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24925

in Caldwell, West VirginiaPopulation 577

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42.16/ 100

Ranked #25,075 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 22%)

Ranked #111 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 16%)

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.

Tree cover

85.6%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST58th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

45.1%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST52nd
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

16.7 mi

in the top 6.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST85th
US93rd
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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High blood pressure

46.9%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST48th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

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Homeownership rate

94.9%

in the top 8.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST76th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Arsenic in groundwater

1.7%

in the bottom 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US19th
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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 23% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US77th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

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 ›

Utility shut-off threat

9.0%

in the top 30% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US70th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Caldwell, West Virginia (ZIP 24925) ranks in the bottom 22% nationally (25,075th) and the top 16% of West Virginia (111th).

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A number of measures pull each way for this area: modeled tree cover rests in the top 2.8% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 6.8% nationally. Households without a vehicle lies at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Homeownership lands in the top 8.8% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Set against that, modeled high cholesterol is in the top 4.2% nationally, and high blood pressure settles in the top 7.9% nationally. Fiber broadband resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Poverty registers in the top 11.2% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease rests in the top 12.3% nationally.

To spell things out, 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Close by, ZIP 24901, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.

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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Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 69%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 75%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 71%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 38%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 22%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 32%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 14%

8%

Disability

healthier than 29%

7%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 70%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 70%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 77%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 92%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 98%

8%

Disability

healthier than 83%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 65%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 80%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 16%

14%

“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 adults41.6%38.0–45.2
High blood pressure among adults46.9%42.6–50.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.9%9.9–12.0
Current asthma among adults11.7%10.4–13.1
Coronary heart disease among adults9.7%8.6–10.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.0%9.5–12.7
Depression among adults27.3%23.8–30.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.6%14.5–18.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened45.1%40.9–49.3
Obesity among adults38.9%32.5–45.2
Stroke among adults4.4%4.0–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.7%15.7–22.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.7%6.1–9.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.8%78.9–84.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.2%79.2–84.9
Cholesterol screening among adults89.7%88.2–91.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.0%63.5–72.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.7%52.0–59.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.7%65.8–78.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.5%11.2–16.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.1%16.1–22.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.5%26.9–36.5
Short sleep duration among adults37.3%32.0–42.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.6%21.3–28.2
Frequent mental distress among adults18.8%16.7–21.0
Frequent physical distress among adults17.9%15.7–20.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.4%14.3–18.6
Any disability among adults36.5%32.2–41.2
Hearing disability among adults9.7%8.6–10.8
Independent living disability among adults9.7%8.5–11.1
Mobility disability among adults19.0%16.5–21.8
Self-care disability among adults4.6%4.0–5.3
Vision disability among adults5.4%4.8–6.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.1%19.8–26.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.3%11.0–15.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.8%11.4–16.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.3%8.7–12.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.3%6.3–8.3
Loneliness among adults31.4%27.0–35.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.8–10.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate24.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–646.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)14.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)0.6%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 subscription94.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)15.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate94.9%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 population0.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696
Single-parent households37.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+13.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age47.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$67,550$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$153,400$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 birth77.3 yr ± 0.7878.9 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 0.78 years of 77.3, 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