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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.

Comparing98342Indianola, WA28766Penrose, NC2–5 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	Indianola98342 · WA	Penrose28766 · NC
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	57.29	59.25 Leads
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#6,993of 32,066 US ZIPs	#5,406of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#172of 581 WA ZIPs	#114of 793 NC ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#11of 18 ZIPs in its metro area	Not in a 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	Indianola98342 · WA	Penrose28766 · NC
ZipVitals Score	57.29	59.25 Leads
National rank	#6,993of 32,066 US ZIPs	#5,406of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank	#172of 581 WA ZIPs	#114of 793 NC ZIPs
Metro rank	#11of 18 ZIPs in its metro area	Not in a metro area

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

Metro areas — 98342: Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA · 28766: 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

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Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 28766 leads · 15-point gap
28766Penrose		healthier than 61% · 77% in North Carolina	1 of 2
98342Indianola		healthier than 46% · 22% in Washington, 6% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 28766 leads · 10-point gap
28766Penrose		healthier than 87% · 84% in North Carolina	1 of 2
98342Indianola		healthier than 77% · 91% in Washington, 88% in its metro area	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 28766 leads · 7-point gap
28766Penrose		healthier than 45% · 61% in North Carolina	1 of 2
98342Indianola		healthier than 38% · 7% in Washington, 18% in its metro area	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 98342 leads · 5-point gap
98342Indianola		healthier than 86% · 75% in Washington, 88% in its metro area	1 of 2
28766Penrose		healthier than 81% · 67% in North Carolina	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 98342 leads · 3-point gap
98342Indianola		healthier than 94% · 78% in Washington, 88% in its metro area	1 of 2
28766Penrose		healthier than 91% · 88% in North Carolina	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 28766 leads · 2-point gap
28766Penrose		healthier than 80% · 79% in North Carolina	1 of 2
98342Indianola		healthier than 78% · 44% in Washington, 35% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 28766 leads · 2-point gap
28766Penrose		healthier than 55% · 79% in North Carolina	1 of 2
98342Indianola		healthier than 53% · 73% in Washington, 82% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 98342 leads · 1-point gap
98342Indianola		healthier than 72% · 54% in Washington, 12% in its metro area	1 of 2
28766Penrose		healthier than 71% · 85% in North Carolina	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 28766 leads · 1-point gap
28766Penrose		healthier than 49% · 36% in North Carolina	1 of 2
98342Indianola		healthier than 48% · 38% in Washington, 6% 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. 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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Penrose vs. Indianola

Penrose 28766 · NCLEADS59.25

Indianola 98342 · WA57.29

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

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