ZIP code
27016
in Danbury, North CarolinaPopulation 1,900
47.55/ 100
Ranked #19,497 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 39%)
Ranked #483 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 39%)
Ranked #26 of 39 Winston-Salem, NC ZIPs (bottom 33%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Elder-services access
0.59 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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
77%
in the top 6.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
17.6 mi
in the top 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
0.59 per 1,000 residents
in the top 10.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›Home broadband subscription
75.3%
in the bottom 10.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST9thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
12.7%
in the bottom 13.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS14thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
42.3%
in the top 14.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS86thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Distance to a community health center
8.7 mi
in the top 23% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS77thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.
Full methodology ›The read
Danbury, North Carolina (ZIP 27016), overall, ranks in the bottom 39% nationally (19,497th) and the bottom 39% of North Carolina (483rd).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: elder services lands in the top 1.9% nationally, modeled tree cover lies in the top 6.1% nationally, and civic stands in the top 10.0% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise rests at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home registers at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden resides in the bottom 13.6% nationally. Crowded housing settles at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 15.0% nationally. On the other side, distance to an emergency room sits in the top 7.6% nationally, and home broadband subscription lands in the bottom 10.3% nationally.
Defined simply, 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. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. ZIP 27019, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.
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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Winston-Salem, NC metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 71%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 73%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 69%
11%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 54%
16%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 59%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 17%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 26%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 87%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 51%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 55%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 55%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 32%
8%
Disability
healthier than 39%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 12%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 71%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 55%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 42%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 34%
16%
Disability
healthier than 34%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 3%
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 70.8; chronic-disease standing 16.5 — 54 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,159 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.
Nearby
27019
North Carolinashares a border
Score 48.55
Closest healthier
27021
North Carolinashares a border
Score 52.19
Similar health profile
37882
Tennessee97% similar profile
Score 47.46
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 35.7% | 31.8–39.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.0% | 38.6–47.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.9% | 9.8–12.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.1% | 9.7–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.4% | 9.0–12.0 |
| Depression among adults | 26.5% | 22.6–30.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.1% | 12.2–16.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.3% | 37.5–47.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.2% | 29.1–45.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.1–5.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.6% | 16.8–25.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.6% | 7.7–11.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.1% | 78.2–83.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.5% | 78.2–84.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.8% | 87.2–90.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.9% | 62.5–73.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.4% | 56.6–64.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.9% | 69.2–83.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.5% | 10.9–16.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.1% | 14.3–20.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.3% | 22.6–32.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.1% | 25.8–39.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.0% | 18.7–25.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.9% | 14.8–19.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.7% | 13.6–17.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.0% | 13.8–18.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.2% | 32.2–42.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.2% | 9.0–11.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.6% | 8.3–10.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.4% | 15.8–21.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.1–5.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.1–6.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.2% | 17.6–24.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.3% | 10.9–15.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 11.1% | 9.0–13.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.7% | 8.1–11.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.3% | 6.2–8.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.1% | 26.8–37.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.6% | 5.5–7.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 10.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 12.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.1%) n=796 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793 |
| Broadband subscription | 75.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 24.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (52.7–89.7%) n=793 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–4.5%) n=793 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799 |
| Single-parent households | 65.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790 |
| Population 65+ | 25.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799 |
| Median age | 51.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797 |
| Median household income | $57,273 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749 |
| Median home value | $177,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $957 ($715–$1,575) n=687 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.7 yr ± 2.05 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 77.3 yr (74.6–80.8) n=747 |
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 2.05 years of 78.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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