How the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro's ZIP codes measure up on health
The ZipVitals Score across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area — built one ZIP code at a time, then rolled up by resident population.
Data release 2026308 of 328 ZIP codes scored · 6.3M residents represented
Score snapshot
People & national context
The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro's ZIP codes, ranked
Highest-scoring
Top 50 of 308- 720854in Potomac · 50,498 residents76.49
- 1820814in Bethesda · 32,795 residents75.80
- 2522066in Great Falls · 17,185 residents75.50
- 3320817in Bethesda · 37,454 residents75.41
- 3420036in Washington · 4,605 residents75.33
- 3820171in Herndon · 51,286 residents75.05
- 5220148in Ashburn · 64,021 residents74.75
- 5722101in Mc Lean · 30,953 residents74.66
- 6420896in Garrett Park · 932 residents74.50
- 6520816in Bethesda · 18,140 residents74.50
- 7122102in Mc Lean · 29,184 residents74.43
- 7822124in Oakton · 18,091 residents74.18
- 8322182in Vienna · 27,783 residents74.09
- 8420194in Reston · 12,275 residents74.08
- 8720818in Cabin John · 1,539 residents74.07
- 9320390in Washington · 246 residents74.02
- 9820841in Boyds · 9,969 residents73.93
- 10420105in Aldie · 37,639 residents73.83
- 11220015in Washington · 15,653 residents73.73
- 11422201in Arlington · 37,473 residents73.72
- 11722181in Vienna · 15,760 residents73.67
- 13120871in Clarksburg · 30,182 residents73.49
- 13822027in Dunn Loring · 1,939 residents73.41
- 14320815in Chevy Chase · 30,505 residents73.35
- 15420009in Washington · 50,150 residents73.25
- 16020878in Gaithersburg · 66,115 residents73.15
- 18622039in Fairfax Station · 19,626 residents72.83
- 19720152in Chantilly · 36,674 residents72.74
- 20020016in Washington · 32,730 residents72.73
- 20222180in Vienna · 26,568 residents72.72
- 21220008in Washington · 29,434 residents72.61
- 21422205in Arlington · 17,738 residents72.59
- 21622213in Arlington · 4,021 residents72.56
- 23722209in Arlington · 14,154 residents72.27
- 23820124in Clifton · 14,375 residents72.26
- 24020895in Kensington · 19,184 residents72.25
- 27422203in Arlington · 26,594 residents72.03
- 28220812in Glen Echo · 276 residents71.99
- 31022207in Arlington · 35,479 residents71.77
- 32220850in Rockville · 50,353 residents71.67
- 33020832in Olney · 25,553 residents71.61
- 36520005in Washington · 13,131 residents71.36
- 37220007in Washington · 24,602 residents71.33
- 37322206in Arlington · 20,703 residents71.33
- 38522033in Fairfax · 39,526 residents71.24
- 38722202in Arlington · 27,715 residents71.24
- 38820190in Reston · 22,012 residents71.22
- 39622046in Falls Church · 18,169 residents71.14
- 40520910in Silver Spring · 45,943 residents71.07
- 41122043in Falls Church · 25,750 residents71.03
Lowest-scoring
Bottom 50 of 308- 30,71920064in Washington · 1,442 residents30.25
- 27,73920057in Washington · 3,229 residents38.47
- 24,94025438in Ranson · 7,330 residents42.34
- 23,50622718in Elkwood · 826 residents43.90
- 23,25120032in Washington · 40,920 residents44.17
- 22,89620742in College Park · 4,350 residents44.51
- 22,09222741in Stevensburg · 421 residents45.31
- 21,17822726in Lignum · 660 residents46.15
- 20,93022736in Richardsville · 844 residents46.35
- 20,80025430in Kearneysville · 8,954 residents46.47
- 20,39520783in Hyattsville · 50,333 residents46.81
- 19,86720019in Washington · 63,380 residents47.25
- 19,78120020in Washington · 53,005 residents47.31
- 18,62822734in Remington · 3,918 residents48.24
- 18,11220710in Bladensburg · 9,801 residents48.67
- 17,87722714in Brandy Station · 946 residents48.84
- 17,50822735in Reva · 1,628 residents49.11
- 16,89520722in Colmar Manor · 6,264 residents49.53
- 16,74525425in Harpers Ferry · 13,332 residents49.63
- 16,61420903in Silver Spring · 24,815 residents49.73
- 16,43322713in Boston · 1,489 residents49.87
- 16,37222630in Front Royal · 35,615 residents49.91
- 16,25920737in Riverdale Park · 24,489 residents49.99
- 16,08625442in Shenandoah Junction · 2,772 residents50.11
- 15,74025446in Summit Point · 1,374 residents50.37
- 15,66325414in Charles Town · 21,073 residents50.42
- 15,57522551in Spotsylvania · 24,146 residents50.49
- 15,35322733in Rapidan · 1,711 residents50.64
- 15,29022534in Partlow · 3,290 residents50.69
- 15,06620052in Washington · 2,730 residents50.86
- 14,91220745in Oxon Hill · 28,605 residents50.96
- 14,52820743in Capitol Heights · 41,093 residents51.21
- 13,93522134in Quantico · 8,310 residents51.63
- 13,77220747in District Heights · 38,301 residents51.75
- 13,61322747in Washington · 967 residents51.88
- 13,58922610in Bentonville · 2,113 residents51.90
- 13,42720781in Hyattsville · 13,352 residents52.02
- 13,33420662in Nanjemoy · 2,129 residents52.09
- 13,04122125in Occoquan · 681 residents52.30
- 12,78722701in Culpeper · 38,512 residents52.48
- 12,60822627in Flint Hill · 945 residents52.61
- 12,31722716in Castleton · 1,200 residents52.84
- 12,19222749in Woodville · 244 residents52.92
- 12,02922740in Sperryville · 1,179 residents53.03
- 12,01022623in Chester Gap · 641 residents53.05
- 11,97522640in Huntly · 556 residents53.08
- 11,80425432in Millville · 120 residents53.19
- 11,65822712in Bealeton · 9,501 residents53.28
- 11,56020784in New Carrollton · 33,831 residents53.36
- 11,46322729in Mitchells · 1,148 residents53.43
Where each domain sits inside this metro
The Score above is one number for the whole Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro. Nine domains make it up, and they are not spread the same way across the people who live here. Each row divides this metro's ZIP codes into fifths by how they stand against each other on that domain, then counts who lives at each end. If a domain were spread evenly across the metro's residents, every row would read about 20%.
The highest-standing fifth
62 of 307 ZIPsShare of the metro's residents living in the fifth of its ZIP codes that stand highest on each domain.
10 ZIP codes share this standing — see them in the full ranking →
Standing highest: 20373 Naval Anacost Annex20390 Washington22211 Fort Myer
Standing highest: 20812 Glen Echo20814 Bethesda20818 Cabin John
Standing highest: 20036 Washington20373 Naval Anacost Annex20390 Washington
Standing highest: 20005 Washington20036 Washington22201 Arlington
Each fifth is about 62 of this metro’s 307 compared ZIP codes, and the shares are out of 6,300,091 residents. A ZIP code is compared here only if it carries a resident count to weight it by and enough measured data on that domain — the rest are left out of that domain’s fifths rather than filled in from a coarser geography, which is why this count can sit just below the metro’s scored total.
The mark shows 20% — where a row would sit if that domain were spread evenly across the metro's residents.
Each ZIP code is compared with the other ZIP codes in this metro that are measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain.
Why this matters
The ZipVitals Score combines nine domains of health — from chronic disease and preventive care to environmental hazard, social need, and healthcare access — into one 0–100 index for each ZIP code, computed the same way everywhere from public federal and academic data. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV figures on this page are population-weighted rollups of those per-ZIP scores, so they describe the metro's residents rather than a coarser geography relabeled as the metro.
A high score describes favorable documented conditions; it is not a claim about individual residents, and it does not capture everything that shapes a community's health. Where a ZIP code scores low, that pattern reflects structural conditions — investment, environment, and access — far more than the choices of the people who live there.