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23915

in Baskerville, VirginiaPopulation 1,360

ZipVitals Score
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43.67/ 100

Ranked #23,731 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)

Ranked #699 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 20%)

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

51.5 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
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 ›

Short sleep

44%

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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Households without a vehicle

18.8%

in the top 5.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Obesity

44.3%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US9th
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 ›

Utility shut-off threat

13.0%

in the top 11.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US89th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

18%

in the top 12.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US88th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Recreation access

0.84 per 1,000 residents

in the top 12.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US87th
Definition & source ›

The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

11.9%

in the top 13.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US86th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

4.5%

in the top 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US84th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Baskerville, Virginia (ZIP 23915) lands in the bottom 26% nationally (23,731st) and the bottom 20% of Virginia (699th).

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: unemployment lies at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 9.2% nationally, and recreation rests in the top 12.7% nationally. Set against that, fatal road crashes registers in the top 3.5% nationally, and modeled short sleep resides in the top 4.5% nationally. Households without a vehicle settles in the top 5.0% nationally, and modeled obesity is in the top 5.6% nationally. Modeled utility shutoff sits in the top 11.1% nationally, and housing insecurity lands in the top 12.3% nationally. Modeled transportation lies in the top 13.7% nationally.

Put simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. On the overall standing, ZIP 23917, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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 77%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 45%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 39%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

Disability

healthier than 29%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 37%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 8%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 4%

11%

Disability

healthier than 35%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 31%

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 adults27.9%25.0–31.1
High blood pressure among adults43.1%38.9–47.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.8%6.1–7.5
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.5–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults7.5%6.6–8.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.4%7.3–9.6
Depression among adults21.9%18.8–25.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.1%14.0–18.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.7%33.7–41.8
Obesity among adults44.3%37.2–51.6
Stroke among adults4.3%3.9–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.0%9.8–14.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.3%9.6–15.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.0%71.8–78.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.1%74.5–81.6
Cholesterol screening among adults84.0%81.6–86.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.2%57.3–66.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.3%52.6–60.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.5%67.1–81.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.6%12.0–17.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.3%16.2–22.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.1%25.3–34.9
Short sleep duration among adults44.0%37.7–50.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.9%21.5–28.7
Frequent mental distress among adults18.2%16.1–20.6
Frequent physical distress among adults15.7%13.7–17.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.7%15.4–20.1
Any disability among adults35.7%31.1–40.5
Hearing disability among adults7.2%6.3–8.1
Independent living disability among adults10.1%8.9–11.6
Mobility disability among adults17.1%14.8–19.6
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.6–6.1
Vision disability among adults6.6%5.8–7.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults27.1%23.4–31.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.7%17.8–26.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults20.6%16.8–24.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.0%14.9–21.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.9%10.1–13.8
Loneliness among adults35.4%30.6–40.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.0%11.0–15.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863
Uninsured 18–648.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861
No HS diploma (25+)18.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.9%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 vehicle18.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862
Broadband subscription79.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)32.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862
Homeownership rate70.1%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 population3.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874
Single-parent households67.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855
Population 65+14.6%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$50,815$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804
Median home value$156,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789
Median gross rent$1,277$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 birth76.5 yr ± 1.3578.9 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 1.35 years of 76.5, 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