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22435

in Callao, VirginiaPopulation 2,215

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52.16/ 100

Ranked #13,233 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 41%)

Ranked #372 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (top 43%)

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.

Crowded housing

5.2%

in the top 13.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US87th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Callao, Virginia (ZIP 22435) ranks in the top 41% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,233rd) and the top 43% of Virginia (372nd).

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Several of the strongest readings define how this area looks: unemployment settles at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled binge drinking rests in the bottom 12.2% nationally, and civic lands in the top 13.7% nationally. Modeled colon screening settles in the top 15% nationally. On the other hand, crowded housing rests in the top 13.2% nationally, distance to an emergency room lands in the top 14.5% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles in the top 14.9% nationally. Recreation rests at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Physicians lands at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs. Distance to a community health center settles in the top 19% nationally.

For context, distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 22473, just across the boundary.

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.

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

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 88%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 82%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 67%

8%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 81%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 75%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 42%

21%

Disability

healthier than 52%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 55%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

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

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.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 83.8; chronic-disease standing 25.5 — 58 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,867 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, 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 adults33.4%29.9–36.8
High blood pressure among adults42.5%38.3–46.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.3%9.3–11.3
Current asthma among adults11.1%9.8–12.4
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.2–9.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.2%6.9–9.6
Depression among adults22.0%18.9–25.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.3%13.2–17.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.7%37.4–46.0
Obesity among adults37.2%30.0–44.6
Stroke among adults4.5%3.9–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.3%12.6–18.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.1%6.5–9.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.8%79.2–84.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.2%79.1–84.9
Cholesterol screening among adults89.5%87.9–91.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years71.0%66.5–75.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.8%62.4–69.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.9%70.8–83.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.8%10.5–15.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.3%11.0–15.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.3%21.7–31.1
Short sleep duration among adults32.8%27.0–38.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.8%17.8–24.0
Frequent mental distress among adults15.7%13.7–17.7
Frequent physical distress among adults14.8%12.9–16.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.4%12.5–16.4
Any disability among adults35.1%30.5–39.8
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.4–9.6
Independent living disability among adults8.7%7.6–10.0
Mobility disability among adults17.8%15.1–20.4
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.6–4.8
Vision disability among adults5.4%4.7–6.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.1%17.9–24.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.0%10.7–15.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.0%9.0–13.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.4%8.7–12.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.1–8.3
Loneliness among adults32.8%28.1–37.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.9–8.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863
Uninsured 18–6420.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861
No HS diploma (25+)12.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872
Bachelor's or higher (25+)34.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860
Households without a vehicle2.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862
Broadband subscription86.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)36.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862
Homeownership rate86.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862
Crowded housing (>1 per room)5.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862
Foreign-born population11.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874
Single-parent households35.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855
Population 65+24.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874
Median age39.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864
Median household income$50,809$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804
Median home value$187,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789
Median gross rent$722$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 at birth77.2 yr ± 1.5478.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.6 yr (74.5–81.4) n=826

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 1.54 years of 77.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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