ZIP code
26385
in Lost Creek, West VirginiaPopulation 2,870
43.37/ 100
Ranked #24,035 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 25%)
Ranked #88 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 12.7%)
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.
Housing-cost burden
8.2%
in the bottom 7.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST25thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Child-care access
0.59 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Civic-institution access
0.59 per 1,000 residents
in the top 10.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›High cholesterol
43.9%
in the top 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST32ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
3.5 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 12.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS13thDefinition & 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 ›Energy-cost burden
2.0%
in the bottom 12.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS12thDefinition & 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 ›Short sleep
38.3%
in the top 29% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS71stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›The read
Lost Creek, West Virginia (ZIP 26385), overall, ranks in the bottom 25% nationally (24,035th) and the top 12.7% of West Virginia (88th).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: housing-cost burden lands in the bottom 7.4% nationally, childcare lies in the top 7.4% nationally, and civic stands in the top 10.0% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover registers in the top 11.4% nationally, and fatal road crashes resides in the bottom 12.6% nationally. Homeownership settles in the top 12.8% nationally, and modeled energy burden is in the bottom 12.5% nationally. Pharmacy sits in the top 14.3% nationally. On the other side, modeled high cholesterol lands in the top 7.2% nationally.
Defined simply, distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. ZIP 26408, just across the boundary, comes out 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.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 77%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 71%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 65%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 75%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 10%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 32%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 6%
8%
Disability
healthier than 32%
7%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 85%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 97%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 81%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 93%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 86%
8%
Disability
healthier than 86%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 85%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 5%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 37%
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.
Nearby
26201
West Virginiashares a border
Score 39.02
Closest healthier
26408
West Virginiashares a border
Score 44.72
Similar health profile
26062
West Virginia99% similar profile
Score 41.24
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 | 38.1% | 34.0–42.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.9% | 38.1–47.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.7% | 8.8–10.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.3% | 10.7–14.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.4–9.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.3% | 8.9–11.9 |
| Depression among adults | 29.4% | 25.1–34.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.4% | 13.2–17.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.9% | 38.9–48.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.8% | 32.4–47.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.7% | 14.8–21.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.2% | 6.6–10.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.2% | 77.2–82.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.7% | 78.1–84.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.6% | 85.7–89.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.3% | 64.9–73.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.2% | 55.7–62.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.8% | 68.9–81.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.4% | 10.7–16.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.1% | 16.0–22.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.2% | 25.3–35.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.3% | 33.2–43.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.2% | 20.8–28.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.1% | 17.7–22.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.5% | 14.4–18.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.0% | 15.7–20.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.6% | 31.8–41.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.5–9.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.2% | 8.8–11.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.5% | 15.0–20.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.7–4.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–6.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.4% | 19.0–25.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.4% | 11.9–17.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.4% | 12.8–18.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.1% | 9.2–13.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 6.8–9.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.5% | 27.8–37.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.6% | 8.2–11.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WV median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 24.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 14.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 85.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 8.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 16.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694 |
| Homeownership rate | 92.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.0% (0.0–4.1%) n=694 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696 |
| Single-parent households | 49.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686 |
| Population 65+ | 19.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696 |
| Median age | 42.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681 |
| Median household income | $82,625 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539 |
| Median home value | $165,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553 |
| Median gross rent | $1,081 | $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 | 76.0 yr ± 0.85 | 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 0.85 years of 76.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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