ZIP code
19711
in Newark, DelawarePopulation 49,432
59.36/ 100
Ranked #5,314 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 17%)
Ranked #18 of 64 Delaware ZIPs (top 28%)
Ranked #164 of 361 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ZIPs (top 45%)
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.
Park land
26.8%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
1.4 mi
in the bottom 8.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST26thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›PFOA in drinking water
90.2%
in the top 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST64thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents served by public water systems where PFOA, one of the man-made “forever chemicals,” was 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 ›Fatal road crashes
3.4 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 12.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS12thDefinition & 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 ›Coronary heart disease
5.3%
in the bottom 13.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS13thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
30.4%
in the bottom 12.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS12thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Stroke
2.8%
in the bottom 12.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS12thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
11.0%
in the bottom 14.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS14thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
9.6%
in the bottom 13.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS13thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, ZIP 19711, one of several in Newark, Delaware places in the top 17% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,314th) and the top 28% of Delaware (18th).
The clearest bright points in the data come first here: park land sits in the top 5.3% nationally, and modeled hearing disability lies in the bottom 11.0% nationally. Fatal road crashes rests in the bottom 12.5% nationally. Distance to a nursing home resides at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Subsidized affordable housing is in the top 14.4% nationally. By contrast, modeled disaster risk lands in the top 7.7% nationally, distance to a Superfund site stands in the bottom 8.5% nationally, and PFOA in drinking water registers in the top 8.6% nationally. PFOS in drinking water settles in the top 10.4% nationally, and modeled pfas sits in the top 13.5% nationally.
Beside the areas that surround it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. PFOA in drinking water is one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 19350, 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 84%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 79%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Disability
healthier than 80%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 63%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 51%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 28%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 98%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 64%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 67%
11%
Disability
healthier than 74%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 72%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 72%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 21%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 31%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 34%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 81%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 62%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 83%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 74%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 79%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 54%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 33%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 36%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 15%
8%
“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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 27.8; chronic-disease standing 84.1 — 56 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,035 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
19350
Pennsylvaniashares a border
Score 69.07
Closest healthier
19707
Delawareshares a border
Score 69.86
Similar health profile
55901
Minnesota99% similar profile
Score 61.76
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 | 23.0% | 20.7–25.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.4% | 27.3–33.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.3% | 7.5–9.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.3% | 9.2–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.5% | 4.9–6.1 |
| Depression among adults | 23.3% | 20.1–26.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.6% | 8.5–10.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.9% | 33.4–40.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.7% | 24.5–35.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.8% | 2.6–3.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.9% | 7.3–10.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.5% | 6.4–8.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 72.5% | 69.7–75.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.6% | 74.1–80.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.3% | 82.4–86.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.7% | 64.6–72.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.6% | 62.2–69.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.0% | 72.2–83.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.5% | 14.1–19.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.2% | 8.8–11.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.6% | 19.2–25.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.7% | 28.1–37.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.5% | 13.8–17.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.5% | 14.8–18.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.4% | 10.2–12.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.8% | 12.3–15.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.9% | 24.6–31.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.5% | 4.9–6.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.8–8.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.0% | 9.8–12.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.9% | 2.6–3.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.0% | 17.4–22.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.7% | 11.2–14.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.7% | 9.2–12.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.1% | 7.1–9.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.0% | 28.4–35.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.6% | 5.8–7.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | DE median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 15.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 8.2% (2.4–16.7%) n=62 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.8% (3.2–18.9%) n=63 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.1% (3.2–15.9%) n=63 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 53.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.1% (13.0–59.9%) n=63 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (1.9–8.9%) n=63 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–9.1%) n=62 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.8% (85.5–97.0%) n=62 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 27.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.1% (17.0–38.0%) n=62 |
| Homeownership rate | 64.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.6% (59.5–92.0%) n=62 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–4.8%) n=62 |
| Foreign-born population | 12.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 7.1% (1.1–16.0%) n=64 |
| Single-parent households | 58.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.4% (43.2–77.6%) n=62 |
| Population 65+ | 17.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.2% (13.0–42.2%) n=64 |
| Median age | 34.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (34.9–62.0) n=64 |
| Median household income | $95,403 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $82,604 ($60,703–$125,491) n=61 |
| Median home value | $398,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $322,500 ($243,800–$534,600) n=61 |
| Median gross rent | $1,636 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,370 ($1,106–$1,655) n=55 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | DE median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.8 yr ± 0.56 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 77.6 yr (75.5–81.2) n=61 |
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 0.56 years of 80.8, 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