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23422

in Pungoteague, VirginiaPopulation 202

ZipVitals Score
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47.34/ 100

Ranked #19,737 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 38%)

Ranked #571 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 35%)

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.

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 ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US8th
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US10th
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to a nursing home

10.3 mi

in the top 10.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

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High cholesterol

43.8%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Mammography

69.7%

in the bottom 12.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US13th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

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Distance to a Superfund site

46.1 mi

in the top 14.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US86th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & 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

Pungoteague, Virginia (ZIP 23422) ranks in the bottom 38% nationally (19,737th) and the bottom 35% of Virginia (571st).

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A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: poverty registers at the national minimum, and home broadband subscription lies at the national maximum. Unemployment is at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle registers at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 8.3% nationally. Modeled extreme heat is at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled expected annual loss registers in the bottom 9.7% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lies at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. By contrast, distance to a nursing home is in the top 10.5% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol registers in the top 7.5% nationally.

Against its neighbors, outer-floodplain exposure runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 23358, 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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 54%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 44%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 48%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 46%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 47%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 45%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 37%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 19%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 32%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 30%

8%

Disability

healthier than 38%

7%

“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 adults33.3%29.8–36.9
High blood pressure among adults43.1%38.9–47.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.4%8.4–10.4
Current asthma among adults11.2%9.8–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.1–9.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.9%8.2–11.8
Depression among adults24.2%20.7–27.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.1%12.9–17.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.8%39.7–48.2
Obesity among adults39.9%33.2–46.8
Stroke among adults4.1%3.5–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.8%12.9–19.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.6%8.1–13.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.9%75.9–81.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.6%76.3–82.7
Cholesterol screening among adults87.0%84.7–88.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.7%63.7–73.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.8%57.2–64.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.7%61.1–77.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.0%11.5–16.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.6%15.2–22.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.7%24.7–35.2
Short sleep duration among adults34.1%28.3–40.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.7%20.1–27.9
Frequent mental distress among adults17.8%15.6–20.2
Frequent physical distress among adults16.3%14.1–18.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.8%14.4–19.5
Any disability among adults35.5%30.7–40.7
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.2–9.6
Independent living disability among adults9.8%8.4–11.5
Mobility disability among adults17.4%14.7–20.5
Self-care disability among adults4.8%4.0–5.6
Vision disability among adults5.8%5.0–6.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.5%17.2–24.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.0%12.8–19.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.7%12.3–19.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.5%10.2–15.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.1–10.2
Loneliness among adults31.9%27.0–37.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.2–10.3
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 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872
Bachelor's or higher (25+)50.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)17.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862
Homeownership rate82.2%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 households59.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855
Population 65+50.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874
Median age79.0 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—$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 birth76.7 yr ± 2.2978.9 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 2.29 years of 76.7, 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