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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.

Comparing25414Charles Town, WV25304Charleston, WV2–5 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	Charles Town25414 · WV	Charleston25304 · WV
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	50.42 Leads	50.26
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#15,663of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#15,881of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#9of 697 WV ZIPs	#12of 697 WV ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#283of 308 ZIPs in its metro area	#3of 83 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	Charles Town25414 · WV	Charleston25304 · WV
ZipVitals Score	50.42 Leads	50.26
National rank	#15,663of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#15,881of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank	#9of 697 WV ZIPs	#12of 697 WV ZIPs
Metro rank	#283of 308 ZIPs in its metro area	#3of 83 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 — 25414: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · 25304: Charleston, WV.

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

Preventive Care13% of the score 25304 leads · 16-point gap
25304Charleston		healthier than 89% · 98% in West Virginia, 96% in its metro area	1 of 2
25414Charles Town		healthier than 73% · 84% in West Virginia, 45% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 25414 leads · 8-point gap
25414Charles Town		healthier than 62% · 98% in West Virginia, 17% in its metro area	1 of 2
25304Charleston		healthier than 54% · 96% in West Virginia, 94% in its metro area	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 25414 leads · 6-point gap
25414Charles Town		healthier than 60% · 99% in West Virginia, 19% in its metro area	1 of 2
25304Charleston		healthier than 54% · 99% in West Virginia, 99% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 25414 leads · 6-point gap
25414Charles Town		healthier than 16% · 99% in West Virginia, 4% in its metro area	1 of 2
25304Charleston		healthier than 10% · 95% in West Virginia, 99% in its metro area	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 25304 leads · 3-point gap
25304Charleston		healthier than 83% · 99% in West Virginia, 99% in its metro area	1 of 2
25414Charles Town		healthier than 80% · 98% in West Virginia, 41% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 25414 leads · 2-point gap
25414Charles Town		healthier than 38% · 97% in West Virginia, 8% in its metro area	1 of 2
25304Charleston		healthier than 36% · 96% in West Virginia, 95% in its metro area	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 25414 leads · 1-point gap
25414Charles Town		healthier than 50% · 10% in West Virginia, 38% in its metro area	1 of 2
25304Charleston		healthier than 49% · 9% in West Virginia, 13% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 25414 leads · 1-point gap
25414Charles Town		healthier than 93% · 96% in West Virginia, 96% in its metro area	1 of 2
25304Charleston		healthier than 92% · 96% in West Virginia, 95% in its metro area	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the scoretied — no single leader
25414Charles Town		healthier than 17% · 10% in West Virginia, 8% in its metro area	=1 of 2
25304Charleston		healthier than 17% · 11% in West Virginia, 15% in its metro area	=1 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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Charles Town vs. Charleston

Charles Town 25414 · WVLEADS50.42

Charleston 25304 · WV50.26

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

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