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25260

in Mason, West VirginiaPopulation 1,298

ZipVitals Score
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27.07/ 100

Ranked #31,233 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 2.6%)

Ranked #574 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (bottom 18%)

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.

Tooth loss

30%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

14.1%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

46.7%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

24.5%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

21.7%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

31.8%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
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 ›

Recreation access

1.4 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›

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 ›

Short sleep

43.7%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST67th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Mason, West Virginia (ZIP 25260), overall, ranks in the bottom 2.6% nationally (31,233rd) and the bottom 18% of West Virginia (574th).

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Reading across the data, the real pressures come first: modeled tooth loss sits in the top 3.2% nationally, independent living disability lands in the top 3.9% nationally, and high cholesterol lies in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled mobility disability stands in the top 4.2% nationally, cognitive disability rests in the top 4.4% nationally, and fair or poor health registers in the top 5.6% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the top 3.9% nationally, and short sleep settles in the top 5.1% nationally. More encouragingly, recreation is in the top 3.9% nationally, and modeled disaster risk sits in the bottom 4.3% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, 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. ZIP 25247, just across the boundary, comes out 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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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 41%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 57%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 1%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 16%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 3%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 1%

8%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 12%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 41%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 21%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 39%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 32%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 30%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 1%

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 adults43.1%39.2–47.0
High blood pressure among adults48.4%43.9–52.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.7%9.6–11.8
Current asthma among adults13.3%11.8–15.0
Coronary heart disease among adults10.8%9.5–12.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults14.9%12.9–16.8
Depression among adults32.5%28.3–37.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults19.0%16.5–21.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened46.7%42.1–51.4
Obesity among adults42.9%35.1–51.0
Stroke among adults5.4%4.8–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years30.0%25.5–34.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.2%8.4–12.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.2%79.6–84.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.7%78.4–84.7
Cholesterol screening among adults86.1%84.2–88.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.1%61.1–70.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.0%43.1–50.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.8%67.3–81.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.8%9.5–14.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults24.6%21.2–28.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults40.8%35.1–46.4
Short sleep duration among adults43.7%37.1–50.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.8%27.9–36.0
Frequent mental distress among adults22.6%20.2–25.3
Frequent physical distress among adults21.2%18.7–23.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults21.7%19.2–24.4
Any disability among adults46.0%40.9–51.1
Hearing disability among adults10.9%9.6–12.2
Independent living disability among adults14.1%12.3–15.9
Mobility disability among adults24.5%21.4–27.7
Self-care disability among adults6.2%5.5–7.0
Vision disability among adults7.7%6.8–8.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.6%19.0–28.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.2%17.3–25.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults25.3%21.2–29.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.8%12.1–17.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.9%9.2–12.7
Loneliness among adults34.6%28.4–41.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.4%11.2–15.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–642.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)9.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)4.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle10.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription92.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)15.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate81.0%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 population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696
Single-parent households67.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+34.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age57.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$49,167$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$99,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553
Median gross rent$983$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 birth79.1 yr ± 2.3878.9 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 2.38 years of 79.1, 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