ZIP code
24293
in Wise, VirginiaPopulation 9,786
46.66/ 100
Ranked #20,565 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 36%)
Ranked #597 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 32%)
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.
Grocery access
0.21 per 1,000 residents
in the top 6.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Tree cover
69.6%
in the top 9.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST83rdUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
1.1%
in the bottom 13.0% 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›The read
Wise, Virginia (ZIP 24293), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 36% nationally (20,565th) and the bottom 32% of Virginia (597th).
A balanced showing across the data, with a few readings each side: grocery registers in the top 6.6% nationally, and modeled tree cover is in the top 9.3% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure registers in the bottom 13.0% nationally. Distance to a nursing home is at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Crowded housing lies at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden registers in the bottom 17% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site is in the top 19% nationally. Modeled arsenic lies in the bottom 19% nationally. On the other hand, modeled loneliness registers in the top 17% nationally.
Defined simply, for reference, 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Locally, no neighbor ranks healthier overall than this ZIP.
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 82%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 55%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 39%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 14%
8%
Disability
healthier than 32%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 73%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 46%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 43%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 33%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 15%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 8%
8%
Disability
healthier than 38%
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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 75.0 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $63,413 predicts 78.3 years — 3.3 years below.
Ranked #4,512 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 82.4; chronic-disease standing 28.9 — 54 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,221 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
24230
Virginiashares a border
Score 37.35
Similar health profile
27024
North Carolina98% similar profile
Score 46.45
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 | 32.0% | 28.7–35.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.5% | 35.4–44.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.4% | 8.5–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 10.0–12.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.2–9.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.6% | 8.5–10.9 |
| Depression among adults | 26.7% | 22.9–31.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.0% | 12.1–16.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.0% | 35.8–44.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.8% | 33.4–49.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.8% | 13.1–18.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.1% | 7.6–10.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.5% | 74.7–80.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.5% | 74.9–82.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.0% | 82.9–86.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.2% | 61.4–71.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.7% | 58.2–65.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.0% | 64.3–79.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.3% | 11.7–17.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.1% | 14.6–19.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.7% | 24.1–33.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.9% | 28.0–40.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.8% | 18.9–24.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.3% | 17.0–21.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.2% | 14.2–18.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.7% | 15.6–20.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.7% | 32.1–41.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.5–9.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.1% | 15.0–19.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 4.0–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.1–6.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.6% | 17.5–24.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.5% | 12.2–17.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 13.0% | 11.0–15.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.5% | 8.9–12.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 7.2–9.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.0% | 30.9–41.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.2% | 6.2–8.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.6% | 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+) | 24.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 14.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 77.0% | 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 | 2.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 59.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 18.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 40.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $63,413 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $130,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789 |
| Median gross rent | $820 | $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 | 75.0 yr ± 0.78 | 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 0.78 years of 75.0, 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