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23821

in Alberta, VirginiaPopulation 1,983

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39.21/ 100

Ranked #27,264 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 15.0%)

Ranked #787 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 9.9%)

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.

Short sleep

44.7%

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

19.1%

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

5.6%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Self-care disability

6.6%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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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.

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Mobility disability

22.1%

in the top 9.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Utility shut-off threat

13.9%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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High blood pressure

46.6%

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

19.6%

in the top 9.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

28.8%

in the top 10.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US89th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Alberta, Virginia (ZIP 23821), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 15.0% nationally (27,264th) and the bottom 9.9% of Virginia (787th).

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The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: modeled short sleep resides in the top 3.5% nationally. On the other side, modeled diabetes is in the top 5.4% nationally, and stroke lands in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled self-care disability stands in the top 7.9% nationally, obesity registers in the top 4.7% nationally, and mobility disability settles in the top 9.3% nationally. Modeled utility shutoff sits in the top 9.0% nationally, and high blood pressure lies in the top 8.5% nationally. Fiber broadband rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled housing insecurity resides in the top 9.5% nationally.

For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 23824, just across the boundary. Modeled self-care disability resides in the top 7.9% 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

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 47%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 45%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Disability

healthier than 12%

7%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 85%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 47%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.5%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 3%

11%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 37%

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 72.8; chronic-disease standing 11.4 — 61 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,628 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 adults32.3%29.0–35.9
High blood pressure among adults46.6%42.4–51.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.2%6.5–8.0
Current asthma among adults11.9%10.5–13.4
Coronary heart disease among adults8.9%7.9–9.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.2%8.8–11.6
Depression among adults21.2%18.1–24.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults19.1%16.8–21.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.9%36.6–45.5
Obesity among adults44.8%36.6–53.3
Stroke among adults5.6%5.1–6.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.1%17.5–24.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.7%10.6–15.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.6%77.0–82.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.4%77.0–83.5
Cholesterol screening among adults85.4%83.2–87.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.6%60.3–70.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.5%50.6–58.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.7%71.5–84.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.4%10.1–15.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.8%17.0–22.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults35.0%29.9–40.6
Short sleep duration among adults44.7%37.4–51.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults28.8%25.2–32.6
Frequent mental distress among adults18.8%16.6–21.0
Frequent physical distress among adults17.4%15.3–19.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.9%16.6–21.2
Any disability among adults41.3%36.4–46.5
Hearing disability among adults7.8%6.9–8.8
Independent living disability among adults12.1%10.7–13.6
Mobility disability among adults22.1%19.4–24.9
Self-care disability among adults6.6%5.9–7.4
Vision disability among adults8.3%7.4–9.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults27.7%23.7–32.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults25.6%22.0–29.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults24.9%21.4–28.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.6%16.8–22.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults13.1%11.5–14.9
Loneliness among adults37.2%31.8–42.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.9%12.0–15.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate23.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863
Uninsured 18–648.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861
No HS diploma (25+)15.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872
Unemployment rate (16+)3.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860
Households without a vehicle4.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862
Broadband subscription77.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862
Homeownership rate73.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862
Foreign-born population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874
Single-parent households43.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855
Population 65+19.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874
Median age38.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864
Median household income$46,336$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804
Median home value$98,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789
Median gross rent$709$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 birth75.5 yr ± 0.9878.9 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 0.98 years of 75.5, 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