ZIP code
23966
in Rice, VirginiaPopulation 2,010
45.49/ 100
Ranked #21,880 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)
Ranked #637 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 27%)
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
0.41 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to an emergency room
29.6 mi
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
66.9%
in the bottom 4.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
39.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & 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
17.7%
in the top 9.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
13 mi
in the top 9.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS90thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 11.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS89thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Rice, Virginia (ZIP 23966) lands in the bottom 32% nationally (21,880th) and the bottom 27% of Virginia (637th).
A number of measures mark where this area is under strain: distance to an emergency room rests in the top 2.0% nationally, and home broadband subscription stands in the bottom 4.7% nationally. Fatal road crashes lies in the top 7.0% nationally, and modeled diabetes lands in the top 9.1% nationally. Modeled disaster risk sits in the top 11.4% nationally. On the brighter side, mental-health providers is in the top 1.2% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 6.0% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 9.9% nationally. Outpatient registers in the top 11.3% nationally, and modeled binge drinking rests in the bottom 10.6% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 23040, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.
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 69%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 76%
13%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 43%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 27%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 38%
8%
Disability
healthier than 24%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 61%
13%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 51%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 27%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 23%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 28%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 36%
8%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 31%
5%
Healthcare Access
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 69.1; chronic-disease standing 15.4 — 54 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,198 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
23002
Virginiashares a border
Score 44.31
Closest healthier
23040
Virginiashares a border
Score 45.79
Similar health profile
24594
Virginia97% similar profile
Score 44.22
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 | 33.9% | 30.5–37.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.6% | 40.6–48.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.5% | 7.7–9.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.9% | 10.6–13.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.4% | 8.0–10.8 |
| Depression among adults | 23.4% | 20.1–26.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.7% | 15.6–20.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.2% | 38.1–46.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.6% | 33.4–48.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.1% | 4.5–5.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.1% | 15.0–21.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.9% | 7.8–12.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.4% | 79.2–83.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.2% | 78.2–84.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.7% | 85.9–89.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.7% | 67.3–75.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.2% | 59.6–66.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.7% | 68.5–81.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.6% | 10.5–15.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.6% | 13.8–19.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.3% | 25.7–35.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.2% | 32.8–45.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.7% | 21.4–28.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.9% | 15.8–20.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.4–18.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.9% | 14.7–19.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.9% | 33.3–42.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.8–8.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.1–12.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.8% | 17.2–22.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.7–6.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.8% | 5.9–7.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.5% | 21.0–28.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.6% | 15.4–22.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 17.4% | 14.3–20.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.6% | 12.3–16.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 8.5–11.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.8% | 30.1–39.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 10.0% | 8.6–11.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 18.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 24.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 20.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 21.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 66.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 58.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862 |
| Foreign-born population | 7.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 48.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 23.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 48.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $57,177 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $192,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789 |
| Median gross rent | $1,019 | $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 | 73.8 yr ± 0.66 | 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 0.66 years of 73.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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