ZIP code
24639
in Raven, VirginiaPopulation 2,736
36.31/ 100
Ranked #28,847 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 10.1%)
Ranked #831 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 4.9%)
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.
Tree cover
87.1%
in the top 2.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
17.7 mi
in the top 6.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Mobility disability
23%
in the top 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
12.8%
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
24.6%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
10.4%
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
19.8%
in the top 10.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Lead in tap water
0.00036 ppb
in the bottom 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
US10thDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
43.7%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
28.4%
in the top 11.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS88thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›The read
Raven, Virginia (ZIP 24639) ranks in the bottom 10.1% nationally (28,847th) and the bottom 4.9% of Virginia (831st).
A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: modeled tree cover lands in the top 2.3% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 6.0% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Lead in tap water lands in the bottom 9.7% nationally. On the other side, modeled mobility disability settles in the top 6.8% nationally, independent living disability rests in the top 7.5% nationally, and tooth loss lands in the top 7.8% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease settles in the top 7.1% nationally, cognitive disability rests in the top 10.3% nationally, and diabetes lands in the top 10.2% nationally.
For context, 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. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 24609, 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 79%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 80%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 28%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 16%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 9%
8%
Disability
healthier than 8%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 67%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 95%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 9%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 3%
8%
Disability
healthier than 7%
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 78.8; chronic-disease standing 5.8 (bottom 10%) — 73 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #888 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
24609
Virginiashares a border
Score 44.01
Closest healthier
24631
Virginiashares a border
Score 43.80
Similar health profile
24230
Virginia100% similar profile
Score 37.35
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 | 37.3% | 34.6–40.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.4% | 41.3–47.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.1% | 9.4–10.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.0% | 10.9–13.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.4% | 9.5–11.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 13.1% | 11.6–14.7 |
| Depression among adults | 28.2% | 25.3–31.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.4% | 15.7–19.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.7% | 40.5–47.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.8% | 35.5–46.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.3% | 4.9–5.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 24.6% | 21.5–27.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.6% | 8.8–12.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.6% | 78.5–82.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.2% | 77.6–82.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.2% | 83.3–86.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.9% | 56.9–64.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.7% | 50.8–56.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.3% | 63.9–75.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.9% | 11.1–14.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 20.9% | 18.4–23.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.9% | 29.8–38.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.9% | 35.0–44.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 28.4% | 25.4–31.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.9% | 18.1–21.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.6% | 17.7–21.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.8% | 17.7–22.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 43.6% | 39.6–47.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.7% | 9.7–11.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.8% | 11.5–14.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 23.0% | 20.7–25.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.8–8.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.9% | 18.3–23.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.9% | 16.2–21.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 19.5% | 16.7–22.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.6% | 10.9–14.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.8% | 30.9–38.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 3.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 33.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860 |
| Households without a vehicle | 8.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 16.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862 |
| Homeownership rate | 71.2% | 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 | 0.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874 |
| Single-parent households | 51.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855 |
| Population 65+ | 22.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874 |
| Median age | 43.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864 |
| Median household income | $55,591 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804 |
| Median home value | $117,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789 |
| Median gross rent | $712 | $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 | 72.7 yr ± 0.95 | 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 0.95 years of 72.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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