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23307

in Birdsnest, VirginiaPopulation 701

ZipVitals Score
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45.66/ 100

Ranked #21,695 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)

Ranked #630 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 28%)

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.

Diabetes

21.1%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

10.4%

in the bottom 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US2nd
Definition & 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 ›

High blood pressure

49.8%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

5.9%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

23.3%

in the top 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

6.7%

in the top 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US7th
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to an emergency room

18.3 mi

in the top 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

44.8%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

31%

in the top 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US90th
Definition & 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 ›

The read

Overall, Birdsnest, Virginia (ZIP 23307) lands in the bottom 32% nationally (21,695th) and the bottom 28% of Virginia (630th).

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Several measures weigh most on this area's profile, and they come first: modeled diabetes lands in the top 2.4% nationally, and high blood pressure sits in the top 3.6% nationally. Modeled stroke is in the top 4.7% nationally, and mobility disability settles in the top 6.2% nationally. Modeled self-care disability resides in the top 7.4% nationally, distance to an emergency room registers in the top 6.8% nationally, and modeled obesity rests in the top 4.7% nationally. Floodplain exposure stands in the top 9.6% nationally. On the better side, modeled binge drinking lies in the bottom 1.9% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 6.7% nationally.

Set beside the nearby areas, outer-floodplain exposure runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 23413, just across the boundary, ranks better 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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 89%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 69%

8%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 53%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 7%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 23%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

in the top 1.0%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 83%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 60%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Disability

healthier than 15%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 8%

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 ›

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 adults35.1%31.2–38.9
High blood pressure among adults49.8%45.3–54.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.5%7.6–9.4
Current asthma among adults12.1%10.6–13.7
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.1–10.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.0%8.3–12.1
Depression among adults20.4%17.2–23.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults21.1%18.3–24.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.5%38.8–48.2
Obesity among adults44.8%36.7–53.2
Stroke among adults5.9%5.2–6.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.9%12.3–17.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.3%8.1–13.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.6%81.2–85.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.8%80.7–86.6
Cholesterol screening among adults89.5%87.7–91.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.6%65.7–75.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.1%56.5–63.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years80.3%73.9–86.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults10.4%8.4–12.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.2%12.9–19.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.9%28.0–39.8
Short sleep duration among adults38.5%31.7–45.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.4%23.0–31.7
Frequent mental distress among adults16.6%14.4–18.9
Frequent physical distress among adults17.2%14.7–19.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.0%13.6–18.7
Any disability among adults39.2%33.7–44.5
Hearing disability among adults7.7%6.8–8.8
Independent living disability among adults11.5%9.7–13.5
Mobility disability among adults23.3%19.7–27.0
Self-care disability among adults6.7%5.6–8.0
Vision disability among adults8.2%7.0–9.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.7%20.6–29.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.8%18.4–27.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults22.7%18.1–27.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.1%13.9–20.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.6%9.7–13.9
Loneliness among adults33.3%28.0–39.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.6%10.4–15.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863
Uninsured 18–6432.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861
No HS diploma (25+)31.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872
Bachelor's or higher (25+)12.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872
Unemployment rate (16+)7.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860
Households without a vehicle7.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862
Broadband subscription86.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862
Homeownership rate68.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862
Foreign-born population16.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874
Single-parent households65.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855
Population 65+21.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874
Median age44.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 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$206,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789
Median gross rent$862$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 birth85.2 yr ± 2.7978.9 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 2.79 years of 85.2, 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