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22309

in Alexandria, VirginiaPopulation 34,316

ZipVitals Score
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60.39/ 100

Ranked #4,558 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 14.3%)

Ranked #143 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (top 16%)

Ranked #186 of 308 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ZIPs (bottom 40%)

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.

PFOA in drinking water

97.3%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents served by public water systems where PFOA, one of the man-made “forever chemicals,” was detected in EPA testing.

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 ›

PFOS in drinking water

97.3%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents served by public water systems where PFOS, one of the most common “forever chemicals,” was detected in EPA testing.

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 ›

Fatal road crashes

2.3 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

1.7%

in the bottom 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US7th
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 ›

Housing-cost burden

40.2%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

5.3%

in the bottom 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mammography

80.3%

in the top 9.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Uninsured (under 65)

12.7%

in the top 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US81st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite measure, ZIP 22309, one of several in Alexandria, Virginia sits in the top 14.3% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,558th) and the top 16% of Virginia (143rd).

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Reading across the measures, this area's clearest strengths come through: fatal road crashes settles in the bottom 8.1% nationally, modeled energy burden stands in the bottom 6.8% nationally, and modeled hearing disability is in the bottom 9.0% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled mammography sits in the top 9.6% nationally, and park land registers in the top 12.8% nationally. By contrast, PFOA in drinking water lands in the top 5.3% nationally, and PFOS in drinking water resides in the top 5.5% nationally. Housing-cost burden lies in the top 9.8% nationally, and PFAS in drinking water settles in the top 13.3% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, PFOA in drinking water is one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. PFOS in drinking water is a common one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. PFAS in drinking water is the family of man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. ZIP 22060, 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 83%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 69%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 77%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 73%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 87%

8%

Disability

healthier than 72%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 79%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 31%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 86%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 61%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 68%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 92%

8%

Disability

healthier than 76%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 88%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 85%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 71%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 50%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 54%

8%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 26%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 28%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Disability

healthier than 26%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 9%

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 ›

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 adults22.7%20.4–25.2
High blood pressure among adults32.5%29.6–35.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.4%5.8–7.0
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.1–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults5.3%4.8–5.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.0%4.5–5.6
Depression among adults19.3%16.9–22.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.6%11.1–14.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.1%33.9–40.6
Obesity among adults30.0%25.7–34.6
Stroke among adults3.0%2.8–3.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.2%7.5–11.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.7%11.0–14.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.5%72.5–78.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.2%74.2–80.2
Cholesterol screening among adults87.8%86.2–89.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.3%62.5–69.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults67.4%64.6–70.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years80.3%75.1–84.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.5%11.5–15.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.0%9.5–12.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.8%21.6–28.1
Short sleep duration among adults38.5%34.9–42.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.1%17.0–21.4
Frequent mental distress among adults14.5%12.9–16.1
Frequent physical distress among adults12.6%11.2–14.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.1%12.5–15.6
Any disability among adults28.0%25.0–31.3
Hearing disability among adults5.3%4.7–6.0
Independent living disability among adults7.4%6.7–8.2
Mobility disability among adults12.6%11.1–14.3
Self-care disability among adults3.6%3.3–4.0
Vision disability among adults5.3%4.8–5.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.3%21.2–27.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.7%14.6–19.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.6%10.8–14.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.2%12.3–16.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.7–9.8
Loneliness among adults35.0%30.9–39.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.5–9.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate8.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863
Uninsured 18–6416.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861
No HS diploma (25+)13.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872
Bachelor's or higher (25+)44.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872
Unemployment rate (16+)5.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860
Households without a vehicle8.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862
Broadband subscription92.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)40.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862
Homeownership rate64.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862
Foreign-born population34.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874
Single-parent households43.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855
Population 65+16.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874
Median age39.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864
Median household income$107,376$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804
Median home value$567,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789
Median gross rent$1,781$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,144 ($742–$2,191) n=615
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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