ZIP code
23138
in Port Haywood, VirginiaPopulation 1,198
52.45/ 100
Ranked #12,826 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)
Ranked #360 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (top 41%)
Ranked #71 of 123 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ZIPs (bottom 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.
High cholesterol
46.2%
in the top 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
75.2%
in the top 2.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
6.1%
in the top 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
2.0%
in the bottom 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
11.9%
in the bottom 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
8.7%
in the bottom 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
32.7%
in the top 8.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Distance to a community health center
16.2 mi
in the top 11.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS89thDefinition & 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 ›Short sleep
31.7%
in the bottom 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS19thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
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
By the composite health measure, Port Haywood, Virginia (ZIP 23138) ranks in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,826th) and the top 41% of Virginia (360th).
A number of measures place this area on solid footing: modeled colon screening settles in the top 2.7% nationally, and poverty resides in the bottom 6.9% nationally. Unemployment registers at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled binge drinking rests in the bottom 6.3% nationally. Households without a vehicle stands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden lies in the bottom 8.0% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. By contrast, modeled high cholesterol sits in the top 2.5% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure is in the top 6.2% nationally. Floodplain exposure settles in the top 8.8% nationally.
To spell things out, outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. Close by, ZIP 23025, 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area.
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 73%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 96%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 85%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 66%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Disability
healthier than 38%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 19%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 12%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 66%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 95%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 83%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 74%
8%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 26%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 6%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 11%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 63%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 85%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 85%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 82%
8%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 19%
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 97.2 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 14.8 — 82 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #385 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
23025
Virginiashares a border
Score 53.03
Closest healthier
23061
Virginiashares a border
Score 55.10
Similar health profile
27808
North Carolina98% similar profile
Score 52.67
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 | 37.5% | 33.4–42.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.6% | 39.6–49.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.5% | 11.3–13.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.4–12.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.7% | 8.4–11.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.6% | 7.8–11.6 |
| Depression among adults | 23.3% | 19.8–27.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.8% | 13.4–18.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 46.2% | 41.3–51.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.8% | 27.8–44.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.1–5.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.2% | 9.8–14.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.1% | 5.4–9.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 83.8% | 81.0–86.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 83.5% | 80.5–86.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.3% | 89.8–92.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 75.2% | 71.0–79.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 68.6% | 65.2–71.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.0% | 71.9–85.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.9% | 9.6–14.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.1% | 11.1–17.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.6% | 21.4–32.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.7% | 25.7–38.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.8% | 17.2–24.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.9% | 12.9–17.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.0% | 13.6–18.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.6% | 11.5–16.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.4% | 31.0–42.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.0% | 8.7–11.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.2–10.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.0% | 15.7–22.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.6–5.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.4–6.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.2% | 15.8–22.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.5% | 8.1–13.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 8.9% | 6.8–11.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.3–9.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.8% | 4.8–6.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.3% | 25.1–35.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.3% | 4.3–6.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 2.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 38.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 8.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 89.7% | 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 | 0.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 56.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 36.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 53.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $78,475 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $277,800 | $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 | 79.1 yr ± 0.86 | 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 0.86 years of 79.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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