ZIP code
24102
in Henry, VirginiaPopulation 1,291
43.01/ 100
Ranked #24,364 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 24%)
Ranked #714 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 18%)
Ranked #30 of 33 Roanoke, VA ZIPs (bottom 9.1%)
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.
Home broadband subscription
62.1%
in the bottom 3.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
0.86%
in the bottom 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
74.7%
in the top 7.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
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 ›Mammography
68.5%
in the bottom 8.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
56.1 mi
in the top 9.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.4%
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
10.0%
in the top 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
1.2%
in the bottom 13.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS13thDefinition & 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
Henry, Virginia (ZIP 24102), overall, ranks in the bottom 24% nationally (24,364th) and the bottom 18% of Virginia (714th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: poverty is in the bottom 5.1% nationally, and modeled tree cover sits in the top 7.1% nationally. Unemployment lands at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle lies at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site stands in the top 9.9% nationally, and modeled arsenic rests in the bottom 10.0% nationally. On the other side, home broadband subscription registers in the bottom 3.3% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol resides in the top 5.0% nationally. Modeled mammography settles in the bottom 8.8% nationally, and coronary heart disease is in the top 9.7% nationally.
Defined simply, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. ZIP 24088, just across the boundary, comes out healthier 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Roanoke, VA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 85%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 45%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 37%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 31%
8%
Disability
healthier than 18%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 80%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 19%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 26%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 20%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 21%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 24%
8%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 88%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 81%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 22%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 16%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 28%
8%
Disability
healthier than 3%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 38%
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 85.2; chronic-disease standing 10.8 — 74 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #796 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
24055
Virginiashares a border
Score 36.10
Closest healthier
24088
Virginiashares a border
Score 46.38
Similar health profile
24053
Virginia99% similar profile
Score 45.17
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 | 36.0% | 32.6–39.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.9% | 39.9–47.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.7% | 9.8–11.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.5% | 10.2–12.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.0% | 9.0–11.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.1% | 9.7–12.5 |
| Depression among adults | 25.0% | 21.6–28.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.8% | 14.8–18.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.7% | 40.4–48.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.7% | 31.1–44.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.2% | 15.3–21.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.8% | 8.1–11.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.3% | 78.8–83.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.5% | 77.3–83.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.6% | 85.8–89.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.3% | 60.8–69.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.2% | 57.9–64.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.5% | 60.7–75.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.5% | 11.2–16.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.4% | 15.8–21.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.7% | 26.3–35.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.2% | 31.9–42.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.7% | 21.7–27.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.7% | 15.7–19.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.7% | 15.7–19.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.0% | 15.0–19.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.8% | 34.5–43.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.5% | 18.0–23.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.8–6.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.9–7.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.4% | 17.8–23.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.6% | 13.4–18.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.1% | 12.7–17.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.6% | 10.0–13.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.6% | 7.6–9.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.1% | 27.2–36.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.3% | 7.2–9.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 31.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 62.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 27.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 89.9% | 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 | 1.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 75.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 39.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 53.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $76,250 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $173,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789 |
| Median gross rent | $574 | $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 | 74.4 yr ± 1.64 | 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 1.64 years of 74.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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