |
| Population 65+ | 17.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–27.5%) n=590 |
| Median age | 44.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.0 yr (35.6–51.8) n=582 |
| Median household income | $153,762 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $111,711 ($68,311–$188,075) n=565 |
| Median home value | $589,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $449,450 ($250,890–$845,440) n=564 |
| Median gross rent | $2,612 | $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 | 83.3 yr ± 0.81 | 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 0.81 years of 83.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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