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20024

in Washington, District of ColumbiaPopulation 15,888

ZipVitals Score
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63.41/ 100

Ranked #2,753 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 8.6%)

Ranked #18 of 28 District of Columbia ZIPs (bottom 36%)

Ranked #145 of 308 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ZIPs (top 47%)

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

24.4%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST44th
US99th
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 ›

Transit access

16 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST83rd
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of public-transit stops inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

43%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

68.8%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

3.7%

in the bottom 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST43rd
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Obesity

24%

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

3.6%

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST63rd
US2nd
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 ›

Homeownership rate

32.2%

in the bottom 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

US4th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

1.00%

in the bottom 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST64th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Park land

33.4%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST89th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Combined exposures in this ZIP

More than one environmental exposure stands out in this ZIP. Each is established independently and shown on its own above; they are grouped here for context — not because one causes the other.

The read

ZIP 20024, one of several in Washington, District of Columbia, overall, ranks in the top 8.6% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,753rd) and the bottom 36% of the District of Columbia (18th).

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: transit rests in the top 0.5% nationally, modeled hearing disability registers in the bottom 1.6% nationally, and modeled obesity resides in the bottom 4.2% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease settles in the bottom 2.3% nationally, modeled energy burden is in the bottom 1.0% nationally, and park land sits in the top 4.2% nationally. Set against that, modeled binge drinking lands in the top 0.7% nationally, and households without a vehicle lies in the top 1.3% nationally. Floodplain exposure stands in the top 1.8% nationally, and homeownership rests in the bottom 3.6% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. ZIP 20002, just across the boundary, comes out 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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Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 96%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 92%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 73%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 69%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 79%

8%

Disability

healthier than 93%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 85%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 18%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 6%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 70%

13%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 52%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Disability

healthier than 41%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 44%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 37%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 4%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 86%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 62%

16%

Disability

healthier than 66%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 84%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 40%

8%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 9%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 29%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the bottom 1.0%

5%

“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

3 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 78.4 ± 1.9 years. A median household income of $107,411 predicts 80.4 years — 2.0 years below.

    Ranked #2,645 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 17.7; chronic-disease standing 96.3 (top 10%) — 79 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #17,085 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 78.4 ± 1.9 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 adults17.2%15.0–19.7
High blood pressure among adults27.3%24.2–30.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.7%5.3–6.3
Current asthma among adults10.2%9.2–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults3.6%3.2–4.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults3.9%3.4–4.4
Depression among adults22.4%18.8–26.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults7.4%6.5–8.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened32.6%28.7–36.9
Obesity among adults24.0%18.9–29.9
Stroke among adults2.6%2.4–2.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.7%7.2–10.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.6%4.7–6.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure71.4%68.6–74.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.4%71.1–79.5
Cholesterol screening among adults89.7%88.1–91.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years71.4%67.0–75.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults70.2%65.9–74.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.8%72.7–83.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults24.4%21.3–27.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults8.8%7.4–10.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults13.6%11.0–16.7
Short sleep duration among adults32.2%26.9–37.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults12.2%10.7–13.8
Frequent mental distress among adults13.8%12.3–15.5
Frequent physical distress among adults8.9%7.9–10.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.4%9.9–12.9
Any disability among adults20.5%17.6–23.7
Hearing disability among adults3.7%3.3–4.2
Independent living disability among adults6.1%5.5–6.9
Mobility disability among adults8.7%7.7–9.8
Self-care disability among adults2.9%2.6–3.2
Vision disability among adults3.9%3.6–4.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.2%18.3–24.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.6%11.0–14.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.3%10.3–14.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.1%9.7–12.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.6–8.5
Loneliness among adults35.8%31.7–40.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.5–8.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)DC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364DC distribution suppressed (n=26 < 30).
Uninsured 18–643.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286DC distribution suppressed (n=27 < 30).
No HS diploma (25+)4.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505DC distribution suppressed (n=29 < 30).
Bachelor's or higher (25+)74.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505DC distribution suppressed (n=29 < 30).
Unemployment rate (16+)5.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274DC distribution suppressed (n=29 < 30).
Households without a vehicle43.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322DC distribution suppressed (n=25 < 30).
Broadband subscription90.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322DC distribution suppressed (n=25 < 30).
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)36.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322DC distribution suppressed (n=25 < 30).
Homeownership rate32.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322DC distribution suppressed (n=25 < 30).
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322DC distribution suppressed (n=25 < 30).
Foreign-born population12.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553DC distribution suppressed (n=29 < 30).
Single-parent households47.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087DC distribution suppressed (n=23 < 30).
Population 65+13.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553DC distribution suppressed (n=29 < 30).
Median age35.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292DC distribution suppressed (n=28 < 30).
Median household income$107,411$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318DC distribution suppressed (n=22 < 30).
Median home value$526,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049DC distribution suppressed (n=22 < 30).
Median gross rent$2,139$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 birth78.4 yr ± 0.9878.9 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 0.98 years of 78.4, 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