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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.

Comparing29204Columbia, SC35235Birmingham, AL
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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
Columbia29204 · SC
Birmingham35235 · AL
ZipVitals Score47.1948.93 Leads
National rank#19,935of 32,066 US ZIPs#17,765of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank#204of 417 SC ZIPs#143of 619 AL ZIPs
Metro rank#29of 47 ZIPs in its metro area#43of 116 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 — 29204: Columbia, SC · 35235: Birmingham, AL.

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 35235 leads · 20-point gap
35235Birminghamhealthier than 82% · 92% in Alabama, 81% in its metro area1 of 2
29204Columbiahealthier than 62% · 59% in South Carolina, 48% in its metro area2 of 2
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 35235 leads · 15-point gap
35235Birminghamhealthier than 33% · 24% in Alabama, 46% in its metro area1 of 2
29204Columbiahealthier than 18% · 13% in South Carolina, 17% in its metro area2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 35235 leads · 13-point gap
35235Birminghamhealthier than 49% · 93% in Alabama, 96% in its metro area1 of 2
29204Columbiahealthier than 36% · 67% in South Carolina, 85% in its metro area2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 29204 leads · 7-point gap
29204Columbiain the top 0.00% · 100% in South Carolina, 100% in its metro area1 of 2
35235Birminghamhealthier than 93% · 94% in Alabama, 95% in its metro area2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 29204 leads · 6-point gap
29204Columbiahealthier than 44% · 65% in South Carolina, 48% in its metro area1 of 2
35235Birminghamhealthier than 38% · 74% in Alabama, 58% in its metro area2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 35235 leads · 4-point gap
35235Birminghamhealthier than 20% · 38% in Alabama, 33% in its metro area1 of 2
29204Columbiahealthier than 16% · 32% in South Carolina, 33% in its metro area2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 35235 leads · 4-point gap
35235Birminghamhealthier than 48% · 73% in Alabama, 69% in its metro area1 of 2
29204Columbiahealthier than 44% · 44% in South Carolina, 35% in its metro area2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 35235 leads · 3-point gap
35235Birminghamhealthier than 28% · 65% in Alabama, 49% in its metro area1 of 2
29204Columbiahealthier than 25% · 44% in South Carolina, 28% in its metro area2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 29204 leads · 2-point gap
29204Columbiahealthier than 43% · 53% in South Carolina, 41% in its metro area1 of 2
35235Birminghamhealthier than 41% · 68% in Alabama, 47% in its metro area2 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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Birmingham vs. Columbia

Birmingham 35235 · ALLEADS48.93
Columbia 29204 · SC47.19

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

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