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25063

in Duck, West VirginiaPopulation 1,309

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34.94/ 100

Ranked #29,416 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.3%)

Ranked #332 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 48%)

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

89.2%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST74th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

0 per 100,000 residents per year

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

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Coronary heart disease

11.1%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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High blood pressure

48.9%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US95th
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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High cholesterol

45.6%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST63rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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Unemployment rate

12.8%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

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Diabetes

18.6%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

22.7%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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Hearing disability

11.2%

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

29.4%

in the top 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST56th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Duck, West Virginia (ZIP 25063) stands in the bottom 8.3% nationally (29,416th) and the top 48% of West Virginia (332nd).

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Several readings make the pressure on this area plain: modeled coronary heart disease stands in the top 3.9% nationally, and high blood pressure sits in the top 4.6% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol resides in the top 3.3% nationally, and unemployment stands in the top 5.5% nationally. Modeled diabetes sits in the top 6.5% nationally, mobility disability resides in the top 7.5% nationally, and hearing disability stands in the top 8.0% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health sits in the top 9.6% nationally. On the encouraging side, modeled tree cover resides in the top 1.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes stands at the national minimum.

ZIP 25141, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby. Modeled high blood pressure stands in the top 4.6% nationally.

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 79%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 72%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 69%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 57%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 19%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 8%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 4%

8%

Disability

healthier than 9%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 67%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 60%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 71%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 77%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 56%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 59%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 37%

21%

Disability

healthier than 37%

7%

“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 79.7; chronic-disease standing 3.1 (bottom 10%) — 77 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #672 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.

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 adults42.4%39.3–45.4
High blood pressure among adults48.9%45.5–52.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.8%10.0–11.7
Current asthma among adults12.3%11.1–13.6
Coronary heart disease among adults11.1%10.0–12.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults13.6%12.1–15.2
Depression among adults29.8%26.6–33.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.6%16.7–20.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened45.6%42.0–49.1
Obesity among adults40.3%34.6–46.4
Stroke among adults5.2%4.8–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years23.1%20.0–26.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.3%7.7–11.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.0%79.9–83.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.9%79.4–84.1
Cholesterol screening among adults87.2%85.7–88.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.6%64.7–72.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults53.0%49.8–56.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.9%66.7–78.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.8%10.9–14.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.8%20.1–25.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults37.0%32.7–41.5
Short sleep duration among adults41.2%35.9–46.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.4%26.3–32.7
Frequent mental distress among adults21.1%19.1–23.1
Frequent physical distress among adults19.8%17.8–21.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.9%17.9–22.1
Any disability among adults43.5%39.6–47.5
Hearing disability among adults11.2%10.2–12.4
Independent living disability among adults12.4%11.1–13.8
Mobility disability among adults22.7%20.3–25.3
Self-care disability among adults5.6%5.1–6.3
Vision disability among adults6.9%6.2–7.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.7%20.9–26.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.9%15.5–20.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults20.7%18.0–23.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.7%11.0–14.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.4–10.6
Loneliness among adults33.4%29.7–37.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.4%10.1–12.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–646.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)7.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)12.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle1.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription84.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)14.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate85.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.9%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 households70.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+27.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age53.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$61,731$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$136,500$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 birth77.1 yr ± 0.8178.9 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 0.81 years of 77.1, 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