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27831

in Garysburg, North CarolinaPopulation 2,362

ZipVitals Score
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32.28/ 100

Ranked #30,236 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 5.8%)

Ranked #779 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 1.8%)

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.

Stroke

7.6%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

9.3%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

24%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

56%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

11.4%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

32%

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

27.7%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

9.2%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

49%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

45.2%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Health need and barriers to care documented here

On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.

These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.

Health need documented here

  • People living in poverty
  • Food insecurity
  • Housing insecurity
  • Adults reporting fair or poor health
  • Chronic conditions

Barriers to reaching care

  • Thin local supply of doctors
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies
  • Households with no vehicle

A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.

See the full care-deserts analysis →

The read

Garysburg, North Carolina (ZIP 27831), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 5.8% nationally (30,236th) and the bottom 1.8% of North Carolina (779th).

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The measures that shape daily life here come through in the data: modeled stroke lands in the top 0.6% nationally, self-care disability is in the top 1.2% nationally, and diabetes resides in the top 0.7% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure rests in the top 0.6% nationally, vision disability lies in the top 2.8% nationally, and tooth loss sits in the top 2.2% nationally. Modeled mobility disability settles in the top 1.3% nationally, and obesity registers in the top 1.0% nationally. Modeled short sleep stands in the top 2.8% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled binge drinking lands in the bottom 0.6% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 23879, just across the boundary. Looking wider, the ZIP also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.

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

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 62%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 49%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 1%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 28%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 13%

11%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

5%

Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 72%

8%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 59%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 13%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 3%

11%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 26%

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 adults37.2%33.4–41.5
High blood pressure among adults56.0%51.5–60.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.0%6.3–7.8
Current asthma among adults13.3%11.7–15.1
Coronary heart disease among adults10.2%9.2–11.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.9%10.4–13.4
Depression among adults21.3%18.0–25.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults24.0%21.2–27.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.9%35.2–44.9
Obesity among adults49.0%40.1–58.3
Stroke among adults7.6%6.9–8.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years32.0%26.7–37.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.9%10.8–15.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.9%81.6–86.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults85.8%83.0–88.4
Cholesterol screening among adults89.0%87.4–90.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.4%58.7–69.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults44.4%40.1–48.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years80.6%73.2–86.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults9.2%7.3–11.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.2%17.2–23.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.3%32.8–44.0
Short sleep duration among adults45.2%37.3–52.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults32.9%29.0–36.8
Frequent mental distress among adults18.2%16.1–20.6
Frequent physical distress among adults17.8%15.6–20.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.6%16.4–21.0
Any disability among adults45.0%40.0–50.2
Hearing disability among adults8.2%7.3–9.3
Independent living disability among adults14.1%12.5–15.8
Mobility disability among adults27.7%24.4–30.9
Self-care disability among adults9.3%8.3–10.2
Vision disability among adults11.4%10.2–12.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults29.9%25.5–34.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults33.9%29.6–38.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults34.5%30.0–39.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults24.5%21.3–27.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults16.4%14.3–18.5
Loneliness among adults35.6%30.0–41.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults19.1%16.6–21.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate29.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793
Uninsured 18–6420.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794
No HS diploma (25+)22.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50510.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798
Unemployment rate (16+)13.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.1%) n=796
Households without a vehicle13.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793
Broadband subscription78.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)33.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32224.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793
Homeownership rate74.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (52.7–89.7%) n=793
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.5%) n=793
Foreign-born population1.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799
Single-parent households48.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790
Population 65+31.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799
Median age54.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797
Median household income$36,136$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749
Median home value$87,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758
Median gross rent$774$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$957 ($715–$1,575) n=687
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NC median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.7 yr ± 1.3778.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.3 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 1.37 years of 76.7, 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