ZIP code
08009
in Berlin, New JerseyPopulation 14,346
58.47/ 100
Ranked #6,013 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 19%)
Ranked #407 of 583 New Jersey ZIPs (bottom 30%)
Ranked #178 of 361 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ZIPs (top 49%)
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.
Distance to a Superfund site
In this ZIP
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›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 ›PFOS in drinking water
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents served by public water systems where PFOS, one of the most common “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
73.3%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST69thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›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 ›Elder-services access
0.22 per 1,000 residents
in the top 6.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.14 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics 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 ›Loud transportation noise
1.9%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Pharmacy access
0.36 per 1,000 residents
in the top 10.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST87thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
10.5 mi
in the top 13.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS87thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, Berlin, New Jersey (ZIP 08009) lands in the top 19% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,013th) and the bottom 30% of New Jersey (407th).
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: elder services stands in the top 6.5% nationally, and mental-health providers settles in the top 7.0% nationally. Modeled obesity lies in the bottom 11.4% nationally, and pharmacy resides in the top 10.0% nationally. Against that, distance to a Superfund site lands at the national minimum, PFOA in drinking water registers at the national maximum, and PFOS in drinking water sits at the national maximum. Modeled pfas rests in the top 3.5% nationally, PFAS in drinking water is at the national maximum, and modeled loud transportation noise stands in the top 7.8% nationally.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. PFOA in drinking water is one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. PFOS in drinking water is a common one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 08053, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 78%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 75%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 66%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 78%
8%
Disability
healthier than 79%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 72%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 53%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 46%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 35%
14%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 51%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 45%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 28%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 34%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 29%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 15%
8%
Disability
healthier than 30%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 34%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 62%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 63%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 54%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 45%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 52%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 53%
8%
Disability
healthier than 50%
7%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 37%
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
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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 78.6 ± 1.3 years. A median household income of $101,184 predicts 80.1 years — 1.5 years below.
Ranked #1,885 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
08004
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 56.63
Closest healthier
08053
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 67.72
Similar health profile
10913
New York99% similar profile
Score 65.04
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 | 25.6% | 23.0–28.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.9% | 29.9–36.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.8% | 8.0–9.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.0% | 8.8–11.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.8% | 5.2–6.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.9% | 5.1–6.7 |
| Depression among adults | 19.0% | 16.5–21.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.8% | 35.5–42.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.0% | 23.9–32.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.2% | 2.9–3.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.1% | 9.1–13.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.5% | 7.1–10.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.1% | 74.2–79.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.0% | 75.0–80.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.4% | 87.8–90.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.0% | 61.9–70.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.5% | 64.7–70.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.8% | 70.7–82.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.6% | 15.1–20.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.8% | 10.9–14.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.4% | 20.2–26.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.0% | 32.8–41.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.1% | 14.0–18.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.3% | 14.5–18.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.1% | 11.5–14.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.6% | 11.0–14.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.1% | 23.9–30.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.4–6.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.3–8.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.7% | 10.1–13.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.3% | 2.9–3.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.7–4.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.5% | 19.6–25.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 10.2–13.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 6.2–8.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.7% | 9.2–12.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.6% | 5.8–7.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.7% | 28.9–36.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.3% | 5.4–7.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NJ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 5.8% (1.8–16.1%) n=588 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 3.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.6% (1.2–16.1%) n=585 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.3% (1.4–15.4%) n=589 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 33.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 44.2% (20.0–72.5%) n=589 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.3% (2.5–9.7%) n=583 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.8–17.6%) n=585 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.4% (88.0–98.5%) n=585 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 33.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 31.7% (22.1–46.5%) n=585 |
| Homeownership rate | 76.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.5% (39.3–94.9%) n=585 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–7.4%) n=585 |
| Foreign-born population | 7.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 13.7% (3.3–39.5%) n=590 |
| Single-parent households | 46.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 49.6% (35.2–64.9%) n=581 |
| Population 65+ | 18.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–27.5%) n=590 |
| Median age | 44.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.0 yr (35.6–51.8) n=582 |
| Median household income | $101,184 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $111,711 ($68,311–$188,075) n=565 |
| Median home value | $317,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $449,450 ($250,890–$845,440) n=564 |
| Median gross rent | $1,441 | $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 | 78.6 yr ± 0.64 | 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 0.64 years of 78.6, 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