ZIP code
23225
in Richmond, VirginiaPopulation 42,771
53.35/ 100
Ranked #11,567 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 36%)
Ranked #321 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (top 37%)
Ranked #48 of 93 Richmond, VA ZIPs (bottom 48%)
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.
Subsidized affordable housing
1,155 units
in the top 1.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40.1 per million
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
47.8%
in the bottom 8.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Walkability
97 intersections/sq mi
in the top 10.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS89thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
5.4%
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
37.2%
in the top 11.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS88thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS75thDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, ZIP 23225, one of several in Richmond, Virginia lands in the top 36% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,567th) and the top 37% of Virginia (321st).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: subsidized affordable housing resides in the top 1.1% nationally, and mental-health providers settles in the top 4.4% nationally. Distance to an emergency room is at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Walkability sits in the top 10.9% nationally, and modeled hearing disability lands in the bottom 10.0% nationally. Outpatient lies in the top 11.0% nationally. On the other side, modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 1.5% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk rests in the top 2.3% nationally. Homeownership registers in the bottom 8.0% nationally, and modeled loneliness resides in the top 11.6% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, subsidized affordable housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. On the overall standing, ZIP 23220, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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 Richmond, VA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 65%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 68%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 64%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 90%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 55%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 56%
8%
Disability
healthier than 58%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 8%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 39%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 76%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 46%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 26%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 73%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 95%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 54%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 51%
8%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 37%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 19%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 27%
13%
“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
4 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 76.2 ± 1.1 years. A median household income of $62,949 predicts 78.3 years — 2.1 years below.
Ranked #2,782 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 76.2 ± 1.1 years. The 46 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 78.3 years — 2.2 years below them.
Ranked #1,686 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 8.0 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 64.9 — 57 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,097 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.1 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 76.2 ± 1.1 years.
Ranked #471 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
23220
Virginiashares a border
Score 53.98
Closest healthier
23221
Virginiashares a border
Score 65.45
Similar health profile
29651
South Carolina97% similar profile
Score 54.95
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 | 25.6% | 23.3–28.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.4% | 34.3–40.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.4% | 5.9–7.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 10.2–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.6% | 5.1–6.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.0% | 5.4–6.6 |
| Depression among adults | 21.6% | 19.1–24.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.3% | 11.9–14.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.1% | 32.8–39.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.6% | 32.7–43.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.6% | 3.3–3.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.7% | 10.6–15.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.2% | 9.0–11.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.7% | 73.4–78.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.3% | 76.4–82.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.8% | 85.3–88.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.0% | 67.3–74.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.8% | 60.9–66.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.4% | 74.1–84.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.9% | 12.7–17.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.2% | 11.7–15.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.0% | 22.0–28.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.9% | 32.7–41.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.2% | 17.3–21.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.2% | 15.6–19.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.8% | 11.6–14.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 14.0–17.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.2% | 29.0–35.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–6.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.8–9.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.4% | 13.0–16.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.7–4.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 5.1–6.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.1% | 21.1–27.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.4% | 15.4–19.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.5% | 13.6–17.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.1% | 13.4–17.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.7% | 8.6–10.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 37.2% | 32.9–41.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 8.8–11.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 14.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 41.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 7.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 35.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 47.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862 |
| Foreign-born population | 11.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 42.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 16.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 36.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $62,949 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $313,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789 |
| Median gross rent | $1,372 | $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 | 76.2 yr ± 0.55 | 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 0.55 years of 76.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured