ZIP code
24352
in Laurel Fork, VirginiaPopulation 1,381
43.73/ 100
Ranked #23,680 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)
Ranked #698 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 20%)
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.
Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Coronary heart disease
11.5%
in the top 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.0%
in the bottom 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›High cholesterol
46.7%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
12.2%
in the top 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
23.2%
in the top 6.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Stroke
5.7%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Dental provider access
1.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of dental offices 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 ›Binge drinking
11.5%
in the bottom 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
6.4%
in the bottom 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Laurel Fork, Virginia (ZIP 24352) ranks in the bottom 26% nationally (23,680th) and the bottom 20% of Virginia (698th).
Where this area bears down hardest, the measures speak first: modeled coronary heart disease stands in the top 2.8% nationally, and high cholesterol settles in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled hearing disability lies in the top 3.8% nationally, and mobility disability resides in the top 6.4% nationally. Modeled stroke lands in the top 6.0% nationally. On the encouraging side, fatal road crashes registers at the national minimum, modeled arsenic sits in the bottom 2.7% nationally, and dental providers rests in the top 5.7% nationally. Modeled binge drinking is in the bottom 4.6% nationally, and housing-cost burden stands in the bottom 6.0% nationally.
In plainer terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 24120, 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 94%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 66%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 83%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 52%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 37%
8%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 42%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 37%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 33%
8%
Disability
healthier than 11%
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 94.1 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 4.9 (bottom 10%) — 89 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #144 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
24120
Virginiashares a border
Score 45.66
Closest healthier
24325
Virginiashares a border
Score 46.77
Similar health profile
24378
Virginia98% similar profile
Score 42.41
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 | 40.0% | 35.6–44.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 46.2% | 41.3–51.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.8% | 11.4–14.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.1% | 9.7–12.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.5% | 9.7–13.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.3% | 9.8–14.9 |
| Depression among adults | 25.1% | 21.2–29.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.1% | 14.3–19.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 46.7% | 41.9–51.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.6% | 31.3–48.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.7% | 4.8–6.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.0% | 13.2–19.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.4% | 7.0–12.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 83.5% | 80.7–86.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.3% | 78.9–85.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.4% | 86.3–90.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.5% | 64.8–74.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.2% | 55.5–62.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.3% | 61.6–77.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.5% | 9.3–14.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.9% | 13.4–20.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.0% | 25.5–38.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.3% | 31.1–43.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.6% | 20.5–30.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.9% | 14.5–19.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.6% | 15.6–21.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.0% | 14.2–20.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 41.8% | 35.5–48.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.2% | 10.4–14.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.5% | 9.4–13.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 23.2% | 19.0–27.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.4–6.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.9% | 5.6–8.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.1% | 16.7–24.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.7% | 10.6–17.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.7% | 9.8–16.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.4% | 7.6–11.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.5% | 6.2–9.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.8% | 27.7–38.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.4% | 5.3–7.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 12.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 6.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 69.1% | 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 | 2.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 32.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 16.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 40.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $50,321 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $157,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789 |
| Median gross rent | $481 | $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 | 78.2 yr ± 1.31 | 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 1.31 years of 78.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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