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26574

in Grant Town, West VirginiaPopulation 506

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36.27/ 100

Ranked #28,870 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 10.0%)

Ranked #275 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 39%)

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.

Pharmacy access

1.5 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies 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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
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

45.6%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

20.1%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST54th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Short sleep

42.2%

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST46th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

74.4%

in the bottom 9.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST22nd
US9th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

110 intersections/sq mi

in the top 9.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

4.5 mi

in the bottom 20% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST9th
US20th
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 ›

Tree cover

40.6%

in the top 29% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US71st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Grant Town, West Virginia (ZIP 26574), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 10.0% nationally (28,870th) and the top 39% of West Virginia (275th).

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled obesity registers in the top 3.6% nationally, and cognitive disability settles in the top 9.0% nationally. Modeled short sleep sits in the top 8.6% nationally, and home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 9.3% nationally. Fiber broadband rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. More encouragingly, pharmacy resides in the top 0.4% nationally, modeled disaster risk is in the bottom 3.5% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss lands in the bottom 4.0% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Walkability registers in the top 9.7% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, pharmacy runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 26588, 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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 54%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 57%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 32%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 5%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 1%

8%

Disability

healthier than 20%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 34%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 74%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 62%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 60%

13%

Disability

healthier than 67%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 44%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 26%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 9%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

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 adults38.5%34.9–42.1
High blood pressure among adults44.6%40.5–49.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%7.9–9.8
Current asthma among adults13.0%11.5–14.7
Coronary heart disease among adults8.6%7.5–9.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.2%9.5–13.2
Depression among adults31.8%27.9–36.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.8%14.6–19.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.9%38.6–47.2
Obesity among adults45.6%38.9–52.7
Stroke among adults4.3%3.7–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.4%15.2–21.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.8%6.5–11.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.8%76.0–81.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.6%77.1–83.7
Cholesterol screening among adults85.6%83.2–87.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.1%63.4–72.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.0%51.1–58.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.6%70.5–83.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.3%12.5–18.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.0%18.3–26.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.5%28.0–39.3
Short sleep duration among adults42.2%36.5–48.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.9%22.9–31.0
Frequent mental distress among adults23.2%20.4–26.1
Frequent physical distress among adults17.9%15.6–20.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.1%17.3–23.1
Any disability among adults40.3%35.2–45.5
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.4–9.6
Independent living disability among adults11.5%9.9–13.3
Mobility disability among adults19.3%16.3–22.2
Self-care disability among adults4.9%4.2–5.7
Vision disability among adults6.1%5.3–7.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.8%19.4–26.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.6%15.1–22.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults21.3%17.3–25.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.3%11.8–17.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.1%8.6–11.9
Loneliness among adults34.7%29.9–39.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.7%10.7–14.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate25.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–647.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)6.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)7.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle6.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription74.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)30.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate91.3%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 households50.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+21.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age44.0 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$105,000$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 birth78.8 yr ± 1.1678.9 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 1.16 years of 78.8, 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