ZIP code
28617
in Crumpler, North CarolinaPopulation 1,839
47.13/ 100
Ranked #19,989 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 38%)
Ranked #495 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 38%)
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.
Fiber broadband
99.7%
in the top 2.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
21.2 mi
in the top 4.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.3%
in the bottom 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
13.8%
in the bottom 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS16thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Crumpler, North Carolina (ZIP 28617) places in the bottom 38% nationally (19,989th) and the bottom 38% of North Carolina (495th).
The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: fiber broadband registers in the top 2.7% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 4.3% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled arsenic lies in the bottom 9.2% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Crowded housing resides at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Childcare is in the top 14.7% nationally. Pulling the other way, distance to a Superfund site lands in the bottom 11.3% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 14.6% nationally. Modeled hearing disability registers in the top 14.4% nationally.
For readers new to these terms, 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. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 28640, 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 80%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 63%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 83%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 65%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 60%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 19%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 34%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 31%
8%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 66%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 42%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 59%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 27%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 33%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 39%
8%
Disability
healthier than 30%
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 80.1; chronic-disease standing 18.8 — 61 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,636 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
28631
North Carolinashares a border
Score 44.16
Closest healthier
28640
North Carolinashares a border
Score 50.96
Similar health profile
28622
North Carolina98% similar profile
Score 47.94
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 | 34.5% | 30.6–38.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.0% | 38.3–47.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.3% | 9.3–11.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.5–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.3% | 8.1–10.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.8% | 9.2–12.6 |
| Depression among adults | 25.8% | 21.9–29.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.8% | 12.6–17.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.4% | 36.5–46.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.7% | 30.1–47.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.2% | 13.1–19.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.2% | 10.1–14.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.0% | 77.0–82.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.5% | 76.9–83.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.6% | 85.7–89.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.7% | 63.6–73.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.8% | 56.8–64.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.2% | 69.5–83.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.8% | 11.3–16.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.4% | 14.5–20.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.0% | 23.0–33.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.7% | 27.1–40.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.6% | 20.2–27.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.1% | 15.0–19.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.1% | 13.9–18.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.5% | 14.3–18.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.1% | 33.0–43.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.4% | 9.0–11.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.0% | 8.7–11.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.8% | 16.0–21.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.6–6.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.8–7.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.0% | 17.5–24.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.0% | 13.2–19.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 13.8% | 11.2–16.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.6% | 9.7–13.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.6% | 7.4–10.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.9% | 25.8–36.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.1% | 6.9–9.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 18.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 10.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 18.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.1%) n=796 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 13.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 24.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793 |
| Homeownership rate | 75.3% | 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 | 2.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799 |
| Single-parent households | 55.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790 |
| Population 65+ | 32.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799 |
| Median age | 56.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797 |
| Median household income | $62,204 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749 |
| Median home value | $244,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758 |
| Median gross rent | $757 | $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 | 78.3 yr ± 1.36 | 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 1.36 years of 78.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
More ZIPs to explore ▾More ZIPs to explore ▴
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