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23426

in Sanford, VirginiaPopulation 37

ZipVitals Score
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36.02/ 100

Ranked #28,984 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 9.7%)

Ranked #838 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 4.1%)

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.

Home broadband subscription

37%

in the bottom 0.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

25.7%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

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 ›

Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.1%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

53.6%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
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 ›

Independent-living disability

13.6%

in the top 5.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US95th
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 ›

Coronary heart disease

11.2%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

The read

Sanford, Virginia (ZIP 23426), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 9.7% nationally (28,984th) and the bottom 4.1% of Virginia (838th).

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The data points to real strain across a number of measures here: home broadband subscription stands in the bottom 0.8% nationally, modeled mobility disability lands in the top 2.7% nationally, and modeled stroke is in the top 3.6% nationally. Floodplain exposure resides in the top 3.4% nationally, modeled independent living disability rests in the top 5.0% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease lies in the top 3.6% nationally. On the brighter side, fiber broadband sits at the national maximum, and housing-cost burden settles at the national minimum. Poverty registers at the national minimum, and homeownership stands at the national maximum.

Held up against its neighbors, outer-floodplain exposure runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 21838, 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 98%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 34%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 8%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.6%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 22%

8%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 3%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 27%

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 adults40.1%36.6–43.7
High blood pressure among adults48.6%44.5–52.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.2%10.0–12.5
Current asthma among adults12.0%10.6–13.5
Coronary heart disease among adults11.2%9.7–12.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults13.6%11.1–16.3
Depression among adults24.4%21.0–27.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.5%16.1–21.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened46.3%42.0–50.6
Obesity among adults40.0%33.5–46.8
Stroke among adults6.1%5.3–7.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.4%16.8–24.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.7%10.0–15.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.7%80.0–85.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.7%78.5–84.7
Cholesterol screening among adults87.5%85.4–89.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.9%55.9–65.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.2%54.5–61.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.5%57.7–74.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.3%9.3–13.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.1%16.2–23.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.1%32.2–43.9
Short sleep duration among adults34.0%28.1–40.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.3%25.4–35.2
Frequent mental distress among adults18.3%16.0–20.5
Frequent physical distress among adults19.9%17.1–22.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.3%16.2–22.3
Any disability among adults44.4%39.0–49.8
Hearing disability among adults11.7%10.3–13.3
Independent living disability among adults13.6%11.3–16.1
Mobility disability among adults25.7%21.7–29.8
Self-care disability among adults6.7%5.6–8.0
Vision disability among adults8.6%7.2–10.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.8%18.5–25.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.5%15.7–24.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.5%15.5–24.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.5%11.1–16.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.2–11.6
Loneliness among adults33.9%29.1–39.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.3%7.8–11.1
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 18–6446.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861
No HS diploma (25+)37.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872
Bachelor's or higher (25+)0.0%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 subscription37.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862
Homeownership rate100.0%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 households58.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855
Population 65+59.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874
Median age68.5 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$112,500$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 birth76.1 yr ± 3.4278.9 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 3.42 years of 76.1, 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