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25547

in Pecks Mill, West VirginiaPopulation 583

ZipVitals Score
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33.13/ 100

Ranked #30,013 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.5%)

Ranked #404 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (bottom 42%)

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

90.9%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST81st
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

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Short sleep

45.1%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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PFAS in drinking water

76.6%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
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.

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Unemployment rate

15.4%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

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Energy-cost burden

5.6%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

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High cholesterol

44.5%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST42nd
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

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Mammography

68.5%

in the bottom 8.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

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Obesity

43.9%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

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Homeownership rate

52.4%

in the bottom 10.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

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Humid extreme heat

87.8 days/year

in the top 29% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US71st
Definition & 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 ›

The read

By its overall health score, Pecks Mill, West Virginia (ZIP 25547) lands in the bottom 6.5% nationally (30,013th) and the bottom 42% of West Virginia (404th).

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The burdens that read clearest in the data come first: modeled short sleep lands in the top 3.0% nationally, and pfas registers in the top 2.7% nationally. Unemployment sits in the top 3.6% nationally, and modeled energy burden rests in the top 4.6% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol is in the top 5.5% nationally, mammography stands in the bottom 8.8% nationally, and obesity settles in the top 6.5% nationally. Better still, modeled tree cover lies in the top 1.1% nationally. Households without a vehicle resides at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled extreme heat lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

To translate a couple of terms, 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. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 25121, 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.

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 45%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 57%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 59%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 4%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 1%

8%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 75%

21%

Disability

healthier than 75%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 60%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 36%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 15%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 34%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 18%

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 adults39.2%35.2–43.3
High blood pressure among adults45.6%41.0–50.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.2%8.2–10.2
Current asthma among adults12.1%10.6–13.8
Coronary heart disease among adults8.7%7.5–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.1%9.4–13.1
Depression among adults33.0%28.6–37.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.3%14.0–19.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened44.5%39.9–49.3
Obesity among adults43.9%36.4–51.6
Stroke among adults4.1%3.5–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.0%17.6–24.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.8%6.7–11.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.0%76.9–82.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.4%77.0–83.7
Cholesterol screening among adults87.0%84.8–89.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.5%55.2–65.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults46.0%41.9–49.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.5%60.2–76.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.2%11.6–17.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.3%18.6–26.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults35.2%29.6–41.5
Short sleep duration among adults45.1%38.4–51.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.6%23.4–32.4
Frequent mental distress among adults21.9%19.3–24.7
Frequent physical distress among adults18.4%15.9–21.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.1%16.4–22.3
Any disability among adults40.1%34.6–45.9
Hearing disability among adults8.6%7.4–10.0
Independent living disability among adults10.9%9.3–12.7
Mobility disability among adults19.1%16.2–22.5
Self-care disability among adults4.7%4.0–5.6
Vision disability among adults5.7%4.8–6.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.0%21.1–29.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.3%12.8–19.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults18.1%14.2–22.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.6%10.2–15.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.9%7.4–10.5
Loneliness among adults36.2%30.9–41.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.3%9.4–13.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate16.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–6423.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)10.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)19.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)15.4%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 subscription80.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)17.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate52.4%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 households36.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+20.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age41.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$115,000$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 birth80.4 yr ± 2.4278.9 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 2.42 years of 80.4, 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