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26763

in Springfield, West VirginiaPopulation 1,253

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43.18/ 100

Ranked #24,211 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 24%)

Ranked #91 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 13.1%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

47.9 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
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.

Full methodology ›

Recreation access

1.3 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US95th
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 ›

Housing-cost burden

5.5%

in the bottom 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST20th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

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Tree cover

78.4%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST39th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mammography

79.9%

in the top 11.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US88th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

4.3 mi

in the bottom 19% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US19th
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 ›

Radon

2.5 pCi/L

in the top 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US79th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

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

Springfield, West Virginia (ZIP 26763), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 24% nationally (24,211th) and the top 13.1% of West Virginia (91st).

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The profile opens balanced, with readings on either hand: recreation is in the top 5.2% nationally, housing-cost burden resides in the bottom 5.4% nationally, and modeled tree cover rests in the top 5.5% nationally. Homeownership lies in the top 11.3% nationally, and modeled mammography sits in the top 11.7% nationally. By contrast, fatal road crashes settles in the top 4.5% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol registers in the top 11.1% nationally. Physicians stands at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site lands in the bottom 19% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure is in the top 18% nationally.

Defined in plain terms, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 21502, 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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Preventive Care

healthier than 79%

13%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 53%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 54%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 23%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 25%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 5%

8%

Disability

healthier than 35%

7%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 89%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 80%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 91%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 88%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 79%

8%

Disability

healthier than 88%

7%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 16%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 13%

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 adults38.6%35.7–41.6
High blood pressure among adults43.2%40.0–46.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.8%9.0–10.6
Current asthma among adults12.0%10.8–13.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.2%7.5–9.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.1%9.0–11.3
Depression among adults30.3%27.2–33.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.4%13.8–17.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.9%39.5–46.5
Obesity among adults39.0%33.4–45.2
Stroke among adults3.9%3.6–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.6%13.1–18.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.0%6.8–9.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.8%78.6–82.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.6%77.9–83.2
Cholesterol screening among adults87.9%86.3–89.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.3%65.2–72.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.7%56.3–62.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.9%74.1–84.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.1%12.0–16.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.2%16.8–21.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.9%27.9–36.1
Short sleep duration among adults38.0%32.8–43.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.8%21.3–26.6
Frequent mental distress among adults20.2%18.3–22.2
Frequent physical distress among adults16.6%15.0–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.3%15.5–19.2
Any disability among adults37.5%33.7–41.4
Hearing disability among adults8.5%7.6–9.4
Independent living disability among adults9.7%8.7–10.7
Mobility disability among adults17.6%15.7–19.7
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.7–4.5
Vision disability among adults5.1%4.6–5.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.9%19.9–26.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.8%11.8–15.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.8%12.7–17.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.1%9.6–12.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.7%6.8–8.6
Loneliness among adults31.9%27.8–36.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.4–10.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–6414.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)4.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)29.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)1.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle1.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription88.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)5.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate93.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.6%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 households55.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+11.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age43.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$68,384$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$261,500$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 birth78.9 yr ± 1.1878.9 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 1.18 years of 78.9, 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