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ZIP code

25011

in Bancroft, West VirginiaPopulation 647

36.00/ 100

Ranked #28,996 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 9.6%)

Ranked #293 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 42%)

Ranked #39 of 65 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ZIPs (bottom 40%)

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.

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
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 ›

Short sleep

43.8%

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST68th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

9.0%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

25%

in the top 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST58th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

44.7%

in the top 5.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST45th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US8th
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 ›

Loud transportation noise

1.9%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

46.8%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST47th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

56.3%

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US90th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Bancroft, West Virginia (ZIP 25011) ranks in the bottom 9.6% nationally (28,996th) and the top 42% of West Virginia (293rd).

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Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: modeled expected annual loss registers in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and disaster risk sits in the bottom 7.9% nationally. On the other hand, modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 3.5% nationally, and short sleep is in the top 4.9% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure stands in the top 4.2% nationally, modeled tooth loss settles in the top 7.3% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol lies in the top 5.0% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise resides in the top 8.1% nationally, high blood pressure lands in the top 8.1% nationally, and pfas registers in the top 9.7% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs it borders, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 25168, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare within

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 40%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 28%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 20%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 68%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 65%

11%

Disability

healthier than 75%

7%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 57%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 47%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 56%

8%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 14%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 4%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 29%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 53%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 51%

8%

Disability

healthier than 49%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 40%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 33%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 40%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 12%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

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 adults39.7%36.1–43.2
High blood pressure among adults46.8%42.8–50.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.1%9.2–11.1
Current asthma among adults12.2%10.7–13.8
Coronary heart disease among adults8.8%7.8–9.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.0%9.6–12.6
Depression among adults31.1%27.2–35.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.0%13.9–18.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened44.7%40.6–48.9
Obesity among adults40.1%33.7–46.7
Stroke among adults4.3%3.9–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years25.0%20.7–29.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.3%6.6–10.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.1%77.3–82.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.3%79.2–85.1
Cholesterol screening among adults87.5%85.5–89.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.8%59.8–69.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.4%47.5–55.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.9%64.9–79.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.5%11.2–16.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.8%17.0–23.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.7%28.9–39.0
Short sleep duration among adults43.8%38.0–49.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.5%22.2–29.1
Frequent mental distress among adults21.1%18.8–23.7
Frequent physical distress among adults17.7%15.6–19.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.3%16.1–20.8
Any disability among adults39.3%34.7–44.2
Hearing disability among adults9.4%8.3–10.6
Independent living disability among adults10.9%9.6–12.4
Mobility disability among adults19.2%16.8–22.0
Self-care disability among adults4.5%4.0–5.1
Vision disability among adults5.6%5.0–6.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.2%19.9–27.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.9%12.3–17.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.3%13.5–19.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.5%9.7–13.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.1%7.0–9.4
Loneliness among adults32.3%27.8–37.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.3%8.9–12.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–6414.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)14.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.4%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 vehicle2.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription76.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)12.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate81.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–4.1%) n=694
Foreign-born population0.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696
Single-parent households30.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+12.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age30.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$94,375$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$133,600$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 birth77.7 yr ± 1.4978.9 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 1.49 years of 77.7, 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