ZIP code
23022
in Bremo Bluff, VirginiaPopulation 1,006
47.46/ 100
Ranked #19,599 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 39%)
Ranked #566 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 35%)
Ranked #34 of 36 Charlottesville, VA ZIPs (bottom 5.6%)
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.
Housing-cost burden
72.2%
in the top 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
19.4%
in the top 2.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
21.3%
in the top 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Obesity
45.3%
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
11.7%
in the bottom 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to an emergency room
18.5 mi
in the top 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
39.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Diabetes
18.2%
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS7thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
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 ›The read
Overall, Bremo Bluff, Virginia (ZIP 23022) places in the bottom 39% nationally (19,599th) and the bottom 35% of Virginia (566th).
The measures that define this area's challenges come through directly: housing-cost burden registers in the top 0.7% nationally, and unemployment settles in the top 2.2% nationally. Households without a vehicle sits in the top 4.1% nationally, and modeled obesity lies in the top 4.0% nationally. Distance to an emergency room rests in the top 6.6% nationally, fatal road crashes resides in the top 7.0% nationally, and modeled diabetes is in the top 7.5% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure lands in the top 7.9% nationally. On the stronger side, modeled binge drinking stands in the bottom 5.3% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 7.5% nationally.
For readers new to these terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 22963, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Charlottesville, VA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 72%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 89%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 71%
8%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 84%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 80%
8%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 57%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 26%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 34%
11%
Disability
healthier than 33%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 32%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 38%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 63%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 66%
8%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 57%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 46%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
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 72.4; chronic-disease standing 14.5 — 58 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,892 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
22963
Virginiashares a border
Score 58.94
Closest healthier
23038
Virginiashares a border
Score 52.37
Similar health profile
24069
Virginia97% similar profile
Score 48.07
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 | 34.0% | 30.4–37.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 46.9% | 42.4–51.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.5% | 10.2–13.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.6–9.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.5–10.4 |
| Depression among adults | 20.6% | 17.5–23.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.2% | 15.8–20.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.3% | 36.9–45.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 45.3% | 37.0–53.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–5.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.2% | 12.3–18.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.0% | 7.1–11.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.2% | 79.5–84.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.8% | 79.8–85.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.3% | 87.7–90.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.8% | 66.0–75.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.5% | 61.1–67.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.6% | 72.9–85.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.7% | 9.6–14.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.0% | 13.1–19.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.7% | 24.7–35.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.1% | 33.2–46.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.2% | 20.7–27.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.2% | 14.2–18.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.0% | 13.9–18.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.3% | 13.2–17.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.6% | 31.7–41.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.9% | 7.0–8.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.5–11.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.1% | 17.2–23.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.7–6.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.7% | 5.8–7.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.2% | 20.4–28.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.5% | 15.2–22.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 17.3% | 14.3–21.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.8% | 12.3–17.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.7% | 8.2–11.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.1% | 27.6–39.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 10.6% | 8.9–12.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 11.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 21.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 19.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 21.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 74.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 72.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 81.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 9.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 23.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 31.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $225,200 | $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 | 78.9 yr ± 1.19 | 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 1.19 years of 78.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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