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25051

in Costa, West VirginiaPopulation 117

ZipVitals Score
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34.60/ 100

Ranked #29,525 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.0%)

Ranked #348 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 50%)

Ranked #36 of 83 Charleston, WV ZIPs (top 43%)

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.

Short sleep

45.7%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US2nd
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 ›

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 ›

Obesity

47%

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US4th
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 ›

Tree cover

81.8%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST47th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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Cognitive disability

21.3%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

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Housing-cost burden

46.4%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mammography

69.4%

in the bottom 11.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST10th
US12th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

The read

Costa, West Virginia (ZIP 25051), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 8.0% nationally (29,525th) and the top 50% of West Virginia (348th).

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A few readings account for most of this area's strain: modeled short sleep stands in the top 2.3% nationally, obesity resides in the top 2.1% nationally, and cognitive disability sits in the top 5.3% nationally. Housing-cost burden stands in the top 4.6% nationally. On the better side, modeled expected annual loss resides in the bottom 2.3% nationally, and homeownership sits at the national maximum. Home broadband subscription stands at the national maximum, and modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 4.3% nationally. Modeled tree cover sits in the top 4.3% nationally. Unemployment stands at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs.

Defined simply, for reference, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 25142, 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 Charleston, WV metro area.

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

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 59%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 28%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 15%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 1%

11%

Mental Health

in the bottom 0.7%

8%

Disability

healthier than 26%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 28%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 94%

21%

Disability

healthier than 80%

7%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 58%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 49%

14%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 6%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 3%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 1%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 93%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 67%

16%

Disability

healthier than 85%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 51%

14%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 1%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 9%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 5%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.00%

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 adults33.0%29.2–37.0
High blood pressure among adults41.0%36.6–45.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.9%6.0–7.7
Current asthma among adults12.8%11.2–14.5
Coronary heart disease among adults6.9%5.8–8.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.8%7.8–12.0
Depression among adults32.9%28.4–37.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.4%11.3–15.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.7%34.2–43.2
Obesity among adults47.0%39.1–55.3
Stroke among adults3.5%2.9–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.9%12.2–18.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.0%6.5–12.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure73.5%69.6–77.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.4%73.2–81.2
Cholesterol screening among adults84.0%80.8–86.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.8%55.5–65.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.8%43.8–51.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.4%60.8–77.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.4%13.2–19.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults23.8%18.6–28.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.7%27.3–40.2
Short sleep duration among adults45.7%38.8–52.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.1%21.2–31.4
Frequent mental distress among adults24.3%21.2–27.4
Frequent physical distress among adults17.3%14.6–20.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults21.3%17.7–25.1
Any disability among adults38.5%32.4–44.5
Hearing disability among adults7.2%6.1–8.4
Independent living disability among adults11.4%9.4–13.6
Mobility disability among adults16.5%13.4–19.7
Self-care disability among adults4.6%3.7–5.7
Vision disability among adults5.6%4.6–6.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.1%20.7–30.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.7%14.2–23.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults20.7%15.9–26.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.8%11.7–18.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.3%8.4–12.5
Loneliness among adults34.4%29.0–40.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.1%10.8–15.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate22.2%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+)27.4%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)46.4%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 households100.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+50.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age66.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$48,672$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—$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 birth77.5 yr ± 2.8478.9 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 2.84 years of 77.5, 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