ZIP code
08406
in Ventnor City, New JerseyPopulation 8,972
60.77/ 100
Ranked #4,279 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.4%)
Ranked #357 of 583 New Jersey ZIPs (bottom 39%)
Ranked #17 of 40 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ZIPs (top 43%)
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 hazardous-chemical facility
28.6 mi
in the top 2.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Transit access
4.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 6.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
2.2 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST22ndUS8thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Physician access
1.7 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST79thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
40.8%
in the top 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
44.1%
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
12.9%
in the top 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
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
By the composite health measure, Ventnor City, New Jersey (ZIP 08406) ranks in the top 13.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,279th) and the bottom 39% of New Jersey (357th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 2.3% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 3.7% nationally. Transit is in the top 6.5% nationally, and fatal road crashes settles in the bottom 7.7% nationally. Physicians resides in the top 9.1% nationally, and walkability registers in the top 11.5% nationally. On the other side, modeled tree cover rests at the national minimum, housing-cost burden stands in the top 9.2% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol lies in the top 6.5% nationally. Households without a vehicle lands in the top 9.6% nationally.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Close by, ZIP 08225, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.
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 61%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 81%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 76%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 94%
8%
Disability
healthier than 69%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 62%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 58%
16%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Not placed: Climate / Disaster Risk — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 5% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 99%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 63%
13%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 47%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 9%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 22%
16%
Disability
healthier than 21%
7%
Not placed: Climate / Disaster Risk — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 5% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 85%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 67%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 65%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 76%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 80%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 40%
21%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Disability
healthier than 37%
7%
Not placed: Climate / Disaster Risk — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 5% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.
“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
08225
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 65.85
Closest healthier
08402
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 68.82
Similar health profile
50467
Iowa98% similar profile
Score 60.24
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 | 27.7% | 24.8–30.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.0% | 33.5–40.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.3% | 9.3–11.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.5% | 6.7–8.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.8% | 5.9–7.8 |
| Depression among adults | 16.4% | 14.0–19.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.2% | 10.6–13.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.1% | 40.2–47.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.6% | 23.8–33.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.8% | 3.4–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.3% | 7.5–11.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.5% | 8.1–11.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.9% | 79.3–84.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.3% | 78.4–83.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.4% | 89.1–91.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.4% | 64.8–73.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.6% | 62.3–68.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.6% | 68.6–81.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.3% | 11.9–16.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.6% | 9.9–13.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.4% | 21.8–29.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.2% | 30.4–40.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.7% | 15.4–20.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.5% | 12.8–16.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.5% | 11.9–15.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.7% | 10.3–13.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.8% | 24.3–31.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.5% | 6.6–8.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.4–8.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.5% | 11.7–15.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.3–4.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.7% | 18.8–24.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.9% | 10.1–13.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.3% | 6.0–8.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.6% | 8.3–11.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.6% | 5.8–7.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.2% | 26.2–34.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.8% | 5.0–6.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NJ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 5.8% (1.8–16.1%) n=588 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.6% (1.2–16.1%) n=585 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.3% (1.4–15.4%) n=589 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 41.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 44.2% (20.0–72.5%) n=589 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.3% (2.5–9.7%) n=583 |
| Households without a vehicle | 12.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.8–17.6%) n=585 |
| Broadband subscription | 88.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.4% (88.0–98.5%) n=585 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 40.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 31.7% (22.1–46.5%) n=585 |
| Homeownership rate | 62.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.5% (39.3–94.9%) n=585 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–7.4%) n=585 |
| Foreign-born population | 18.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 13.7% (3.3–39.5%) n=590 |
| Single-parent households | 59.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 49.6% (35.2–64.9%) n=581 |
| Population 65+ | 32.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–27.5%) n=590 |
| Median age | 58.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.0 yr (35.6–51.8) n=582 |
| Median household income | $69,099 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $111,711 ($68,311–$188,075) n=565 |
| Median home value | $363,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $449,450 ($250,890–$845,440) n=564 |
| Median gross rent | $1,406 | $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 | 80.2 yr ± 0.99 | 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 0.99 years of 80.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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