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24292

in Whitetop, VirginiaPopulation 555

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44.39/ 100

Ranked #23,024 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 28%)

Ranked #678 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 22%)

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.

Poverty rate

42.5%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & 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

81.6%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Park land

31.1%

in the top 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

45.6%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

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Transportation noise

0.02%

in the bottom 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

14 mi

in the top 8.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US91st
Definition & 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 ›

Median household income

$36,134

in the bottom 3.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US4th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

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Distance to a nursing home

10.3 mi

in the top 10.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

10.0%

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US90th
Definition & 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

0.89%

in the bottom 11.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US12th
Definition & 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

Whitetop, Virginia (ZIP 24292), overall, ranks in the bottom 28% nationally (23,024th) and the bottom 22% of Virginia (678th).

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: modeled tree cover is in the top 4.3% nationally, park land sits in the top 4.5% nationally, and modeled transportation noise lands in the bottom 6.1% nationally. Unemployment lies at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 8.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Set against that, poverty registers in the top 2.5% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol resides in the top 3.3% nationally. Household income settles in the bottom 3.8% nationally, and distance to a nursing home is in the top 10.5% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, 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. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 24236, 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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 79%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 50%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 18%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 65%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.2%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 17%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 35%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 22%

8%

Disability

healthier than 19%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 35%

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 adults38.9%34.6–43.3
High blood pressure among adults45.1%40.3–50.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.5%10.2–12.6
Current asthma among adults11.5%10.0–13.1
Coronary heart disease among adults10.0%8.7–11.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.9%9.9–14.2
Depression among adults25.7%21.8–30.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.1%14.8–19.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened45.6%40.8–50.7
Obesity among adults40.4%32.1–49.5
Stroke among adults5.1%4.4–5.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.3%11.7–17.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.5%6.2–11.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.4%79.4–85.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.6%78.2–84.7
Cholesterol screening among adults88.8%86.9–90.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.0%63.4–72.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults68.3%65.0–71.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.2%66.5–81.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.6%10.1–15.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.9%15.0–23.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.7%26.1–38.0
Short sleep duration among adults34.1%27.8–40.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.1%21.1–29.9
Frequent mental distress among adults17.5%15.2–20.2
Frequent physical distress among adults18.4%15.9–21.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.8%14.1–19.6
Any disability among adults39.5%34.2–45.5
Hearing disability among adults10.3%9.0–11.7
Independent living disability among adults10.8%9.1–12.7
Mobility disability among adults21.4%18.1–25.3
Self-care disability among adults5.4%4.6–6.4
Vision disability among adults6.4%5.4–7.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.7%16.3–23.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.7%11.3–18.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.2%10.7–18.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.3%8.3–12.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.5–9.3
Loneliness among adults32.2%26.9–38.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.2–9.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate42.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863
Uninsured 18–6411.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861
No HS diploma (25+)17.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872
Bachelor's or higher (25+)6.8%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 vehicle1.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862
Broadband subscription83.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)15.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862
Homeownership rate77.3%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 population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874
Single-parent households35.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855
Population 65+25.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874
Median age41.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864
Median household income$36,134$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804
Median home value$76,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789
Median gross rent—$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 birth79.5 yr ± 1.8178.9 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 1.81 years of 79.5, 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