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24916

in Asbury, West VirginiaPopulation 322

ZipVitals Score
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39.10/ 100

Ranked #27,328 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.8%)

Ranked #181 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 26%)

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.

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

22 mi

in the top 4.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US96th
Definition & 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.

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US8th
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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.3%

in the bottom 9.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US9th
Definition & 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 ›

Coronary heart disease

10.1%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST58th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

45.9%

in the top 10.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST35th
US90th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & 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

Asbury, West Virginia (ZIP 24916), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 14.8% nationally (27,328th) and the top 26% of West Virginia (181st).

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A few readings account for most of this area's strain: fiber broadband sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. On the better side, housing-cost burden stands at the national minimum, poverty resides at the national minimum, and homeownership sits at the national maximum. Home broadband subscription stands at the national maximum, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 4.0% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 7.8% nationally. Households without a vehicle resides at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled arsenic sits in the bottom 9.5% nationally.

Defined simply, for reference, 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 24901, 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 72%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 49%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 40%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 5%

8%

Disability

healthier than 19%

7%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 69%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 79%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 76%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

Disability

healthier than 65%

7%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 59%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 59%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 29%

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 ›

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 adults40.0%36.0–44.0
High blood pressure among adults45.9%41.5–50.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.0%8.9–11.2
Current asthma among adults11.9%10.5–13.5
Coronary heart disease among adults10.1%8.8–11.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.8%9.7–14.0
Depression among adults29.0%25.0–33.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.5%14.1–19.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.8%38.3–47.2
Obesity among adults40.5%33.2–47.6
Stroke among adults4.6%3.9–5.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.6%17.1–24.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.1%6.7–11.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.1%77.2–82.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.7%77.3–83.9
Cholesterol screening among adults87.5%85.4–89.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.2%59.4–68.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults53.6%49.7–57.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.6%66.9–81.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.7%11.1–16.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.2%18.1–26.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.7%28.9–40.9
Short sleep duration among adults38.0%32.4–43.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.6%22.4–31.4
Frequent mental distress among adults21.0%18.3–23.7
Frequent physical distress among adults18.6%15.9–21.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.5%15.6–21.6
Any disability among adults38.6%33.4–44.2
Hearing disability among adults10.4%9.0–11.9
Independent living disability among adults11.0%9.2–13.0
Mobility disability among adults19.7%16.4–23.1
Self-care disability among adults4.9%4.1–5.8
Vision disability among adults6.1%5.1–7.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.9%19.9–28.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.7%12.9–20.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.1%15.0–23.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.7%10.1–15.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.8%7.2–10.4
Loneliness among adults32.4%27.3–37.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.4%9.5–13.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)0.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate100.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%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 households85.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+39.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age64.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$76,404$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$333,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553
Median gross rent—$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 birth70.3 yr ± 1.5078.9 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 1.50 years of 70.3, 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