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24870

in Oceana, West VirginiaPopulation 1,639

ZipVitals Score
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35.47/ 100

Ranked #29,205 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 9.0%)

Ranked #314 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 45%)

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.

Pharmacy access

1.6 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies 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 ›

Tree cover

91.3%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST83rd
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

25.7%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST62nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

43.2%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST60th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

16.1%

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

45%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST51st
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

28.6%

in the top 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

74.2%

in the bottom 9.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST22nd
US9th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

46.5%

in the top 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST43rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Oceana, West Virginia (ZIP 24870) places in the bottom 9.0% nationally (29,205th) and the top 45% of West Virginia (314th).

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled tooth loss lands in the top 6.5% nationally, and short sleep stands in the top 6.1% nationally. Households without a vehicle registers in the top 6.4% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol settles in the top 4.4% nationally. Poverty sits in the top 7.8% nationally, home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 9.2% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure rests in the top 8.7% nationally. More encouragingly, pharmacy resides in the top 0.3% nationally, modeled tree cover is in the top 1.0% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 6.4% nationally.

Beside the areas that surround it, pharmacy runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 25848, 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.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 42%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 7%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 20%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 79%

14%

Disability

healthier than 66%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 68%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 60%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 51%

8%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 36%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

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 86.8; chronic-disease standing 6.5 (bottom 10%) — 80 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #479 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.

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 adults40.1%36.4–44.1
High blood pressure among adults46.5%42.2–51.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.7%8.8–10.7
Current asthma among adults12.7%11.2–14.3
Coronary heart disease among adults9.0%8.0–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.6%10.2–13.3
Depression among adults31.2%27.2–35.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.3%14.2–18.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened45.0%40.6–49.7
Obesity among adults42.3%34.7–50.5
Stroke among adults4.3%3.9–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years25.7%21.5–30.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.9%7.2–10.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.8%77.1–82.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.9%77.6–84.0
Cholesterol screening among adults87.0%85.2–88.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.4%58.2–68.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults50.5%46.7–54.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.8%65.7–80.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.6%11.1–16.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.6%18.5–24.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.9%29.9–40.2
Short sleep duration among adults43.2%36.4–50.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.5%24.0–31.1
Frequent mental distress among adults21.4%19.1–23.9
Frequent physical distress among adults18.5%16.3–20.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.5%17.2–21.9
Any disability among adults41.9%37.1–46.9
Hearing disability among adults9.0%7.9–10.2
Independent living disability among adults11.4%10.0–12.9
Mobility disability among adults20.1%17.5–22.9
Self-care disability among adults4.9%4.4–5.5
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.4–6.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.6%20.0–27.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.0%14.3–20.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults18.7%15.9–21.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.6%10.6–14.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.9–10.5
Loneliness among adults35.7%30.6–41.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.0%9.6–12.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate28.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–6420.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)13.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)26.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)7.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle16.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription74.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)31.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate76.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–4.1%) n=694
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696
Single-parent households74.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+44.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age60.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$45,011$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553
Median gross rent$842$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$802 ($586–$1,085) n=293
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.1 yr ± 1.0878.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.2 yr (73.1–81.1) n=686

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 1.08 years of 75.1, 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