ZIP code

27525

in Franklinton, North CarolinaPopulation 17,110

ZipVitals Score

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54.06/ 100

Ranked #10,619 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 33%)

Ranked #248 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (top 31%)

Ranked #35 of 48 Raleigh-Cary, NC ZIPs (bottom 27%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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The read

Overall, Franklinton, North Carolina (ZIP 27525) places in the top 33% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,619th) and the top 31% of North Carolina (248th).

The standout strengths in the data are the natural place to begin: lead in tap water sits in the bottom 11.4% nationally, and modeled arsenic lies in the bottom 13.9% nationally. Subsidized affordable housing rests in the top 16% nationally, and modeled tree cover resides in the top 18% nationally. Modeled mammography is in the top 18% nationally, modeled coronary heart disease lands in the bottom 22% nationally, and elder services stands in the top 22% nationally. Modeled hearing disability registers in the bottom 24% nationally. On the other side, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Childcare sits at the national minimum, shared with about 42% of ZIPs.

For readers new to these terms, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, 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. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 27522, 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare withinUnited StatesNorth CarolinaMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 64%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 69%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 70%

11%

Disability

healthier than 64%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 42%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 46%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 51%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 27%

14%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of North Carolina

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 80%

21%

Disability

healthier than 79%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

About typical

close to the middle of North Carolina

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 49%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 60%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 57%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 60%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of North Carolina

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 12%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 83%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Preventive Care

healthier than 53%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 45%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 19%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 9%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Disability

healthier than 32%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

“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 76.8 ± 1.6 years. A median household income of $73,036 predicts 78.8 years — 2.0 years below.
Ranked #2,645 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.

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	26.9%	24.3–29.6
High blood pressure among adults	36.6%	33.3–39.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	7.6%	7.0–8.2
Current asthma among adults	11.2%	10.1–12.4
Coronary heart disease among adults	5.9%	5.4–6.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	6.6%	5.9–7.3
Depression among adults	24.5%	21.6–27.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	11.5%	10.2–12.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	35.5%	32.2–39.0
Obesity among adults	36.7%	30.4–43.0
Stroke among adults	3.5%	3.3–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	14.1%	11.9–16.5

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	9.4%	8.1–10.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	76.5%	73.9–78.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	80.1%	77.2–82.7
Cholesterol screening among adults	88.4%	87.0–89.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	67.2%	63.3–71.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	64.0%	61.0–66.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	78.9%	73.4–83.8

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	15.2%	12.9–17.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults	13.6%	11.9–15.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	22.6%	19.5–25.9
Short sleep duration among adults	35.6%	30.4–40.9

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	17.9%	16.1–19.9
Frequent mental distress among adults	16.7%	15.1–18.4
Frequent physical distress among adults	12.3%	11.1–13.6

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	14.5%	13.1–16.0
Any disability among adults	30.9%	27.7–34.4
Hearing disability among adults	6.5%	5.8–7.1
Independent living disability among adults	7.8%	7.1–8.6
Mobility disability among adults	13.6%	12.1–15.1
Self-care disability among adults	3.8%	3.5–4.1
Vision disability among adults	4.9%	4.5–5.3

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	23.4%	20.7–26.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	14.3%	12.6–16.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	11.2%	9.7–12.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	12.2%	10.8–13.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	7.9%	7.1–8.8
Loneliness among adults	33.3%	29.5–37.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	8.0%	7.1–9.0

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	NC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	10.0%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	13.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793
Uninsured 18–64	8.7%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	14.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794
No HS diploma (25+)	7.2%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	10.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	29.6%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	22.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798
Unemployment rate (16+)	1.9%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.2% (0.0–9.1%) n=796
Households without a vehicle	2.3%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	3.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793
Broadband subscription	91.9%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	87.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	27.7%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	24.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793
Homeownership rate	83.3%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	75.0% (52.7–89.7%) n=793
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	2.6%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	1.4% (0.0–4.5%) n=793
Foreign-born population	3.0%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	4.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799
Single-parent households	43.1%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	51.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790
Population 65+	14.9%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	19.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799
Median age	38.0 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	42.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797
Median household income	$73,036	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749
Median home value	$284,300	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758
Median gross rent	$1,011	$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670	$957 ($715–$1,575) n=687

Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	NC median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth	76.8 yr ± 0.80	78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308	77.3 yr (74.6–80.8) n=747

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 0.80 years of 76.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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