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25651

in Wharncliffe, West VirginiaPopulation 533

ZipVitals Score
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21.72/ 100

Ranked #31,762 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 1.0%)

Ranked #641 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (bottom 8.1%)

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

48.1%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

14.8%

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US97th
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 ›

Fair or poor health

34.8%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

55%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

29.6%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

23.1%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

25.6%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

20.4%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

86.4%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST61st
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

50.7%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Health need and barriers to care documented here

On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.

These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.

Health need documented here

  • People living in poverty
  • Adults reporting fair or poor health
  • Chronic conditions

Barriers to reaching care

  • Thin local supply of doctors
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies
  • Households with no vehicle

A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.

See the full care-deserts analysis →

The read

Wharncliffe, West Virginia (ZIP 25651), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 1.0% nationally (31,762nd) and the bottom 8.1% of West Virginia (641st).

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The clearest local signals in the data come through up front: modeled short sleep sits in the top 0.9% nationally, independent living disability settles in the top 2.9% nationally, and fair or poor health registers in the top 2.8% nationally. Poverty stands in the top 1.2% nationally, modeled tooth loss lands in the top 3.4% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability is in the top 2.3% nationally. Modeled mobility disability resides in the top 2.8% nationally, and diabetes rests in the top 3.2% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure lies in the top 2.8% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled tree cover sits in the top 2.6% nationally.

The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 24620, just across the boundary. Looking wider, the ZIP also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.

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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Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 65%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 1%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 31%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the bottom 0.3%

11%

Mental Health

in the bottom 0.6%

8%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 38%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 23%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 4%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

8%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 39%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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 adults43.3%39.1–47.5
High blood pressure among adults50.7%45.8–55.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.3–10.4
Current asthma among adults13.4%11.8–15.1
Coronary heart disease among adults10.8%9.5–12.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults15.9%13.8–18.3
Depression among adults34.0%29.4–38.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults20.4%17.8–23.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened46.7%41.7–51.7
Obesity among adults44.7%36.2–53.4
Stroke among adults5.4%4.9–6.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years29.6%24.9–34.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.2%8.8–13.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.7%77.6–83.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.0%77.5–84.2
Cholesterol screening among adults85.8%83.6–87.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.9%53.5–64.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults44.9%41.1–48.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.0%61.5–77.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.7%10.2–15.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults29.3%25.0–33.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults43.5%37.3–49.8
Short sleep duration among adults48.1%41.1–55.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults34.8%30.3–39.8
Frequent mental distress among adults24.0%21.3–26.9
Frequent physical distress among adults22.7%19.9–25.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults23.1%20.1–26.3
Any disability among adults48.3%42.8–53.9
Hearing disability among adults10.3%9.0–11.6
Independent living disability among adults14.8%12.9–17.0
Mobility disability among adults25.6%22.2–29.4
Self-care disability among adults7.1%6.2–8.3
Vision disability among adults8.3%7.3–9.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.1%21.2–29.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults24.7%20.4–29.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults29.7%25.1–34.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.0%14.3–19.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.2%10.5–14.2
Loneliness among adults34.8%29.4–40.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults15.8%13.7–18.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate55.0%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+)23.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)4.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)7.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle16.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription92.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)4.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate79.5%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 households57.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+22.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age27.2 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$82,800$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 birth72.2 yr ± 0.9678.9 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 0.96 years of 72.2, 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