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26866

in Upper Tract, West VirginiaPopulation 989

ZipVitals Score
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42.52/ 100

Ranked #24,801 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 23%)

Ranked #106 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 15%)

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.

Tooth loss

29.2%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

46.9%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

2.6%

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST16th
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

80%

in the top 4.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST42nd
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

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Recreation access

1.3 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.0% 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 ›

Park land

27.7%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

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High blood pressure

47.3%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST52nd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

14.8 mi

in the top 8.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST81st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

10.2%

in the top 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST60th
US92nd
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 ›

PFAS in drinking water

10.5%

in the bottom 10.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US10th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

The read

Upper Tract, West Virginia (ZIP 26866), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 23% nationally (24,801st) and the top 15% of West Virginia (106th).

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Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: housing-cost burden registers in the bottom 4.2% nationally, modeled tree cover stands in the top 4.9% nationally, and recreation lands in the top 5.0% nationally. Park land is in the top 5.2% nationally. Unemployment resides at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 8.2% nationally. By contrast, modeled tooth loss lies in the top 3.6% nationally, and high cholesterol sits in the top 1.6% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure settles in the top 7.1% nationally, and coronary heart disease registers in the top 8.3% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 26807, 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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 89%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 54%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 25%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

8%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 35%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 82%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 87%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 89%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 98%

8%

Disability

healthier than 75%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 67%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 54%

21%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

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 adults41.8%37.5–45.7
High blood pressure among adults47.3%42.4–51.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.8%10.6–13.1
Current asthma among adults11.4%10.0–12.9
Coronary heart disease among adults10.2%8.7–11.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.1%9.1–13.3
Depression among adults27.7%23.7–31.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.0%14.4–19.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened46.9%42.2–51.5
Obesity among adults35.6%27.8–43.2
Stroke among adults4.7%4.0–5.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years29.2%24.3–34.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.8%5.8–10.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.7%79.8–85.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.5%79.2–85.5
Cholesterol screening among adults89.2%87.4–91.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.3%64.3–73.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.8%50.9–58.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.7%66.6–81.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.2%10.7–15.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.2%14.6–21.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.2%26.0–38.0
Short sleep duration among adults40.0%33.0–47.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.1%20.8–29.6
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%15.9–20.9
Frequent physical distress among adults17.6%14.9–20.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.8%14.1–19.6
Any disability among adults39.5%33.8–44.9
Hearing disability among adults10.5%9.1–12.1
Independent living disability among adults10.2%8.5–12.0
Mobility disability among adults20.1%16.7–23.7
Self-care disability among adults4.5%3.8–5.4
Vision disability among adults5.6%4.7–6.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.4%18.6–26.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.8%10.0–15.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.5%10.5–16.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%7.9–11.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.0–8.6
Loneliness among adults32.6%27.6–37.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.4%7.0–10.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–642.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)9.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle4.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription80.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)2.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate89.8%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 population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696
Single-parent households57.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+24.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age47.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$92,378$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$209,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553
Median gross rent$777$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 birth80.1 yr ± 1.4478.9 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 1.44 years of 80.1, 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