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26812

in Mathias, West VirginiaPopulation 1,525

ZipVitals Score
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32.30/ 100

Ranked #30,230 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 5.8%)

Ranked #434 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (bottom 38%)

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.

Diabetes

20.6%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

11.6%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US97th
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 ›

High blood pressure

51.2%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

47.2%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

24.2%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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Fair or poor health

31.4%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

81.6%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST47th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

13.0%

in the top 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST67th
US93rd
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 ›

Tooth loss

25%

in the top 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST58th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.4%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

The read

Mathias, West Virginia (ZIP 26812) ranks in the bottom 5.8% nationally (30,230th) and the bottom 38% of West Virginia (434th).

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The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled diabetes registers in the top 3.0% nationally, and coronary heart disease lies in the top 2.6% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure is in the top 2.4% nationally, and high cholesterol registers in the top 1.3% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lies in the top 4.6% nationally, fair or poor health is in the top 6.1% nationally, and independent living disability registers in the top 6.8% nationally. Modeled tooth loss lies in the top 7.3% nationally, and hearing disability is in the top 7.0% nationally. More positively, modeled tree cover registers in the top 4.3% nationally.

Against its neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 22810, 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 90%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 78%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 1%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 86%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 73%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 59%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 47%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 52%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 43%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Disability

healthier than 28%

7%

“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 90.4 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 1.1 (bottom 10%) — 89 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #138 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 adults44.8%40.8–48.9
High blood pressure among adults51.2%46.6–55.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.0%9.9–12.1
Current asthma among adults12.8%11.3–14.4
Coronary heart disease among adults11.6%10.3–13.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults14.7%12.8–16.9
Depression among adults31.0%26.8–35.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults20.6%18.1–23.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened47.2%42.4–52.0
Obesity among adults43.4%34.8–51.9
Stroke among adults5.5%5.0–6.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years25.0%21.2–29.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.5%7.5–11.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.8%80.1–85.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.9%79.5–85.8
Cholesterol screening among adults87.9%86.0–89.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.6%61.5–71.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.4%44.7–52.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.0%66.3–81.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.2%9.8–14.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults24.0%20.3–27.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.2%32.6–44.1
Short sleep duration among adults41.7%35.0–48.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.4%27.4–35.6
Frequent mental distress among adults21.5%19.0–24.0
Frequent physical distress among adults21.1%18.6–23.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.1%17.6–22.8
Any disability among adults44.6%39.5–49.9
Hearing disability among adults11.4%10.0–12.8
Independent living disability among adults13.0%11.5–14.8
Mobility disability among adults24.2%21.0–27.5
Self-care disability among adults6.2%5.4–7.1
Vision disability among adults7.4%6.6–8.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.8%19.0–26.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.4%16.1–23.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults23.3%19.6–27.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.6%11.3–16.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.0%8.6–11.6
Loneliness among adults32.4%26.9–37.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.6%10.7–14.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate20.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–648.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)12.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)22.9%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 vehicle6.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription82.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)28.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate85.8%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 population0.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696
Single-parent households67.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+25.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age53.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$64,375$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$144,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553
Median gross rent$1,109$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 birth78.7 yr ± 1.2878.9 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 1.28 years of 78.7, 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