ZIP code
08093
in Westville, New JerseyPopulation 9,438
51.22/ 100
Ranked #14,516 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 45%)
Ranked #515 of 583 New Jersey ZIPs (bottom 11.7%)
Ranked #277 of 361 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ZIPs (bottom 23%)
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.
Transit access
5.7 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops 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 ›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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
0.4 mi
in the bottom 5.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST23rdUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
45.5%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Grocery access
0.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Short sleep
42.5%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
1.9%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Recreation access
1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST87thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Home broadband subscription
84.1%
in the bottom 28% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS28thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›The read
Westville, New Jersey (ZIP 08093), on the composite measure, lands in the top 45% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,516th) and the bottom 11.7% of New Jersey (515th).
Where this area does well, the measures make it plain: transit registers in the top 4.1% nationally, elder services lands in the top 7.1% nationally, and grocery resides in the top 7.2% nationally. Recreation lies in the top 8.8% nationally, and mental-health providers settles in the top 10.7% nationally. Against that, PFAS in drinking water stands at the national maximum, and distance to a Superfund site is in the bottom 5.1% nationally. Housing-cost burden rests in the top 5.2% nationally, and modeled short sleep sits in the top 7.8% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise registers in the top 7.8% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, PFAS in drinking water is the family of man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 08031, 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 65%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 63%
16%
Disability
healthier than 60%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 72%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 55%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 40%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 28%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 34%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 19%
11%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 42%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 13%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 18%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 9%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 2%
8%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 26%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 35%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 34%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 16%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 9%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 18%
8%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 24%
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 75.9 ± 1.9 years. A median household income of $64,104 predicts 78.3 years — 2.5 years below.
Ranked #3,401 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
08030
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 48.69
Closest healthier
08031
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 55.30
Similar health profile
50320
Iowa93% similar profile
Score 51.26
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 | 25.5% | 22.8–28.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.0% | 35.4–42.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.2% | 6.5–8.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.3–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.8% | 6.0–7.8 |
| Depression among adults | 19.8% | 17.0–22.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.1% | 10.5–13.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.3% | 35.6–42.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.9% | 30.3–41.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.6% | 9.4–14.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.8% | 9.4–12.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.4% | 73.4–78.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.7% | 73.3–79.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.2% | 85.5–88.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.3% | 58.6–68.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.9% | 58.5–65.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.3% | 65.6–80.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.0% | 13.4–18.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.0% | 13.7–18.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.5% | 24.6–32.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 42.5% | 37.0–48.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.7% | 17.2–22.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.6% | 16.6–20.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.3% | 12.7–16.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.6% | 13.0–16.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.2% | 25.7–32.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.2–6.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.5–9.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.2% | 11.5–15.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.7–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–5.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.0% | 21.8–28.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.0% | 15.5–20.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.5% | 10.5–14.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.5% | 13.5–17.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.3% | 8.2–10.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.4% | 30.2–39.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.5% | 8.2–10.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NJ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 5.8% (1.8–16.1%) n=588 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.6% (1.2–16.1%) n=585 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.3% (1.4–15.4%) n=589 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 21.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 44.2% (20.0–72.5%) n=589 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.3% (2.5–9.7%) n=583 |
| Households without a vehicle | 11.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.8–17.6%) n=585 |
| Broadband subscription | 84.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.4% (88.0–98.5%) n=585 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 45.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 31.7% (22.1–46.5%) n=585 |
| Homeownership rate | 55.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.5% (39.3–94.9%) n=585 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–7.4%) n=585 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 13.7% (3.3–39.5%) n=590 |
| Single-parent households | 46.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 49.6% (35.2–64.9%) n=581 |
| Population 65+ | 15.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–27.5%) n=590 |
| Median age | 40.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.0 yr (35.6–51.8) n=582 |
| Median household income | $64,104 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $111,711 ($68,311–$188,075) n=565 |
| Median home value | $213,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $449,450 ($250,890–$845,440) n=564 |
| Median gross rent | $1,220 | $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 | 75.9 yr ± 0.98 | 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 0.98 years of 75.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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