ZIP code
22576
in Weems, VirginiaPopulation 1,427
52.29/ 100
Ranked #13,061 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 41%)
Ranked #368 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (top 42%)
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.
Distance to a community health center
30.8 mi
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
11.0%
in the bottom 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›High cholesterol
45.8%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
19.2 mi
in the top 5.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
74.8%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
95.2%
in the top 8.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
46.9%
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
35 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Loneliness
30.1%
in the bottom 24% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS24thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, Weems, Virginia (ZIP 22576) sits in the top 41% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,061st) and the top 42% of Virginia (368th).
The measures that most flatter this area set the tone for the rest: modeled binge drinking is in the bottom 3.1% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies in the top 5.3% nationally, and modeled colon screening registers in the top 3.4% nationally. Homeownership is in the top 8.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Against that, distance to a community health center registers in the top 3.9% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol is in the top 3.0% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure lies in the top 7.9% nationally, and fatal road crashes registers in the top 9.6% nationally. Distance to an emergency room is in the top 11.0% nationally.
Put plainly, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 22480, 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.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 62%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 96%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 84%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 81%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 13%
21%
Disability
healthier than 34%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 37%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 4%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 95%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 82%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 88%
8%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 53%
16%
Disability
healthier than 41%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 23%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the bottom 0.6%
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 97.4 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 12.6 — 85 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #287 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.
Nearby
22480
Virginiashares a border
Score 59.92
Closest healthier
22578
Virginiashares a border
Score 53.30
Similar health profile
22749
Virginia98% similar profile
Score 52.92
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 | 38.4% | 34.5–42.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 46.9% | 42.4–51.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.2% | 11.1–13.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.0% | 9.7–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.6% | 8.5–10.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.3% | 7.8–11.0 |
| Depression among adults | 21.2% | 18.1–24.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.7% | 14.4–19.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 45.8% | 41.2–50.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.0% | 27.8–42.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.1% | 4.5–5.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.6% | 10.3–15.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.4% | 5.8–9.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 84.6% | 82.1–86.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 84.0% | 81.1–86.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.5% | 90.2–92.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 74.8% | 70.4–79.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.2% | 62.7–69.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.1% | 72.0–85.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.0% | 8.9–13.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.7% | 10.4–15.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.7% | 22.0–31.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.3% | 28.8–42.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.3% | 18.2–24.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.2% | 12.4–16.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.4% | 13.3–17.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.3% | 11.5–15.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.0% | 30.4–39.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.2–10.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.1% | 7.8–10.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.5% | 16.7–22.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.1–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.1–6.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.6% | 16.7–23.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.1% | 10.8–15.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 9.9–14.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.6% | 8.1–11.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.1% | 6.1–8.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.1% | 25.3–35.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.8% | 5.8–7.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 16.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 48.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 88.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 95.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 72.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 38.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 58.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $104,948 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $414,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,144 ($742–$2,191) n=615 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.0 yr ± 1.14 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 77.6 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 1.14 years of 79.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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