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26601

in Sutton, West VirginiaPopulation 4,121

ZipVitals Score
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31.99/ 100

Ranked #30,314 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 5.5%)

Ranked #450 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (bottom 35%)

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.

Outpatient-care access

0.95 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of outpatient clinics 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 ›

Tree cover

87.1%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST65th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

27.4%

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mental-health provider access

0.24 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics 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 ›

Independent-living disability

13.7%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US95th
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 ›

Cognitive disability

21.6%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

31.1%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST70th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

48.5%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST64th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

18.7%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST67th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

10.7%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US94th
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 ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Sutton, West Virginia (ZIP 26601) ranks in the bottom 5.5% nationally (30,314th) and the bottom 35% of West Virginia (450th).

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Several measures weigh most on this area's profile, and they come first: modeled tooth loss is in the top 4.9% nationally, and independent living disability settles in the top 4.7% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability resides in the top 4.6% nationally, and fair or poor health registers in the top 6.5% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure rests in the top 5.2% nationally, diabetes stands in the top 6.3% nationally, and coronary heart disease lies in the top 5.6% nationally. On the better side, outpatient lands in the top 2.1% nationally, modeled tree cover sits in the top 2.3% nationally, and mental-health providers is in the top 3.1% nationally.

Close by, ZIP 25063, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall. Mental-health providers is in the top 3.1% 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 75%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 92%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 3%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 2%

8%

Disability

healthier than 6%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 95%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 57%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 42%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

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 74.6; chronic-disease standing 2.9 (bottom 10%) — 72 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #964 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 adults40.8%36.9–44.5
High blood pressure among adults48.5%43.9–53.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.0%9.0–11.0
Current asthma among adults12.5%11.0–14.1
Coronary heart disease among adults10.7%9.6–11.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults14.2%12.5–16.0
Depression among adults30.5%26.2–34.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.7%16.3–21.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.9%39.1–48.5
Obesity among adults42.1%34.0–50.1
Stroke among adults5.3%4.8–5.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years27.4%22.8–32.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.7%8.7–13.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.2%77.4–82.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.9%77.4–84.0
Cholesterol screening among adults85.3%83.0–87.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.1%59.4–70.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.3%44.2–52.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.4%66.1–81.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.3%10.8–16.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults25.1%21.7–28.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.6%32.9–44.2
Short sleep duration among adults42.5%35.3–49.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.1%27.4–35.0
Frequent mental distress among adults22.5%20.0–25.1
Frequent physical distress among adults20.2%17.9–22.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults21.6%19.1–24.3
Any disability among adults44.5%39.4–49.6
Hearing disability among adults11.1%9.8–12.4
Independent living disability among adults13.7%12.1–15.3
Mobility disability among adults23.1%20.2–26.1
Self-care disability among adults6.1%5.4–6.8
Vision disability among adults7.6%6.8–8.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.1%20.4–27.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.0%17.7–24.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults25.7%22.1–29.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.8%12.6–17.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.0%9.6–12.5
Loneliness among adults33.0%27.7–38.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.7%11.9–15.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–6410.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)17.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)11.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle10.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription81.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate70.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–4.1%) n=694
Foreign-born population0.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696
Single-parent households51.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+20.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age44.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$50,469$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$116,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553
Median gross rent$549$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 birth75.8 yr ± 0.8478.9 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 0.84 years of 75.8, 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