ZIP code
08640
in Joint Base Mdl, New JerseyPopulation 7,984
57.94/ 100
Ranked #6,447 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 20%)
Ranked #416 of 583 New Jersey ZIPs (bottom 29%)
Ranked #191 of 361 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ZIPs (bottom 47%)
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.
Colon-cancer screening
49.9%
in the bottom 2.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST2ndUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
0.25%
in the bottom 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
22.1%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
57.9%
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
3.6%
in the bottom 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
3.4%
in the bottom 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
4.8%
in the top 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
7.2%
in the bottom 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
1.2%
in the bottom 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, ZIP 08640, one of several in Joint Base Mdl, New Jersey ranks in the top 20% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,447th) and the bottom 29% of New Jersey (416th).
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: fatal road crashes rests at the national minimum, and modeled hearing disability is in the bottom 1.5% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease stands in the bottom 2.0% nationally, and mobility disability settles in the bottom 2.1% nationally. Modeled energy burden lies in the bottom 1.7% nationally. Against that, modeled colon screening resides in the bottom 2.0% nationally, homeownership lands in the bottom 0.9% nationally, and modeled binge drinking registers in the top 1.8% nationally. Housing-cost burden sits in the top 1.4% nationally, and slow internet speeds rests in the top 2.5% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 08041, 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 98%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 75%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 91%
8%
Disability
healthier than 92%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 73%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 46%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 58%
5%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 4%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 97%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 92%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 77%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 57%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 15%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 3%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 3%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 37%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 99%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 96%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 82%
8%
Disability
healthier than 85%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 92%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 2%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 4%
11%
“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 76.7 ± 2.4 years. A median household income of $92,303 predicts 79.8 years — 3.1 years below.
Ranked #4,240 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
08015
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 52.40
Closest healthier
08041
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 63.07
Similar health profile
12977
New York96% similar profile
Score 57.19
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 | 13.6% | 11.9–15.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 28.6% | 25.7–31.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 3.1% | 2.7–3.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 8.0% | 7.1–9.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 3.4% | 3.0–3.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 3.5% | 3.0–4.1 |
| Depression among adults | 13.6% | 11.7–15.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 8.2% | 7.1–9.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 30.7% | 27.6–33.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.1% | 30.3–40.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.1% | 1.8–2.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.4% | 8.3–12.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 15.6% | 12.9–18.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 61.2% | 56.9–65.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.1% | 67.2–74.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.2% | 80.7–85.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 49.9% | 45.3–54.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.4% | 50.6–57.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.1% | 65.1–78.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 22.1% | 18.9–25.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.8% | 13.4–18.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.9% | 21.4–28.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 42.6% | 37.7–47.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.7% | 15.3–20.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.3–19.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.2% | 9.9–12.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.8% | 12.0–15.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 23.8% | 20.6–27.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.2–4.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.1–6.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.1–8.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.0% | 2.6–3.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.7–4.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 31.7% | 28.0–35.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.2% | 15.3–21.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.4% | 8.4–12.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.4% | 15.8–21.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.3% | 8.9–12.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.1% | 29.2–37.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 9.2–12.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NJ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 5.8% (1.8–16.1%) n=588 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.6% (1.2–16.1%) n=585 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.3% (1.4–15.4%) n=589 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 13.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 44.2% (20.0–72.5%) n=589 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 12.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.3% (2.5–9.7%) n=583 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.8–17.6%) n=585 |
| Broadband subscription | 97.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.4% (88.0–98.5%) n=585 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 57.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 31.7% (22.1–46.5%) n=585 |
| Homeownership rate | 0.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.5% (39.3–94.9%) n=585 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–7.4%) n=585 |
| Foreign-born population | 14.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 13.7% (3.3–39.5%) n=590 |
| Single-parent households | 25.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 49.6% (35.2–64.9%) n=581 |
| Population 65+ | 3.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–27.5%) n=590 |
| Median age | 36.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.0 yr (35.6–51.8) n=582 |
| Median household income | $92,303 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $111,711 ($68,311–$188,075) n=565 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $449,450 ($250,890–$845,440) n=564 |
| Median gross rent | $2,466 | $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 | 76.7 yr ± 1.21 | 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 1.21 years of 76.7, 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