ZIP code
27876
in Seaboard, North CarolinaPopulation 1,164
34.27/ 100
Ranked #29,638 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 7.6%)
Ranked #767 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 3.3%)
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.
Stroke
7.2%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & 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
8.4%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
22.1%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
26.4%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
53%
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
10.3%
in the top 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Binge drinking
10.2%
in the bottom 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Child-care access
0.89 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Independent-living disability
13.5%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Overall, Seaboard, North Carolina (ZIP 27876) places in the bottom 7.6% nationally (29,638th) and the bottom 3.3% of North Carolina (767th).
The measures that matter most for this area lead the way: modeled stroke registers in the top 1.0% nationally, and self-care disability settles in the top 2.1% nationally. Modeled diabetes sits in the top 1.7% nationally, and mobility disability lies in the top 2.0% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure rests in the top 1.4% nationally, vision disability resides in the top 4.3% nationally, and independent living disability is in the top 5.2% nationally. On the better side, fatal road crashes lands at the national minimum, modeled binge drinking stands in the bottom 1.6% nationally, and childcare registers in the top 3.1% nationally.
Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 27820, just across the boundary. Modeled mobility disability registers in the top 2.0% nationally.
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.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 69%
13%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 40%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 42%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 2%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 3%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 22%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 35%
8%
Disability
healthier than 4%
7%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 60%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 48%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 53%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 2%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 24%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Disability
healthier than 3%
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 ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
27820
North Carolinashares a border
Score 44.02
Closest healthier
27845
North Carolinashares a border
Score 39.07
Similar health profile
27962
North Carolina99% similar profile
Score 34.60
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 | 37.5% | 33.6–41.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 53.0% | 48.4–57.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.4% | 7.6–9.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.7% | 11.2–14.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.0% | 9.8–12.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.8% | 11.3–14.6 |
| Depression among adults | 23.4% | 19.8–27.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 22.1% | 19.4–25.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.4% | 36.7–46.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 45.6% | 36.6–54.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 7.2% | 6.5–7.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.3% | 16.3–24.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.0% | 10.7–15.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 83.4% | 81.1–85.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 84.4% | 81.5–87.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.4% | 86.8–90.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.9% | 61.3–71.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 52.0% | 47.5–55.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.2% | 70.1–84.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 10.2% | 8.2–12.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 20.8% | 17.7–24.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 36.8% | 31.2–42.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.5% | 32.9–47.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 31.7% | 27.9–35.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.3% | 16.2–20.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.1% | 15.8–20.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.9% | 16.6–21.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 44.9% | 39.8–50.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.6% | 8.5–10.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 13.5% | 11.9–15.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 26.4% | 23.2–29.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.2–11.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 27.9% | 23.8–32.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 29.6% | 25.7–33.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 29.3% | 25.5–33.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.7% | 17.9–23.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 14.4% | 12.6–16.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.7% | 29.2–40.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 15.5% | 13.4–17.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 18.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 10.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 9.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.1%) n=796 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793 |
| Broadband subscription | 64.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 30.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 24.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793 |
| Homeownership rate | 68.0% | 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 | 0.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799 |
| Single-parent households | 60.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790 |
| Population 65+ | 42.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799 |
| Median age | 56.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797 |
| Median household income | $51,040 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749 |
| Median home value | $84,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758 |
| Median gross rent | $715 | $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 | 78.6 yr ± 1.01 | 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 1.01 years of 78.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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