ZIP code
20746
in Suitland, MarylandPopulation 27,156
55.54/ 100
Ranked #8,811 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 27%)
Ranked #290 of 458 Maryland ZIPs (bottom 37%)
Ranked #242 of 308 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ZIPs (bottom 21%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Short sleep
47.5%
in the top 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
1,306 units
in the top 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Transit access
8.9 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
3.8%
in the bottom 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
4.2%
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
35%
in the bottom 4.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST5thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Lead in tap water
0 ppb
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
US1stDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Mental-health provider access
0.19 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located 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
19.6%
in the top 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Suitland, Maryland (ZIP 20746) lands in the top 27% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,811th) and the bottom 37% of Maryland (290th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: subsidized affordable housing is in the top 0.9% nationally, transit sits in the top 1.6% nationally, and modeled hearing disability lands in the bottom 1.8% nationally. Lead in tap water lies at the national minimum, and mental-health providers stands in the top 4.6% nationally. Set against that, modeled short sleep rests in the top 1.1% nationally, and slow internet speeds registers in the top 2.9% nationally. Homeownership resides in the bottom 4.1% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the top 4.5% nationally. Households without a vehicle is in the top 4.6% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. On the overall standing, ZIP 20762, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 63%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 91%
8%
Disability
healthier than 65%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 61%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 58%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 50%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 41%
11%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 38%
14%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 79%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 67%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 73%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 40%
21%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 27%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 20%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 27%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 16%
11%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 21%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 26%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 33%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 8%
11%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
“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
One of our published findings lists 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.
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 78.3 ± 1.7 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.
Nearby
20743
Marylandshares a border
Score 51.21
Closest healthier
20762
Marylandshares a border
Score 62.19
Similar health profile
11542
New York98% similar profile
Score 58.65
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 24.4% | 22.4–26.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.5% | 37.9–43.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 4.7% | 4.3–5.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.8% | 11.5–14.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.1 |
| Depression among adults | 15.4% | 13.6–17.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.7% | 13.3–16.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.8% | 31.3–36.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 45.2% | 41.1–49.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.8% | 3.6–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.6% | 10.6–14.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.3% | 9.7–12.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.8% | 72.4–76.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.7% | 76.3–80.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.1% | 87.8–90.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.2% | 65.1–71.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 56.0% | 53.3–58.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 82.7% | 78.8–86.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.9% | 10.3–13.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.7% | 10.3–13.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.9% | 25.1–30.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 47.5% | 44.0–50.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.3% | 19.3–23.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.1% | 14.6–17.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.5% | 11.3–13.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.7% | 12.4–15.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 28.1% | 25.5–30.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 3.8% | 3.3–4.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.6–9.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.5% | 13.1–16.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.3–6.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 30.0% | 26.9–33.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 25.6% | 22.6–28.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 19.6% | 17.1–22.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 23.2% | 20.6–25.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.9% | 10.5–13.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 39.0% | 35.4–42.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 14.3% | 12.6–16.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MD median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.7% (1.1–19.3%) n=459 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 4.8% (0.0–13.1%) n=459 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.3% (0.5–16.6%) n=463 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 26.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.3% (15.0–64.4%) n=463 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.9% (0.0–8.6%) n=457 |
| Households without a vehicle | 19.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.2% (0.0–12.4%) n=457 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.3% (81.2–100.0%) n=457 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 40.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.0% (12.0–41.8%) n=457 |
| Homeownership rate | 35.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 82.1% (49.9–98.5%) n=457 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=457 |
| Foreign-born population | 8.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 6.2% (0.0–26.4%) n=464 |
| Single-parent households | 33.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 50.9% (34.0–73.3%) n=450 |
| Population 65+ | 13.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.0% (10.9–33.1%) n=464 |
| Median age | 43.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.8 yr (34.2–57.2) n=460 |
| Median household income | $79,330 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $106,181 ($62,879–$172,423) n=419 |
| Median home value | $351,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $423,400 ($215,180–$683,660) n=427 |
| Median gross rent | $1,745 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,626 ($958–$2,415) n=339 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MD median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.3 yr ± 0.89 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.5 yr (75.7–82.7) n=451 |
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 0.89 years of 78.3, 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