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26447

in Walkersville, West VirginiaPopulation 1,174

ZipVitals Score
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33.25/ 100

Ranked #29,980 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.6%)

Ranked #399 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (bottom 43%)

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.

Short sleep

44.3%

in the top 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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Tree cover

84%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST53rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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Households without a vehicle

22.6%

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Home broadband subscription

64.2%

in the bottom 3.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST11th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Cognitive disability

20.9%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

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Housing-cost burden

6.2%

in the bottom 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST21st
US6th
Definition & source ›

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

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Fatal road crashes

42.6 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US94th
Definition & 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.

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Fair or poor health

29.8%

in the top 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Independent-living disability

12.6%

in the top 8.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST60th
US92nd
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 ›

Diabetes

18%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST57th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Walkersville, West Virginia (ZIP 26447) comes out in the bottom 6.6% nationally (29,980th) and the bottom 43% of West Virginia (399th).

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The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: modeled tree cover stands in the top 3.4% nationally, and housing-cost burden lands in the bottom 5.8% nationally. Set against that, modeled short sleep is in the top 4.0% nationally, households without a vehicle resides in the top 3.8% nationally, and home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 3.9% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability lies in the top 6.3% nationally, and fatal road crashes sits in the top 6.0% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health settles in the top 8.7% nationally, and independent living disability registers in the top 8.4% nationally. Modeled diabetes stands in the top 8.1% nationally.

The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 26218, just across the boundary. Home broadband subscription stands in the bottom 3.9% 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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 36%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 3%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 1%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Disability

healthier than 42%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 27%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 29%

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 ›

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 83.2; chronic-disease standing 6.1 (bottom 10%) — 77 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #649 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 adults40.1%36.1–44.3
High blood pressure among adults45.3%40.8–49.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.3–10.3
Current asthma among adults12.7%11.1–14.5
Coronary heart disease among adults9.8%8.6–11.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults13.0%10.8–15.3
Depression among adults32.0%27.5–36.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.0%15.5–20.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.7%39.0–48.6
Obesity among adults41.8%33.5–50.7
Stroke among adults4.7%4.1–5.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.8%17.3–24.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.9%7.2–12.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.9%77.0–82.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.0%76.3–83.4
Cholesterol screening among adults85.7%83.1–87.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.3%61.3–70.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults46.7%42.9–50.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.3%64.9–80.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.6%11.0–16.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults24.3%19.8–28.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.8%30.6–43.2
Short sleep duration among adults44.3%37.3–51.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.8%25.2–34.6
Frequent mental distress among adults22.8%20.0–25.6
Frequent physical distress among adults19.7%16.9–22.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.9%17.9–24.2
Any disability among adults42.5%36.9–48.3
Hearing disability among adults9.9%8.6–11.3
Independent living disability among adults12.6%10.6–14.6
Mobility disability among adults21.1%17.7–24.6
Self-care disability among adults5.6%4.7–6.6
Vision disability among adults6.8%5.8–7.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.5%20.5–28.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.9%16.1–24.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults23.0%18.7–27.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.2%11.8–17.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.4%8.7–12.3
Loneliness among adults34.3%28.9–39.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.8%10.8–15.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate20.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–643.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)17.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)8.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle22.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription64.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)6.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate65.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.3%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 households54.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+21.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age52.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$64,688$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$207,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553
Median gross rent$715$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 birth74.5 yr ± 1.3678.9 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 1.36 years of 74.5, 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