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20011

in Washington, District of ColumbiaPopulation 67,434

ZipVitals Score
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62.27/ 100

Ranked #3,353 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 10.5%)

Ranked #20 of 28 District of Columbia ZIPs (bottom 29%)

Ranked #158 of 308 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ZIPs (bottom 49%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Binge drinking

21.9%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST26th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Subsidized affordable housing

898 units

in the top 1.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST86th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

40 per million

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

4.0%

in the bottom 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST57th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

23.2%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

150 intersections/sq mi

in the top 4.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST66th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

4.2%

in the bottom 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST70th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

8.8%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

26.5%

in the bottom 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Park land

20.6%

in the top 6.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST73rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, ZIP 20011, one of several in Washington, District of Columbia ranks in the top 10.5% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,353rd) and the bottom 29% of the District of Columbia (20th).

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The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: subsidized affordable housing is in the top 1.8% nationally, and modeled hearing disability settles in the bottom 2.1% nationally. Walkability resides in the top 4.9% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease registers in the bottom 4.1% nationally. Modeled obesity rests in the bottom 8.2% nationally, and park land stands in the top 6.7% nationally. Set against that, modeled binge drinking lies in the top 1.9% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the top 2.4% nationally, and households without a vehicle sits in the top 3.6% nationally. Crowded housing is in the top 5.7% nationally.

Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Close by, ZIP 20008, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 91%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 68%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 60%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

Disability

healthier than 84%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 61%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 92%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 23%

14%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 67%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 33%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Disability

healthier than 33%

7%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 71%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 62%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 76%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 93%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 12%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Findings that name this ZIP

4 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 77.3 ± 0.9 years. A median household income of $110,309 predicts 80.5 years — 3.2 years below.

    Ranked #4,314 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 77.3 ± 0.9 years. The 43 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 81.4 years — 4.1 years below them.

    Ranked #3,046 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 23.2; chronic-disease standing 91.3 (top 10%) — 68 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #16,218 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

  • Highest-risk tenth

    Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale

    Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 77.3 ± 0.9 years.

    Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults18.8%16.5–21.3
High blood pressure among adults31.7%28.4–35.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.5%5.0–6.0
Current asthma among adults10.2%9.1–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults4.2%3.9–4.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults4.3%3.8–4.8
Depression among adults19.6%16.5–23.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.4%8.3–10.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.4%30.3–38.7
Obesity among adults26.5%21.2–32.7
Stroke among adults3.3%3.1–3.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.7%9.8–13.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.8%7.6–10.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure74.3%71.7–76.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.8%72.7–80.7
Cholesterol screening among adults90.2%88.8–91.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.5%65.1–73.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults66.6%62.1–70.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.9%71.8–83.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults21.9%19.0–25.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.0%8.7–11.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults17.2%14.2–20.7
Short sleep duration among adults35.0%29.4–40.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults15.3%13.7–17.1
Frequent mental distress among adults13.6%12.2–15.2
Frequent physical distress among adults10.1%9.1–11.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.2%10.9–13.7
Any disability among adults23.5%20.5–26.9
Hearing disability among adults4.0%3.6–4.5
Independent living disability among adults6.9%6.3–7.7
Mobility disability among adults11.1%10.0–12.4
Self-care disability among adults3.6%3.3–3.9
Vision disability among adults5.0%4.6–5.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.8%21.5–28.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.7%15.0–18.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.4%13.3–17.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.6%13.0–16.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.0%8.0–10.0
Loneliness among adults37.2%33.1–41.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.9–10.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)DC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364DC distribution suppressed (n=26 < 30).
Uninsured 18–646.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286DC distribution suppressed (n=27 < 30).
No HS diploma (25+)9.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505DC distribution suppressed (n=29 < 30).
Bachelor's or higher (25+)55.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505DC distribution suppressed (n=29 < 30).
Unemployment rate (16+)7.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274DC distribution suppressed (n=29 < 30).
Households without a vehicle23.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322DC distribution suppressed (n=25 < 30).
Broadband subscription90.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322DC distribution suppressed (n=25 < 30).
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)34.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322DC distribution suppressed (n=25 < 30).
Homeownership rate56.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322DC distribution suppressed (n=25 < 30).
Crowded housing (>1 per room)8.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322DC distribution suppressed (n=25 < 30).
Foreign-born population22.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553DC distribution suppressed (n=29 < 30).
Single-parent households31.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087DC distribution suppressed (n=23 < 30).
Population 65+13.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553DC distribution suppressed (n=29 < 30).
Median age38.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292DC distribution suppressed (n=28 < 30).
Median household income$110,309$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318DC distribution suppressed (n=22 < 30).
Median home value$723,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049DC distribution suppressed (n=22 < 30).
Median gross rent$1,637$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670DC distribution suppressed (n=22 < 30).
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)DC median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth77.3 yr ± 0.4578.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.1 yr (74.0–84.9) n=39

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.45 years of 77.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured