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26293

in Valley Bend, West VirginiaPopulation 661

ZipVitals Score
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40.41/ 100

Ranked #26,473 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 17%)

Ranked #150 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 22%)

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.

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Recreation access

1.9 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US4th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

44.9%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

42.4%

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST49th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

95.6%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST77th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

71.6%

in the top 8.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST27th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

40.3 mi

in the top 18% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US82nd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Valley Bend, West Virginia (ZIP 26293) ranks in the bottom 17% nationally (26,473rd) and the top 22% of West Virginia (150th).

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Several measures weigh most on this area's profile, and they come first: modeled obesity rests in the top 4.6% nationally, and short sleep stands in the top 8.0% nationally. Fiber broadband lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. On the better side, housing-cost burden lands at the national minimum, recreation sits in the top 2.0% nationally, and poverty is at the national minimum. Modeled expected annual loss settles in the bottom 4.5% nationally, homeownership resides in the top 7.9% nationally, and modeled tree cover registers in the top 8.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Close by, ZIP 26253, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.

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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 77%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 51%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 54%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 4%

8%

Disability

healthier than 30%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 79%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 79%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 65%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 69%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 63%

8%

Disability

healthier than 84%

7%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 54%

13%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

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 adults39.1%35.4–43.1
High blood pressure among adults44.7%40.2–49.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.8%8.8–10.8
Current asthma among adults12.2%10.8–13.8
Coronary heart disease among adults8.4%7.3–9.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.3%8.6–12.0
Depression among adults30.9%27.0–35.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.1%13.0–17.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.6%38.1–47.2
Obesity among adults44.9%37.1–53.1
Stroke among adults4.0%3.5–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years23.0%19.1–27.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.4%6.3–10.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.8%77.0–82.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.7%76.0–83.1
Cholesterol screening among adults87.2%85.0–89.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.4%61.5–71.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.3%50.3–58.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.0%68.2–82.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.5%11.8–17.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.7%16.4–23.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.4%27.2–38.0
Short sleep duration among adults42.4%35.7–49.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.6%20.8–28.5
Frequent mental distress among adults20.8%18.4–23.5
Frequent physical distress among adults17.2%14.9–19.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.3%15.8–20.9
Any disability among adults39.2%34.1–44.3
Hearing disability among adults8.8%7.7–9.9
Independent living disability among adults10.3%8.9–11.9
Mobility disability among adults18.1%15.2–20.9
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.5–5.0
Vision disability among adults5.2%4.5–6.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.3%20.4–28.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.5%11.4–17.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.5%11.4–17.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.1%9.0–13.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.5–9.2
Loneliness among adults36.2%30.8–41.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.3%7.8–10.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–642.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)20.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)27.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)4.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle12.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription77.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate95.6%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 households51.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+13.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age50.4 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—$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 birth80.8 yr ± 1.5078.9 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 1.50 years of 80.8, 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