ZIP code
19933
in Bridgeville, DelawarePopulation 10,597
47.57/ 100
Ranked #19,481 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 39%)
Ranked #49 of 64 Delaware ZIPs (bottom 23%)
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.
Nitrate in drinking water
23%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of this area’s domestic-well groundwater at or above the federal nitrate limit of 10 milligrams per liter.
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 ›High cholesterol
46.2%
in the top 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
5.2%
in the top 13.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS87thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
26.4 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS83rdDefinition & 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 ›Poverty rate
19.2%
in the top 20% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS80thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Stroke
4.7%
in the top 21% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS79thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
13.3%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
15.3%
in the top 22% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS78thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
84.3%
in the bottom 28% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS28thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
5.1%
in the top 24% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS76thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Bridgeville, Delaware (ZIP 19933) lands in the bottom 39% nationally (19,481st) and the bottom 23% of Delaware (49th).
This area's pressures are easy to read across the measures: modeled nitrate resides in the top 2.0% nationally, modeled high cholesterol settles in the top 2.5% nationally, and crowded housing is in the top 13.0% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site lands in the bottom 17% nationally, and fatal road crashes lies in the top 17% nationally. Modeled pfas stands in the top 20% nationally. On the brighter side, elder services rests in the top 15.0% nationally, and modeled binge drinking registers in the bottom 14.7% nationally. Grocery resides in the top 19% nationally.
Put simply, nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. On the overall standing, ZIP 19941, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 64%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 69%
8%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 50%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 56%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 19%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 31%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Disability
healthier than 30%
7%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 56%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 41%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 57%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 56%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 20%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 36%
14%
Disability
healthier than 11%
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
19941
Delawareshares a border
Score 47.78
Closest healthier
19947
Delawareshares a border
Score 47.65
Similar health profile
52157
Iowa95% similar profile
Score 44.59
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 | 32.4% | 29.3–35.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.2% | 39.5–46.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.7% | 8.9–10.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.2% | 9.9–12.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.0% | 8.1–9.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.8% | 8.6–11.1 |
| Depression among adults | 21.3% | 18.2–24.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.3% | 13.4–17.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 46.2% | 42.3–50.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.6% | 31.5–43.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.3–5.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.8% | 12.4–17.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.3% | 11.3–15.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.5% | 79.0–83.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.0% | 79.0–84.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.1% | 85.3–88.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.6% | 63.7–71.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.1% | 54.5–61.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.4% | 73.2–83.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.1% | 11.0–15.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.1% | 14.8–19.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.0% | 27.5–36.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.0% | 30.5–40.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.8% | 21.1–26.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.9% | 14.1–17.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.1% | 14.4–18.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.8% | 13.0–16.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.7% | 30.8–38.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.6–9.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.1% | 16.0–20.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.6% | 6.0–7.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.9% | 19.1–24.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.0% | 16.7–21.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 17.0% | 14.5–19.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.0% | 12.2–15.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.5% | 8.4–10.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.3% | 27.7–35.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.6% | 8.4–10.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | DE median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 19.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 8.2% (2.4–16.7%) n=62 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 19.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.8% (3.2–18.9%) n=63 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.1% (3.2–15.9%) n=63 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 19.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.1% (13.0–59.9%) n=63 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (1.9–8.9%) n=63 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–9.1%) n=62 |
| Broadband subscription | 84.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.8% (85.5–97.0%) n=62 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.1% (17.0–38.0%) n=62 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.6% (59.5–92.0%) n=62 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–4.8%) n=62 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 7.1% (1.1–16.0%) n=64 |
| Single-parent households | 47.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.4% (43.2–77.6%) n=62 |
| Population 65+ | 22.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.2% (13.0–42.2%) n=64 |
| Median age | 41.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (34.9–62.0) n=64 |
| Median household income | $60,703 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $82,604 ($60,703–$125,491) n=61 |
| Median home value | $269,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $322,500 ($243,800–$534,600) n=61 |
| Median gross rent | $1,061 | $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 | 77.5 yr ± 0.67 | 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 0.67 years of 77.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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