ZIP code
25545
in Ona, West VirginiaPopulation 5,670
42.32/ 100
Ranked #24,964 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 22%)
Ranked #108 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 15%)
Ranked #14 of 65 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ZIPs (top 22%)
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.
Housing-cost burden
4.1%
in the bottom 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST18thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
79%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST40thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Elder-services access
0.21 per 1,000 residents
in the top 6.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Loud transportation noise
2.1%
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
42.9%
in the top 9.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST56thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
41.9%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
88.1 days/year
in the top 29% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS71stDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
1.1 days/year
in the bottom 35% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS35thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Ona, West Virginia (ZIP 25545) lands in the bottom 22% nationally (24,964th) and the top 15% of West Virginia (108th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: housing-cost burden rests in the bottom 4.7% nationally, modeled tree cover registers in the top 5.3% nationally, and elder services resides in the top 6.6% nationally. Distance to a community health center settles at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Homeownership is in the top 13.1% nationally, and civic sits in the top 16% nationally. On the other side, modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the top 5.6% nationally, and loud transportation noise lies in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled obesity stands in the top 9.4% nationally, and pfas rests in the top 18% nationally.
Put simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. On the overall standing, ZIP 25541, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 61%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 63%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 60%
16%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 17%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 32%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 29%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 3%
8%
Disability
healthier than 35%
7%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 88%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 66%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 92%
11%
Disability
healthier than 87%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 68%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 57%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 23%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 10%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 70%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 91%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 70%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 86%
11%
Disability
healthier than 72%
7%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 53%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 53%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 33%
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 ›
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.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 79.7 ± 2.2 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 75.6 years — 4.2 years above them.
Ranked #304 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
25504
West Virginiashares a border
Score 40.50
Closest healthier
25541
West Virginiashares a border
Score 42.77
Similar health profile
37183
Tennessee98% similar profile
Score 44.79
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 | 38.2% | 34.9–41.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.1% | 36.4–43.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.9% | 9.0–10.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.5% | 11.0–14.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.9% | 7.0–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.4% | 8.1–10.8 |
| Depression among adults | 31.6% | 27.8–35.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.4% | 12.5–16.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.9% | 38.1–45.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 42.9% | 37.2–48.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.8% | 3.4–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.3% | 16.9–24.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.6% | 6.2–9.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.5% | 77.9–83.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.2% | 78.1–84.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.4% | 85.5–89.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.4% | 64.9–73.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.4% | 51.9–59.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.0% | 65.2–79.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.1% | 11.7–17.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.4% | 14.7–19.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.0% | 25.5–34.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.7% | 34.4–45.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.4% | 20.3–26.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.7% | 18.3–22.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.6% | 14.6–18.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.9% | 15.6–20.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.2% | 33.8–42.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.3–9.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.2% | 8.9–11.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.5% | 15.1–19.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.5–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.4–5.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.2% | 20.1–26.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.6% | 11.4–16.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 14.3% | 12.0–16.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.7% | 9.1–12.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 6.9–9.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 35.3% | 31.0–39.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.6% | 8.3–11.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WV median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 37.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 14.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668 |
| Households without a vehicle | 7.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 85.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 4.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 16.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694 |
| Homeownership rate | 92.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.0% (0.0–4.1%) n=694 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696 |
| Single-parent households | 56.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686 |
| Population 65+ | 22.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696 |
| Median age | 44.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681 |
| Median household income | $92,813 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539 |
| Median home value | $214,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553 |
| Median gross rent | $943 | $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 | 79.7 yr ± 1.14 | 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 1.14 years of 79.7, 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