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23301

in Accomac, VirginiaPopulation 1,804

ZipVitals Score
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29.41/ 100

Ranked #30,881 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 3.7%)

Ranked #871 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 0.3%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Self-care disability

8.6%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

15.7%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

36.5%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Mental-health provider access

0.63 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Vision disability

11.2%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

21.2%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

26.6%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

1.9 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Stroke

6.4%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

22.9%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

The read

Accomac, Virginia (ZIP 23301), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 3.7% nationally (30,881st) and the bottom 0.3% of Virginia (871st).

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The main burdens in the data show plainly and lead the picture: modeled self-care disability lies in the top 1.9% nationally, independent living disability settles in the top 1.9% nationally, and fair or poor health stands in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled vision disability is in the top 3.0% nationally, diabetes rests in the top 2.3% nationally, and mobility disability sits in the top 1.9% nationally. Modeled stroke registers in the top 2.5% nationally, and cognitive disability lands in the top 2.6% nationally. More positively, mental-health providers resides in the top 0.6% nationally, and civic lies in the top 1.2% nationally.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, mental-health providers runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 23357, 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 71%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 11%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 21%

8%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 8%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 91%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 80%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 3%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 0.4%

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 94.0 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 2.8 (bottom 10%) — 91 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #90 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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults34.8%31.6–38.1
High blood pressure among adults49.5%45.7–53.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.6%6.9–8.4
Current asthma among adults12.7%11.2–14.2
Coronary heart disease among adults10.7%9.6–11.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults13.8%12.2–15.4
Depression among adults23.0%19.8–26.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults21.2%18.8–23.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.0%39.1–47.2
Obesity among adults45.5%39.0–52.4
Stroke among adults6.4%5.9–7.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years27.1%23.0–31.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years19.2%16.5–22.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.9%77.4–82.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.8%76.4–82.8
Cholesterol screening among adults82.7%80.4–84.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.2%53.9–64.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.7%44.1–51.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.3%61.0–77.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.2%9.1–13.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults23.9%20.8–27.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults42.6%37.5–47.8
Short sleep duration among adults39.2%33.3–45.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults36.5%32.8–40.3
Frequent mental distress among adults20.5%18.2–22.9
Frequent physical distress among adults20.5%18.3–22.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults22.9%20.5–25.5
Any disability among adults46.9%42.3–51.6
Hearing disability among adults9.8%8.7–11.0
Independent living disability among adults15.7%14.0–17.3
Mobility disability among adults26.6%23.8–29.6
Self-care disability among adults8.6%7.7–9.5
Vision disability among adults11.2%10.2–12.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults27.4%23.7–31.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults33.6%29.7–37.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults34.6%30.7–38.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.7%20.9–26.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults16.7%14.8–18.7
Loneliness among adults38.0%33.1–43.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults16.9%14.9–19.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate8.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863
Uninsured 18–6435.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861
No HS diploma (25+)27.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872
Unemployment rate (16+)1.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860
Households without a vehicle0.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862
Broadband subscription88.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)37.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862
Homeownership rate67.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862
Foreign-born population21.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874
Single-parent households46.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855
Population 65+23.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874
Median age37.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864
Median household income$46,680$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804
Median home value$227,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789
Median gross rent$944$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,144 ($742–$2,191) n=615
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth77.2 yr ± 1.0478.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.6 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 1.04 years of 77.2, 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