ZIP code
24931
in Crawley, West VirginiaPopulation 1,173
40.76/ 100
Ranked #26,220 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 18%)
Ranked #143 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 21%)
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.
Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
24.2 mi
in the top 3.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›High blood pressure
47.2%
in the top 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST51stUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
44.5%
in the top 5.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST42ndUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
0.66 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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
70.2%
in the top 9.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST25thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
5.1%
in the top 13.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS87thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$43,333
in the bottom 7.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST24thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 22% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS78thDefinition & 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
ST1stUS25thDefinition & 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
Crawley, West Virginia (ZIP 24931), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 18% nationally (26,220th) and the top 21% of West Virginia (143rd).
Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 3.2% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 7.3% nationally, and civic registers in the top 8.3% nationally. Modeled tree cover lands in the top 9.1% nationally. Modeled extreme heat resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. On the other hand, modeled high blood pressure lies in the top 7.3% nationally, and high cholesterol settles in the top 5.5% nationally. Fiber broadband stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Unemployment is in the top 11.2% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease rests in the top 10.5% nationally.
In everyday language, 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier neighbor overall sits at 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 88%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 72%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 74%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 28%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 8%
8%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 60%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 81%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 82%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 91%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 91%
8%
Disability
healthier than 73%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 64%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 51%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 39%
16%
“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 87.9; chronic-disease standing 6.7 (bottom 10%) — 81 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #439 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
24901
West Virginiashares a border
Score 45.15
Closest healthier
24957
West Virginiaabout 3.7 mi away
Score 45.77
Similar health profile
26425
West Virginia99% similar profile
Score 38.98
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 | 42.6% | 38.6–46.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 47.2% | 42.6–51.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.1% | 10.0–12.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.1% | 10.6–13.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.9% | 10.2–13.7 |
| Depression among adults | 28.7% | 24.8–32.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.0% | 14.6–19.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.5% | 40.1–49.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.8% | 32.6–47.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.6% | 4.1–5.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.7% | 14.5–21.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.7% | 6.1–9.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.3% | 79.5–84.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.5% | 79.4–85.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.1% | 87.3–90.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.9% | 64.1–73.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.4% | 51.7–59.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.8% | 66.1–80.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.9% | 10.5–15.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.9% | 16.8–23.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.6% | 28.4–39.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.0% | 31.3–42.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.4% | 22.1–29.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.9% | 17.6–22.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.4% | 16.1–20.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.2% | 15.0–19.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.8% | 33.0–42.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.3–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.1% | 17.2–23.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.1–5.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.1–6.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.2% | 18.6–25.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.6% | 11.8–17.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.5% | 13.3–19.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 8.9–12.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.7–9.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.5% | 26.8–36.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 8.4–11.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WV median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 19.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 16.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 14.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694 |
| Broadband subscription | 82.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 85.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 16.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 16.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694 |
| Homeownership rate | 73.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.0% (0.0–4.1%) n=694 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696 |
| Single-parent households | 53.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686 |
| Population 65+ | 20.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696 |
| Median age | 43.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681 |
| Median household income | $43,333 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539 |
| Median home value | $114,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553 |
| Median gross rent | $924 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $802 ($586–$1,085) n=293 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WV median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.9 yr ± 1.39 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 76.2 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 1.39 years of 78.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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