ZIP code
28384
in St. Pauls, North CarolinaPopulation 11,379
38.66/ 100
Ranked #27,626 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 13.9%)
Ranked #723 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 8.9%)
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.
Tooth loss
28.5%
in the top 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
9.8%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
19.2%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
7.1%
in the top 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Obesity
46.5%
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Grocery access
0.27 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Lead in tap water
0 ppb
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
US1stDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
43.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 5.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & 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
11.7%
in the bottom 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Fair or poor health
29.9%
in the top 8.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›The read
St. Pauls, North Carolina (ZIP 28384), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 13.9% nationally (27,626th) and the bottom 8.9% of North Carolina (723rd).
Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: grocery lands in the top 4.4% nationally, lead in tap water is at the national minimum, and modeled binge drinking resides in the bottom 5.3% nationally. By contrast, modeled tooth loss rests in the top 4.1% nationally, vision disability lies in the top 5.3% nationally, and uninsured sits in the top 5.2% nationally. Modeled self-care disability settles in the top 5.4% nationally, and obesity registers in the top 2.6% nationally. Fatal road crashes stands in the top 5.8% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health lands in the top 8.5% nationally.
Defined in plain terms, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 28306, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 74%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 23%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 27%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 39%
8%
Disability
healthier than 7%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 29%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 62%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 58%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 55%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 8%
11%
Disability
healthier than 8%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 25%
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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 74.8 ± 1.6 years. A median household income of $51,167 predicts 77.4 years — 2.6 years below.
Ranked #3,647 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 73.8; chronic-disease standing 10.9 — 63 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,533 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
28306
North Carolinashares a border
Score 48.60
Closest healthier
28348
North Carolinashares a border
Score 48.31
Similar health profile
32324
Florida99% similar profile
Score 28.28
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 | 32.0% | 29.4–34.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.0% | 41.8–48.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.0% | 6.4–7.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.0% | 10.8–13.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.8% | 8.1–9.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.9% | 9.8–12.1 |
| Depression among adults | 22.4% | 19.7–25.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.2% | 15.4–19.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.4% | 36.2–42.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 46.5% | 41.6–51.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.4% | 5.0–5.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 28.5% | 24.6–32.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 19.2% | 17.0–21.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.9% | 76.5–81.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.9% | 78.2–83.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.8% | 83.0–86.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.3% | 57.0–65.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 49.5% | 46.1–53.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.2% | 71.1–82.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.7% | 9.9–13.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.8% | 17.7–22.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 35.3% | 31.7–39.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.3% | 33.8–42.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 29.9% | 27.3–32.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.5% | 16.7–20.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.1% | 15.6–19.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 20.0% | 18.1–22.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.1% | 36.7–43.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.3–10.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.6% | 11.5–13.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.3% | 19.4–23.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.6–7.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 9.8% | 9.1–10.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.9% | 22.1–28.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 27.1% | 24.5–29.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 26.2% | 23.5–29.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.9% | 17.8–22.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 14.3% | 12.9–15.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.8% | 29.2–36.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 14.0% | 12.5–15.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 27.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 31.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 24.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 10.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 11.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.2% | 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 | 82.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 24.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793 |
| Homeownership rate | 70.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (52.7–89.7%) n=793 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–4.5%) n=793 |
| Foreign-born population | 14.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799 |
| Single-parent households | 41.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790 |
| Population 65+ | 14.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799 |
| Median age | 36.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797 |
| Median household income | $51,167 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749 |
| Median home value | $94,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758 |
| Median gross rent | $817 | $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 | 74.8 yr ± 0.82 | 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 0.82 years of 74.8, 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