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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.

Comparing29936Ridgeland, SC32131East Palatka, FL
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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
ZipVitals Score50.70 Leads48.23
National rank#15,275of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads#18,635of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank#139of 417 SC ZIPs#645of 974 FL ZIPs
Metro rank#12of 19 ZIPs in its metro areaNot in a metro area

ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domainsNational rank, State rank and Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score

Metro areas 29936: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC · 32131: not in a metro area.

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
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 32131 leads · 26-point gap
32131East Palatkahealthier than 62% · 39% in Florida1 of 2
29936Ridgelandhealthier than 36% · 52% in South Carolina, 28% in its metro area2 of 2
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 29936 leads · 21-point gap
29936Ridgelandhealthier than 88% · 80% in South Carolina, 72% in its metro area1 of 2
32131East Palatkahealthier than 67% · 44% in Florida2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 29936 leads · 14-point gap
29936Ridgelandhealthier than 55% · 74% in South Carolina, 61% in its metro area1 of 2
32131East Palatkahealthier than 41% · 43% in Florida2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the score 29936 leads · 13-point gap
29936Ridgelandhealthier than 44% · 30% in South Carolina, 22% in its metro area1 of 2
32131East Palatkahealthier than 31% · 44% in Florida2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 32131 leads · 10-point gap
32131East Palatkahealthier than 74% · 42% in Florida1 of 2
29936Ridgelandhealthier than 64% · 75% in South Carolina, 28% in its metro area2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 29936 leads · 10-point gap
29936Ridgelandhealthier than 15% · 21% in South Carolina, 89% in its metro area1 of 2
32131East Palatkahealthier than 5% · 28% in Florida2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 29936 leads · 9-point gap
29936Ridgelandhealthier than 45% · 56% in South Carolina, 28% in its metro area1 of 2
32131East Palatkahealthier than 36% · 29% in Florida2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 29936 leads · 4-point gap
29936Ridgelandhealthier than 75% · 76% in South Carolina, 72% in its metro area1 of 2
32131East Palatkahealthier than 71% · 51% in Florida2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 29936 leads · 2-point gap
29936Ridgelandhealthier than 39% · 63% in South Carolina, 44% in its metro area1 of 2
32131East Palatkahealthier than 37% · 42% in Florida2 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. Not every ZIP sits in a metro area — those show a state figure only. 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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Ridgeland vs. East Palatka

Ridgeland 29936 · SCLEADS50.70
East Palatka 32131 · FL48.23

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

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