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23356

in Greenbackville, VirginiaPopulation 1,628

ZipVitals Score
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57.60/ 100

Ranked #6,724 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 21%)

Ranked #200 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (top 23%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

0 per 100,000 residents per year

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

46.9%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

76.2%

in the top 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

22.7 mi

in the top 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

96.6%

in the top 6.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

7.0%

in the bottom 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

8.3%

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

5.0%

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

4.6%

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST11th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite measure, Greenbackville, Virginia (ZIP 23356) sits in the top 21% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,724th) and the top 23% of Virginia (200th).

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The readings split fairly evenly between strengths and concerns: fatal road crashes sits at the national minimum, poverty registers at the national minimum, and modeled colon screening lands in the top 1.7% nationally. Homeownership resides in the top 6.8% nationally, modeled housing insecurity lies in the bottom 7.4% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles in the bottom 7.6% nationally. Modeled transportation stands in the bottom 7.6% nationally, and utility shutoff is in the bottom 8.6% nationally. Working the other way, modeled high cholesterol rests in the top 1.6% nationally, and distance to an emergency room sits in the top 4.0% nationally.

ZIP 21811, about 14 miles away, ranks healthier overall. Modeled colon screening sits in the top 1.7% nationally.

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

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 97%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 91%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 82%

8%

Disability

healthier than 64%

7%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 23%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 68%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 96%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 95%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

Disability

healthier than 70%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 40%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 36%

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 96.7 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 23.5 — 73 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #865 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 adults36.4%32.6–40.2
High blood pressure among adults44.8%40.2–49.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.4%11.2–13.7
Current asthma among adults10.4%9.2–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults8.6%7.5–9.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.2%6.8–9.8
Depression among adults21.4%18.2–24.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.6%12.4–16.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened46.9%42.6–51.2
Obesity among adults34.5%28.3–41.1
Stroke among adults4.1%3.5–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.7%7.8–11.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.5%5.1–8.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.6%80.9–86.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.6%80.7–86.2
Cholesterol screening among adults91.9%90.6–93.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years76.2%72.0–80.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults68.3%65.1–71.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.6%68.2–82.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.6%10.3–15.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.2%9.6–14.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.5%19.8–29.4
Short sleep duration among adults30.2%24.6–36.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.1%15.1–21.4
Frequent mental distress among adults13.9%12.0–15.8
Frequent physical distress among adults13.9%11.8–16.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.0%10.2–14.0
Any disability among adults31.5%26.8–36.3
Hearing disability among adults8.9%7.7–10.0
Independent living disability among adults7.1%6.0–8.3
Mobility disability among adults15.7%13.0–18.5
Self-care disability among adults3.4%2.9–4.0
Vision disability among adults4.2%3.6–4.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.0%15.0–21.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.4%6.6–10.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.3–8.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.0%5.7–8.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.0%4.2–5.9
Loneliness among adults29.3%24.9–34.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.6%3.8–5.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863
Uninsured 18–6417.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861
No HS diploma (25+)0.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872
Bachelor's or higher (25+)35.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872
Unemployment rate (16+)1.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860
Households without a vehicle1.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862
Broadband subscription89.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)8.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862
Homeownership rate96.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874
Single-parent households61.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855
Population 65+30.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874
Median age52.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864
Median household income$101,855$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804
Median home value$269,500$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
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth77.5 yr ± 1.1678.9 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 1.16 years of 77.5, 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