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28637

in Hildebran, North CarolinaPopulation 1,911

ZipVitals Score
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49.31/ 100

Ranked #17,227 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 46%)

Ranked #423 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 47%)

Ranked #12 of 24 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ZIPs (top 50%)

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.

Pharmacy access

1.4 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies located 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 ›

Grocery access

0.68 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & 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.”

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PFAS in drinking water

72%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Physician access

2.7 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of physicians’ offices located 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 ›

Fatal road crashes

41.9 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & 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.

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Floodplain exposure

0.70%

in the bottom 10.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US11th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 10.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US11th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Hildebran, North Carolina (ZIP 28637) lands in the bottom 46% nationally (17,227th) and the bottom 47% of North Carolina (423rd).

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Several measures weigh most on this area's profile, and they come first: modeled pfas lands in the top 3.9% nationally, and fatal road crashes sits in the top 6.2% nationally. Fiber broadband is at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. On the better side, pharmacy settles in the top 0.5% nationally, grocery resides in the top 0.9% nationally, and physicians registers in the top 4.2% nationally. Modeled arsenic rests in the bottom 10.4% nationally, floodplain exposure stands in the bottom 10.7% nationally, and modeled disaster risk lies in the bottom 10.9% nationally. Dental providers lands in the top 14.7% nationally.

Set beside the nearby areas, pharmacy runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 28601, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.

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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 86%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 41%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 53%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 31%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 19%

8%

Disability

healthier than 35%

7%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 85%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 87%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 55%

21%

Disability

healthier than 50%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 60%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 16%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 28%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 91%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 87%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 57%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 48%

14%

Disability

healthier than 52%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 35%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 9%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 30%

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 adults30.9%27.2–34.5
High blood pressure among adults38.2%33.9–42.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.2%8.2–10.1
Current asthma among adults11.1%9.7–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults7.8%6.8–8.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.0%7.6–10.4
Depression among adults27.3%23.2–31.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.6%10.7–14.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.1%32.6–41.7
Obesity among adults36.0%28.2–43.8
Stroke among adults4.0%3.6–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years17.8%14.5–21.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.1%8.0–12.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.9%74.8–80.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.7%76.0–82.8
Cholesterol screening among adults87.0%84.9–88.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.3%60.2–70.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.5%56.5–64.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.2%65.1–80.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.1%12.3–18.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.6%13.6–19.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.8%21.8–31.8
Short sleep duration among adults34.8%28.3–41.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.9%17.5–24.2
Frequent mental distress among adults17.9%15.6–20.3
Frequent physical distress among adults14.6%12.5–16.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.5%14.2–19.1
Any disability among adults35.4%30.4–40.3
Hearing disability among adults9.0%7.8–10.1
Independent living disability among adults9.4%8.0–10.8
Mobility disability among adults16.2%13.7–18.7
Self-care disability among adults4.4%3.8–5.1
Vision disability among adults5.6%4.9–6.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.5%18.8–26.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.5%11.6–17.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.7%9.2–14.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.0%9.0–13.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.7–9.3
Loneliness among adults33.2%27.9–38.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.3%6.1–8.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793
Uninsured 18–6414.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794
No HS diploma (25+)14.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50510.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798
Bachelor's or higher (25+)12.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798
Unemployment rate (16+)3.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.1%) n=796
Households without a vehicle2.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793
Broadband subscription86.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32224.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793
Homeownership rate70.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (52.7–89.7%) n=793
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.5%) n=793
Foreign-born population7.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799
Single-parent households50.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790
Population 65+14.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799
Median age42.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797
Median household income$67,500$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749
Median home value$197,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758
Median gross rent$753$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 birth74.7 yr ± 0.8878.9 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 0.88 years of 74.7, 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