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25857

in Josephine, West VirginiaPopulation 0

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33.06/ 100

Ranked #30,029 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.4%)

Ranked #406 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (bottom 42%)

Ranked #28 of 75 Beckley, WV ZIPs (top 37%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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.

High cholesterol

49.5%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

53.4%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

90.4%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST79th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

12.0%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

26%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

20.7%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

32.5%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

12.1%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

13.5%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US95th
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 ›

The read

Josephine, West Virginia (ZIP 25857), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 6.4% nationally (30,029th) and the bottom 42% of West Virginia (406th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled high cholesterol settles in the top 0.4% nationally, and high blood pressure sits in the top 1.3% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease lies in the top 1.8% nationally, and mobility disability rests in the top 2.4% nationally. Modeled diabetes resides in the top 2.8% nationally, fair or poor health is in the top 4.8% nationally, and hearing disability lands in the top 4.2% nationally. Modeled independent living disability stands in the top 5.2% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled tree cover registers in the top 1.2% nationally, and transportation noise settles at the national minimum.

For anyone unfamiliar, transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 25811, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Beckley, WV metro area.

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 97%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 83%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 90%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.7%

21%

Social Need / SDOHPartial

healthier than 13%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 4%

8%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 35%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 94%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 66%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 67%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 96%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 12%

21%

Social Need / SDOHPartial

healthier than 33%

16%

Disability

healthier than 21%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.00%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 93%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 89%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOHPartial

healthier than 57%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

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 adults46.9%42.7–50.8
High blood pressure among adults53.4%49.0–57.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.2%10.8–13.7
Current asthma among adults12.8%11.2–14.4
Coronary heart disease among adults12.0%10.3–13.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults15.1%12.3–17.9
Depression among adults30.2%26.3–34.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults20.7%17.6–23.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened49.5%45.1–53.8
Obesity among adults42.5%36.2–48.8
Stroke among adults5.8%4.9–6.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.2%18.4–25.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.9%6.2–12.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure84.7%82.1–87.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults84.5%81.5–87.1
Cholesterol screening among adults89.4%87.3–91.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.1%63.4–71.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.2%48.2–55.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.5%71.1–83.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.1%9.0–13.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.5%17.4–25.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults40.0%34.0–46.4
Short sleep duration among adults41.4%35.6–46.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults32.5%27.3–38.1
Frequent mental distress among adults21.1%18.4–23.9
Frequent physical distress among adults22.1%19.0–25.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.3%17.0–23.8
Any disability among adults47.1%41.5–52.9
Hearing disability among adults12.1%10.5–13.7
Independent living disability among adults13.5%11.1–16.1
Mobility disability among adults26.0%21.9–30.2
Self-care disability among adults6.1%5.0–7.5
Vision disability among adults7.5%6.1–9.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.1%19.9–28.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.8%13.4–22.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.6%14.7–24.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.0%9.5–14.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.3–10.9
Loneliness among adults36.0%30.5–41.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.8%8.9–12.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate—10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–64—9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)—7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)—23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)—3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle—3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription—89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)—23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate—78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694
Crowded housing (>1 per room)—1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–4.1%) n=694
Foreign-born population—2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696
Single-parent households—53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+—19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age—42.2 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—$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 birth75.1 yr ± 1.9378.9 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 1.93 years of 75.1, 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