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28580

in Snow Hill, North CarolinaPopulation 11,644

ZipVitals Score
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40.48/ 100

Ranked #26,418 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 18%)

Ranked #703 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 11.4%)

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.

Self-care disability

6.5%

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

14.4%

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

13.7%

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

20.1%

in the top 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

26.7%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Uninsured (under 65)

16.6%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

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Obesity

43.8%

in the top 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Poverty rate

25.7%

in the top 10.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Radon

0.7 pCi/L

in the bottom 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST15th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

19.2%

in the top 13.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US87th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

The read

Snow Hill, North Carolina (ZIP 28580), overall, ranks in the bottom 18% nationally (26,418th) and the bottom 11.4% of North Carolina (703rd).

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Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: grocery lies in the top 10.7% nationally. On the other side, modeled self-care disability stands in the top 8.5% nationally, utility shutoff rests in the top 8.0% nationally, and transportation registers in the top 8.6% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity resides in the top 8.8% nationally, and food insecurity settles in the top 9.0% nationally. Modeled uninsured is in the top 8.1% nationally, and obesity sits in the top 6.7% nationally. Poverty lands in the top 10.2% nationally, and modeled vision disability lies in the top 10.1% nationally.

ZIP 27863, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall. Modeled housing insecurity lies in the top 8.8% 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 91%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 80%

5%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 40%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 19%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 81%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 76%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 43%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 5%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Disability

healthier than 16%

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 ›

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 91.4 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 23.9 — 68 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,221 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.

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 adults29.2%25.7–32.9
High blood pressure among adults44.1%39.3–49.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.7%6.0–7.4
Current asthma among adults11.2%9.8–12.7
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.5–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.9%8.8–11.1
Depression among adults23.2%19.5–27.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.3%14.2–18.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.6%31.9–41.6
Obesity among adults43.8%34.3–53.8
Stroke among adults5.0%4.6–5.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.4%17.6–25.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years16.6%14.0–19.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.1%73.0–79.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.5%74.7–82.2
Cholesterol screening among adults83.9%81.6–86.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.6%56.0–66.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults50.6%46.6–54.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.5%68.6–83.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.3%11.5–17.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.1%18.3–24.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.4%27.2–38.0
Short sleep duration among adults40.8%33.6–48.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.8%24.4–31.3
Frequent mental distress among adults18.7%16.5–21.1
Frequent physical distress among adults15.9%14.0–18.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.2%17.0–21.5
Any disability among adults40.0%35.0–45.2
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.4–9.4
Independent living disability among adults11.4%10.2–12.8
Mobility disability among adults19.3%17.0–21.8
Self-care disability among adults6.5%5.9–7.1
Vision disability among adults8.4%7.7–9.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.5%24.5–32.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults26.7%23.4–30.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults24.4%21.2–27.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.1%17.6–22.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults13.7%12.1–15.4
Loneliness among adults35.3%29.8–40.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults14.4%12.6–16.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate25.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793
Uninsured 18–6419.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794
No HS diploma (25+)21.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50510.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798
Unemployment rate (16+)5.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.1%) n=796
Households without a vehicle8.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793
Broadband subscription83.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)31.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32224.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793
Homeownership rate63.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (52.7–89.7%) n=793
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.5%) n=793
Foreign-born population4.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799
Single-parent households43.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790
Population 65+17.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799
Median age41.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797
Median household income$50,028$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749
Median home value$127,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758
Median gross rent$830$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 birth76.2 yr ± 0.5778.9 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 0.57 years of 76.2, 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