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25976

in Meadow Bridge, West VirginiaPopulation 2,469

ZipVitals Score
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27.96/ 100

Ranked #31,105 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 3.0%)

Ranked #558 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (bottom 20%)

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.

Diabetes

20.8%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

11.9%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
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

25.5%

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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High cholesterol

47.6%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

33.4%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

14.0%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US96th
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 ›

High blood pressure

50.2%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

26.3%

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST66th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

81.9%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST48th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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Cognitive disability

21.3%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Meadow Bridge, West Virginia (ZIP 25976), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 3.0% nationally (31,105th) and the bottom 20% of West Virginia (558th).

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The data points to real strain across a number of measures here: modeled diabetes settles in the top 2.7% nationally, coronary heart disease registers in the top 1.9% nationally, and mobility disability stands in the top 2.9% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol lands in the top 1.1% nationally, fair or poor health is in the top 3.9% nationally, and independent living disability resides in the top 4.1% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure rests in the top 3.3% nationally, and tooth loss lies in the top 5.9% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability sits in the top 5.3% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled tree cover settles in the top 4.2% nationally.

The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 24910, just across the boundary. Modeled high cholesterol settles in the top 1.1% nationally.

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

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 81%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 62%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 49%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 3%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 2%

8%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 68%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 82%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 66%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 12%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 29%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

Disability

healthier than 18%

7%

“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 79.7; chronic-disease standing 0.9 (bottom 1%) — 79 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #553 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.

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 adults45.1%42.5–47.8
High blood pressure among adults50.2%47.2–53.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.0%10.2–11.8
Current asthma among adults13.1%11.9–14.3
Coronary heart disease among adults11.9%10.8–12.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults15.9%14.3–17.7
Depression among adults31.7%28.9–34.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults20.8%18.9–22.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened47.6%44.6–50.7
Obesity among adults41.7%36.9–46.9
Stroke among adults5.7%5.2–6.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years26.3%23.4–29.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.1%8.4–12.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.6%80.7–84.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.7%79.2–83.8
Cholesterol screening among adults86.8%85.1–88.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.6%62.1–68.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.7%46.0–51.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.6%69.4–79.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.8%10.2–13.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults25.5%22.7–28.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults40.2%36.2–44.4
Short sleep duration among adults43.4%39.2–47.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults33.4%30.5–36.8
Frequent mental distress among adults22.3%20.5–24.3
Frequent physical distress among adults21.8%19.9–23.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults21.3%19.3–23.5
Any disability among adults46.6%43.0–50.4
Hearing disability among adults11.7%10.6–12.8
Independent living disability among adults14.0%12.6–15.6
Mobility disability among adults25.5%23.1–28.2
Self-care disability among adults6.6%5.9–7.3
Vision disability among adults8.0%7.2–8.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.8%21.2–26.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.0%18.4–24.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults25.7%22.4–29.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.3%12.6–16.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.9%9.7–12.2
Loneliness among adults34.2%30.8–37.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.3%11.9–14.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate23.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–642.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)22.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)3.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle9.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription79.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)22.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate86.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–4.1%) n=694
Foreign-born population0.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696
Single-parent households70.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+28.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age54.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$41,169$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$126,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553
Median gross rent$683$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 birth74.7 yr ± 1.0078.9 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 1.00 years of 74.7, 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