ZIP code
08350
in Richland, New JerseyPopulation 639
56.95/ 100
Ranked #7,332 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 23%)
Ranked #434 of 583 New Jersey ZIPs (bottom 26%)
Ranked #25 of 40 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ZIPs (bottom 38%)
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
20 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Median household income
$158,271
in the top 3.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST80thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
85.5%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS99thDefinition & 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-cost burden
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
1.3%
in the bottom 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the bottom 12.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS13thDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS18thDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
82.2%
in the bottom 22% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST2ndUS22ndDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & 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
In its overall standing, Richland, New Jersey (ZIP 08350) lands in the top 23% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,332nd) and the bottom 26% of New Jersey (434th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: transit settles in the top 0.3% nationally, household income is in the top 3.1% nationally, and housing-cost burden sits at the national minimum. Homeownership lands at the national maximum, and poverty lies in the bottom 5.6% nationally. Households without a vehicle stands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Physicians rests in the top 10.1% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss registers in the bottom 12.9% nationally. Set against that, modeled pfas resides in the top 1.0% nationally. Fiber broadband settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.
Against the wider neighborhood, transit runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, 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. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. On the overall standing, ZIP 08330, just across the boundary, ranks healthier. In the round, the area also 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 Atlantic City-Hammonton, 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 67%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 76%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 62%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 83%
8%
Disability
healthier than 67%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 55%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 50%
11%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 92%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 72%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 41%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 20%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 26%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 20%
8%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 12%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 80%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 45%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 40%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 30%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 20%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 25%
8%
Disability
healthier than 25%
7%
“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 ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
08310
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 56.48
Closest healthier
08330
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 60.40
Similar health profile
11727
New York99% similar profile
Score 61.87
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 | 26.0% | 23.1–28.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 36.2% | 32.6–39.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.3% | 7.5–9.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.0% | 8.9–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.4% | 5.7–7.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.5% | 5.4–7.7 |
| Depression among adults | 17.4% | 14.8–20.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.0% | 10.4–13.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.6% | 37.8–45.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 31.4% | 26.1–36.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.7% | 3.3–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.8% | 8.0–11.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.9% | 8.1–12.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.9% | 77.0–82.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.1% | 77.0–82.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.5% | 87.8–91.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.9% | 60.4–69.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.7% | 60.3–67.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.7% | 67.4–80.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.5% | 13.0–18.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.6% | 11.1–16.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.6% | 22.5–31.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.2% | 33.2–43.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.7% | 15.9–21.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.6% | 14.6–18.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.0% | 12.2–16.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.2% | 11.4–15.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 28.1% | 24.3–32.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.4–7.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.8% | 6.7–9.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.5% | 11.4–15.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.4–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.5–5.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.8% | 21.3–28.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.1% | 11.6–17.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 8.8% | 7.0–10.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.3% | 10.3–14.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.6–9.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.7% | 28.3–37.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.3% | 6.2–8.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NJ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 1.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 5.8% (1.8–16.1%) n=588 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 3.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.6% (1.2–16.1%) n=585 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.3% (1.4–15.4%) n=589 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 39.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 44.2% (20.0–72.5%) n=589 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.3% (2.5–9.7%) n=583 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.8–17.6%) n=585 |
| Broadband subscription | 82.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.4% (88.0–98.5%) n=585 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 0.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 31.7% (22.1–46.5%) n=585 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.5% (39.3–94.9%) n=585 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–7.4%) n=585 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 13.7% (3.3–39.5%) n=590 |
| Single-parent households | 74.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 49.6% (35.2–64.9%) n=581 |
| Population 65+ | 16.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–27.5%) n=590 |
| Median age | 47.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.0 yr (35.6–51.8) n=582 |
| Median household income | $158,271 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $111,711 ($68,311–$188,075) n=565 |
| Median home value | $225,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $449,450 ($250,890–$845,440) n=564 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 80.7 yr ± 1.85 | 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 1.85 years of 80.7, 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