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08205

in Absecon, New JerseyPopulation 28,877

ZipVitals Score
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61.22/ 100

Ranked #3,994 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 12.5%)

Ranked #349 of 583 New Jersey ZIPs (bottom 40%)

Ranked #16 of 40 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ZIPs (top 40%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

PFAS in drinking water

87.9%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
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 ›

Lithium in drinking water

9.3 µg/L

in the bottom 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

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 hazardous-chemical facility

25.4 mi

in the top 2.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

0.8 mi

in the bottom 6.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST30th
US6th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Mental-health provider access

0.14 per 1,000 residents

in the top 7.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US93rd
Definition & 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 ›

Physician access

1.8 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST80th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The number of physicians’ 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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, ZIP 08205, one of several in Absecon, New Jersey stands in the top 12.5% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,994th) and the bottom 40% of New Jersey (349th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: lithium in drinking water stands in the bottom 2.0% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 2.9% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 6.6% nationally, and mental-health providers stands in the top 7.3% nationally. Physicians sits in the top 8.8% nationally, and outpatient resides in the top 10.8% nationally. On the other side, modeled pfas stands in the top 0.7% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site sits in the bottom 6.4% nationally. Fiber broadband resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk stands in the top 10.3% nationally.

Set beside the wider area around it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, 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. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. ZIP 08203, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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 Atlantic City-Hammonton, 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 78%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 70%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 67%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 91%

8%

Disability

healthier than 78%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 67%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 85%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 59%

16%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 67%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 87%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 48%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 42%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 28%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 37%

8%

Disability

healthier than 28%

7%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 74%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 60%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 72%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 41%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 56%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 58%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 57%

11%

Disability

healthier than 54%

7%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

“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 78.4 ± 1.3 years. A median household income of $93,370 predicts 79.8 years — 1.4 years below.

    Ranked #1,707 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.

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 adults23.8%21.1–26.4
High blood pressure among adults34.0%30.6–37.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.1%7.3–8.9
Current asthma among adults9.4%8.3–10.6
Coronary heart disease among adults6.1%5.4–6.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.7%5.0–6.4
Depression among adults16.2%13.8–18.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.4%9.9–12.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.0%37.3–44.6
Obesity among adults28.4%23.7–33.5
Stroke among adults3.3%3.0–3.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.9%8.1–12.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.9%8.5–11.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.5%76.7–81.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.0%77.0–82.7
Cholesterol screening among adults89.1%87.7–90.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.4%63.0–71.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.9%61.5–68.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.4%69.8–82.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.8%12.4–17.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.7%10.1–13.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.4%21.9–29.1
Short sleep duration among adults37.3%32.3–42.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.2%15.0–19.4
Frequent mental distress among adults15.4%13.7–17.3
Frequent physical distress among adults12.6%11.2–14.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.2%10.8–13.7
Any disability among adults26.2%22.9–29.7
Hearing disability among adults6.0%5.3–6.7
Independent living disability among adults7.1%6.3–7.9
Mobility disability among adults12.0%10.4–13.6
Self-care disability among adults3.4%3.1–3.8
Vision disability among adults4.7%4.3–5.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.5%21.2–27.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.9%12.0–15.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.5%7.2–9.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.7%10.1–13.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.6–8.4
Loneliness among adults32.6%28.2–36.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.9%6.0–7.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NJ median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3645.8% (1.8–16.1%) n=588
Uninsured 18–649.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.6% (1.2–16.1%) n=585
No HS diploma (25+)7.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.3% (1.4–15.4%) n=589
Bachelor's or higher (25+)36.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50544.2% (20.0–72.5%) n=589
Unemployment rate (16+)6.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.3% (2.5–9.7%) n=583
Households without a vehicle6.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.8–17.6%) n=585
Broadband subscription92.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32294.4% (88.0–98.5%) n=585
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)31.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32231.7% (22.1–46.5%) n=585
Homeownership rate79.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.5% (39.3–94.9%) n=585
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–7.4%) n=585
Foreign-born population18.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55313.7% (3.3–39.5%) n=590
Single-parent households52.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08749.6% (35.2–64.9%) n=581
Population 65+21.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–27.5%) n=590
Median age43.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.0 yr (35.6–51.8) n=582
Median household income$93,370$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$111,711 ($68,311–$188,075) n=565
Median home value$292,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$449,450 ($250,890–$845,440) n=564
Median gross rent$1,603$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 birth78.4 yr ± 0.6678.9 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 0.66 years of 78.4, 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