ZIP code
23917
in Boydton, VirginiaPopulation 2,422
45.23/ 100
Ranked #22,153 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 31%)
Ranked #651 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 25%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Mental-health provider access
0.37 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located 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 ›Fatal road crashes
66.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Diabetes
19.9%
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
10.8%
in the bottom 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
49.2%
in the top 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Stroke
5.7%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
44.7%
in the top 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
22%
in the top 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Pharmacy access
0.37 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies located 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 ›Floodplain exposure
30.9%
in the top 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS90thDefinition & 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 ›The read
On the composite measure, Boydton, Virginia (ZIP 23917) stands in the bottom 31% nationally (22,153rd) and the bottom 25% of Virginia (651st).
The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: fatal road crashes resides in the top 1.7% nationally, and modeled diabetes stands in the top 3.9% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure sits in the top 4.3% nationally, and stroke resides in the top 6.0% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol stands in the top 5.0% nationally, modeled mobility disability sits in the top 9.6% nationally, and floodplain exposure resides in the top 9.6% nationally. More positively, mental-health providers stands in the top 1.5% nationally, modeled binge drinking sits in the bottom 2.6% nationally, and pharmacy resides in the top 9.5% nationally.
For clarity, floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". ZIP 23919, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 89%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 65%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 64%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 56%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 35%
16%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 16%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 84%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 74%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 72%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 50%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 44%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 29%
16%
Disability
healthier than 21%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 5%
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 68.3; chronic-disease standing 7.0 (bottom 10%) — 61 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,636 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.
Nearby
23915
Virginiashares a border
Score 43.67
Closest healthier
23919
Virginiashares a border
Score 49.33
Similar health profile
36043
Alabama98% similar profile
Score 44.05
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 38.0% | 34.4–41.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 49.2% | 45.0–53.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.4% | 9.4–11.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.6% | 10.3–13.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.9% | 8.8–11.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.3% | 9.0–11.8 |
| Depression among adults | 22.0% | 18.9–25.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 19.9% | 17.4–22.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.7% | 40.5–49.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.7% | 34.9–48.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.7% | 5.2–6.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.4% | 10.9–16.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.8% | 7.2–10.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 84.0% | 81.5–86.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 83.9% | 81.1–86.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.0% | 88.5–91.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 72.3% | 67.7–76.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.5% | 59.9–66.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.5% | 68.1–82.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 10.8% | 8.8–13.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.7% | 13.3–18.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.0% | 26.3–36.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.4% | 33.2–45.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.0% | 21.8–28.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.9% | 14.0–17.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.1% | 15.0–19.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 13.5–17.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.9% | 33.4–42.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.0% | 19.2–25.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.1–6.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.0% | 6.3–7.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.7% | 19.4–26.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.1% | 14.4–19.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.4% | 13.9–19.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.0% | 11.0–15.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.2% | 7.9–10.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.8% | 28.1–37.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.3% | 8.0–10.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 24.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 82.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 90.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 68.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 32.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 55.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $73,965 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $201,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789 |
| Median gross rent | $798 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,144 ($742–$2,191) n=615 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.2 yr ± 1.66 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 77.6 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 1.66 years of 77.2, 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