ZIP code
25938
in Victor, West VirginiaPopulation 1,739
32.22/ 100
Ranked #30,257 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 5.7%)
Ranked #442 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (bottom 37%)
Ranked #36 of 75 Beckley, WV ZIPs (top 48%)
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.
Short sleep
46.8%
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Outpatient-care access
1.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics located 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 ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
26.8%
in the top 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST68thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
84.1%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST53rdUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
46.3%
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST73rdUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
30.2%
in the top 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST64thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.5%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS95thDefinition & 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.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
7.4%
in the bottom 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST23rdUS7thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
18.2%
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST60thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›The read
Victor, West Virginia (ZIP 25938), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 5.7% nationally (30,257th) and the bottom 37% of West Virginia (442nd).
The profile opens on the burdens that define it most: modeled short sleep registers in the top 1.5% nationally, tooth loss stands in the top 5.4% nationally, and high cholesterol lands in the top 2.3% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health is in the top 8.0% nationally, energy burden resides in the top 5.3% nationally, and diabetes rests in the top 7.5% nationally. More positively, outpatient lies in the top 0.9% nationally, and fatal road crashes sits at the national minimum. Modeled tree cover settles in the top 3.4% nationally, and housing-cost burden registers in the bottom 6.7% nationally.
Held up against its neighbors, outpatient runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 25837, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 84%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 75%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 74%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 45%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 4%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 3%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 1%
8%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 75%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 67%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 84%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 43%
21%
Disability
healthier than 43%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 23%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 40%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 25%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 28%
8%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 67%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 85%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 55%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 42%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 42%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 45%
8%
Disability
healthier than 56%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
“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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 84.5; chronic-disease standing 3.8 (bottom 10%) — 81 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #462 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
25812
West Virginiashares a border
Score 31.51
Closest healthier
25837
West Virginiashares a border
Score 48.87
Similar health profile
25181
West Virginia100% similar profile
Score 32.20
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 | 41.1% | 37.3–44.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.9% | 41.7–49.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.2% | 9.1–11.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.8% | 11.3–14.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.0% | 8.7–11.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 13.2% | 11.0–15.4 |
| Depression among adults | 32.2% | 28.1–36.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.2% | 15.7–20.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 46.3% | 42.0–50.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.8% | 34.3–47.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.8% | 4.1–5.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 26.8% | 22.6–31.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.4% | 7.3–11.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.8% | 78.0–83.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.4% | 77.0–83.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.6% | 84.3–88.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.9% | 62.1–71.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 48.3% | 44.5–52.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.4% | 67.0–80.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.7% | 10.5–15.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 23.4% | 19.1–27.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 37.1% | 31.2–42.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 46.8% | 41.0–52.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 30.2% | 25.6–34.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 22.6% | 19.9–25.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.7% | 16.8–22.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 20.4% | 17.4–23.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 44.2% | 38.6–49.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.0–11.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.3% | 10.5–14.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.8% | 18.3–25.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.5–6.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.7–7.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.4% | 20.4–28.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.6% | 14.6–22.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 21.6% | 17.2–26.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.7% | 11.1–16.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.8% | 8.2–11.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.0% | 30.9–41.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 12.1% | 10.1–14.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WV median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 17.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 12.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 14.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668 |
| Households without a vehicle | 8.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694 |
| Broadband subscription | 78.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 85.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 7.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 16.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694 |
| Homeownership rate | 79.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.0% (0.0–4.1%) n=694 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696 |
| Single-parent households | 78.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686 |
| Population 65+ | 8.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696 |
| Median age | 44.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681 |
| Median household income | $59,833 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539 |
| Median home value | $99,300 | $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
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WV median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.8 yr ± 1.56 | 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 1.56 years of 77.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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