ZIP code
23123
in New Canton, VirginiaPopulation 1,995
43.01/ 100
Ranked #24,369 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 24%)
Ranked #715 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 18%)
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 an emergency room
22.3 mi
in the top 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
13.0%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
12.0%
in the bottom 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Diabetes
17.9%
in the top 8.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
74%
in the bottom 9.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST15thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
35.1 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 10.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS11thDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
43.1%
in the top 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
36.8%
in the top 13.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS87thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
4.8%
in the top 11.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS88thDefinition & 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 ›The read
On the composite measure, New Canton, Virginia (ZIP 23123) stands in the bottom 24% nationally (24,369th) and the bottom 18% of Virginia (715th).
Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: modeled binge drinking lies in the bottom 6.8% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 10.6% nationally. Distance to a community health center registers at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Working the other way, distance to an emergency room lies in the top 4.2% nationally, unemployment is in the top 5.3% nationally, and modeled diabetes registers in the top 8.4% nationally. Home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 9.0% nationally, fatal road crashes is in the top 9.6% nationally, and modeled stroke registers in the top 10.1% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure lies in the top 10.3% nationally.
For clarity, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. ZIP 22963, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 75%
13%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 42%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 43%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 12%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 6%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 37%
11%
Disability
healthier than 21%
7%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 48%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 59%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 45%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 21%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 3%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 21%
11%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 34%
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 67.7; chronic-disease standing 11.8 — 56 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,044 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
23022
Virginiashares a border
Score 47.46
Similar health profile
23924
Virginia97% similar profile
Score 42.22
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 | 33.9% | 30.5–37.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.8% | 41.6–49.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.6% | 7.8–9.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.9% | 10.5–13.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.8–9.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.7% | 8.5–11.1 |
| Depression among adults | 22.6% | 19.4–26.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.9% | 15.7–20.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.8% | 38.6–47.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 43.1% | 35.3–51.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.9% | 16.4–23.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.1% | 8.2–12.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.8% | 79.5–84.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.7% | 78.5–84.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.4% | 85.6–89.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.6% | 63.6–73.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.5% | 56.8–64.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.9% | 72.0–84.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.0% | 9.9–14.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.4% | 14.8–20.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.2% | 27.4–37.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.7% | 33.0–46.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.7% | 22.5–29.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.0% | 16.0–20.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.9% | 14.9–19.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.3% | 15.3–19.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.0% | 35.3–44.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.3–9.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.8% | 9.6–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.2% | 18.6–24.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.8–6.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.1–7.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.5% | 21.9–29.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.4% | 16.4–22.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 17.5% | 14.8–20.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.8% | 12.6–17.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.0% | 8.6–11.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.8% | 31.6–42.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.7% | 8.4–11.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 19.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 18.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 20.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 2.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 13.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 74.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 29.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 59.3% | 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 | 3.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 56.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 21.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 40.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $50,203 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $160,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789 |
| Median gross rent | $1,052 | $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 | 75.9 yr ± 1.42 | 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 1.42 years of 75.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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