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Line up 2–5 ZIP codes and read the ZipVitals Score, both ranks, and every scoring domain against the same national scale. Descriptive of documented conditions — never a verdict on the people who live there.

Comparing23704Portsmouth, VA70083Port Sulphur, LA2–5 ZIPs · 2 selected

ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric	Portsmouth23704 · VA	Port Sulphur70083 · LA
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	38.37 Leads	33.46
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#27,800of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#29,909of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#803of 873 VA ZIPs	#381of 508 LA ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#120of 123 ZIPs in its metro area	#56of 67 ZIPs in its metro area

ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric	Portsmouth23704 · VA	Port Sulphur70083 · LA
ZipVitals Score	38.37 Leads	33.46
National rank	#27,800of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#29,909of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank	#803of 873 VA ZIPs	#381of 508 LA ZIPs
Metro rank	#120of 123 ZIPs in its metro area	#56of 67 ZIPs in its metro area

ZipVitals Score — Composite of 9 scoring domainsNational rank, State rank and Metro rank — Among ZIPs with a computed score

Metro areas — 23704: Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · 70083: New Orleans-Metairie, LA.

Where these ZIPs differ, domain by domain

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score. Each one is placed on the same national scale, and the domains where these ZIPs are furthest apart come first. Higher is healthier in every one.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Every ranking, bar and gap below is measured against the same national group. Where a ZIP’s line also mentions its state or its metro area, that figure is measured against a different group — its own — so it is context for that one ZIP and never a comparison between them.

Furthest apart first

all 2 ZIPs can be placed on these 9 domains

Healthcare Access5% of the score 23704 leads · 43-point gap
23704Portsmouth		healthier than 94% · 98% in Virginia, 99% in its metro area	1 of 2
70083Port Sulphur		healthier than 51% · 38% in Louisiana, 16% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 70083 leads · 12-point gap
70083Port Sulphur		healthier than 51% · 39% in Louisiana, 27% in its metro area	1 of 2
23704Portsmouth		healthier than 39% · 15% in Virginia, 11% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 23704 leads · 11-point gap
23704Portsmouth		healthier than 25% · 17% in Virginia, 14% in its metro area	1 of 2
70083Port Sulphur		healthier than 14% · 65% in Louisiana, 43% in its metro area	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 70083 leads · 10-point gap
70083Port Sulphur		healthier than 62% · 42% in Louisiana, 43% in its metro area	1 of 2
23704Portsmouth		healthier than 52% · 30% in Virginia, 20% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 23704 leads · 8-point gap
23704Portsmouth		healthier than 17% · 29% in Virginia, 9% in its metro area	1 of 2
70083Port Sulphur		healthier than 9% · 20% in Louisiana, 9% in its metro area	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 23704 leads · 8-point gap
23704Portsmouth		healthier than 18% · 15% in Virginia, 8% in its metro area	1 of 2
70083Port Sulphur		healthier than 10% · 35% in Louisiana, 38% in its metro area	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 23704 leads · 7-point gap
23704Portsmouth		healthier than 9% · 3% in Virginia, 21% in its metro area	1 of 2
70083Port Sulphur		healthier than 2% · 27% in Louisiana, 27% in its metro area	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 23704 leads · 6-point gap
23704Portsmouth		healthier than 9% · 3% in Virginia, 3% in its metro area	1 of 2
70083Port Sulphur		healthier than 3% · 16% in Louisiana, 14% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 23704 leads · 4-point gap
23704Portsmouth		healthier than 10% · 9% in Virginia, 3% in its metro area	1 of 2
70083Port Sulphur		healthier than 6% · 23% in Louisiana, 18% in its metro area	2 of 2

“Of the score” is the domain’s weight in the ZipVitals Score — a property of the score itself, the same on every ZIP. A gap is the distance between the highest and lowest of these ZIPs on that domain’s national scale. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain.

Data release 2026 · higher is healthier on every row. How the ZipVitals Score is calculated →

The State rank and Metro rank rows show no “Leads” marker: each ZIP is ranked against the ZIPs in its own state and the ZIPs in its own metro area, so those ranks are not ordered against one another.

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Portsmouth vs. Port Sulphur

Portsmouth 23704 · VALEADS38.37

Port Sulphur 70083 · LA33.46

Data release 2026 · public federal and academic sources · higher is healthier

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