ZIP code
23974
in Victoria, VirginiaPopulation 4,582
41.41/ 100
Ranked #25,743 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 20%)
Ranked #753 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 13.8%)
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.
Obesity
46.8%
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
66%
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST7thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
14.6%
in the top 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
18%
in the top 8.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Transit access
2.8 per 1,000 residents
in the top 11.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops 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 ›Short sleep
41.4%
in the top 11.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 11.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS11thDefinition & 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 ›Housing insecurity
17%
in the top 14.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS86thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Utility shut-off threat
11.9%
in the top 14.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS85thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
21.8%
in the top 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS84thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Victoria, Virginia (ZIP 23974) places in the bottom 20% nationally (25,743rd) and the bottom 13.8% of Virginia (753rd).
The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: transit registers in the top 11.1% nationally. Distance to a community health center settles at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 11.5% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled obesity lies in the top 2.3% nationally, home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and households without a vehicle resides in the top 7.6% nationally. Modeled diabetes is in the top 8.1% nationally, short sleep lands in the top 11.2% nationally, and stroke stands in the top 11.3% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure registers in the top 12.1% nationally.
For readers new to these 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 community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 23824, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 70%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 72%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 41%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 10%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 40%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 16%
11%
Disability
healthier than 17%
7%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 53%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 43%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 43%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 25%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 6%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 16%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Disability
healthier than 18%
7%
“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 69.8; chronic-disease standing 14.4 — 55 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,084 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
23824
Virginiashares a border
Score 42.06
Closest healthier
23922
Virginiashares a border
Score 43.74
Similar health profile
31816
Georgia98% similar profile
Score 40.39
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 | 31.8% | 28.3–35.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.1% | 40.5–49.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.9% | 7.1–8.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.5% | 10.2–13.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.7–9.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.0% | 8.8–11.2 |
| Depression among adults | 22.4% | 19.0–26.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.0% | 15.8–20.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.5% | 35.9–45.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 46.8% | 38.2–55.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.2% | 4.8–5.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.8% | 15.5–22.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.0% | 10.0–14.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.0% | 76.1–81.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.7% | 75.8–82.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.7% | 83.6–87.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.4% | 59.2–69.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.7% | 51.9–59.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.8% | 68.0–82.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.5% | 10.9–16.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.6% | 16.7–22.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.6% | 27.6–38.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 41.4% | 34.5–48.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.0% | 23.6–30.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.3% | 16.1–20.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.2% | 15.2–19.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.1% | 16.0–20.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.1% | 33.3–43.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.1% | 7.2–9.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.3% | 10.0–12.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.5% | 17.9–23.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.7–8.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.2% | 22.3–30.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 21.8% | 18.7–25.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 20.6% | 17.7–23.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.0% | 14.6–19.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.4% | 9.9–12.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.4% | 29.1–39.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 11.9% | 10.3–13.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 18.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 21.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 25.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 7.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 14.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 66.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 65.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 50.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 19.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 42.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $51,409 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $134,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789 |
| Median gross rent | $815 | $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 | 78.1 yr ± 0.96 | 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 0.96 years of 78.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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