ZIP code
24589
in Scottsburg, VirginiaPopulation 1,763
44.47/ 100
Ranked #22,944 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 28%)
Ranked #675 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 23%)
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
62.4 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
59.2%
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST5thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
9.5%
in the bottom 8.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
12.3%
in the bottom 8.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST18thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Poverty rate
3.1%
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
99.6 days/year
in the top 23% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS77thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, Scottsburg, Virginia (ZIP 24589) sits in the bottom 28% nationally (22,944th) and the bottom 23% of Virginia (675th).
An even profile, with readings pulling both ways: housing-cost burden lies in the bottom 8.8% nationally, modeled binge drinking registers in the bottom 8.5% nationally, and poverty is in the bottom 10.0% nationally. Against that, fatal road crashes lies in the top 2.0% nationally, home broadband subscription registers in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and modeled diabetes is in the top 11.0% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol lies in the top 10.6% nationally, and stroke registers in the top 12.8% nationally. Modeled mobility disability is in the top 14.7% nationally, and high blood pressure lies in the top 13.9% nationally.
A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 23927, just across the boundary. Modeled binge drinking lies in the bottom 8.5% nationally.
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 79%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 64%
13%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 41%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Disability
healthier than 20%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 61%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 42%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 42%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 26%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 36%
11%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 14%
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 79.3; chronic-disease standing 14.6 — 65 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,413 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
23927
Virginiashares a border
Score 46.40
Closest healthier
24529
Virginiashares a border
Score 45.30
Similar health profile
27928
North Carolina99% similar profile
Score 42.14
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 | 34.1% | 30.6–37.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.5% | 40.4–48.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.3% | 8.4–10.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.6% | 10.3–13.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.9–9.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.1% | 8.8–11.5 |
| Depression among adults | 23.1% | 19.7–26.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.2% | 15.2–19.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.0% | 38.5–47.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.5% | 31.3–46.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.1% | 4.7–5.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.4% | 15.2–21.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.6% | 8.0–11.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.5% | 78.9–83.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.4% | 77.0–83.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.5% | 85.8–89.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.3% | 63.8–72.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.5% | 57.9–65.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.4% | 66.9–81.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.3% | 10.0–14.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.3% | 14.7–20.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.5% | 26.1–35.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.8% | 30.9–43.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.7% | 21.5–27.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.8% | 15.8–19.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.1% | 15.1–19.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.0% | 14.9–19.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.8% | 33.4–42.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.6–9.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.6% | 18.0–23.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.1–7.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.6% | 19.2–26.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.9% | 15.3–20.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.9% | 14.3–19.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.3% | 11.3–15.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.5% | 8.3–10.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.6% | 29.4–39.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.3% | 8.1–10.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 3.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 21.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 21.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 59.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 9.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 76.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 59.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 31.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 54.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $77,593 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $110,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789 |
| Median gross rent | $904 | $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 | 76.5 yr ± 1.07 | 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 1.07 years of 76.5, 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