ZIP code
28660
in Olin, North CarolinaPopulation 2,501
48.22/ 100
Ranked #18,661 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)
Ranked #464 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 41%)
Ranked #85 of 113 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ZIPs (bottom 25%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 10.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
12.6%
in the bottom 13.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS13thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 13.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS13thDefinition & 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
By the composite health measure, Olin, North Carolina (ZIP 28660) ranks in the bottom 42% nationally (18,661st) and the bottom 41% of North Carolina (464th).
A number of measures pull each way for this area: housing-cost burden sits in the bottom 13.5% nationally, and modeled disaster risk is in the bottom 13.5% nationally. Modeled short sleep settles in the bottom 14.5% nationally, and transportation noise resides in the bottom 18% nationally. Modeled arsenic registers in the bottom 18% nationally. Set against that, modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 10.7% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Recreation lies at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Poverty lands in the top 18% nationally, and crowded housing sits in the top 18% nationally.
To spell things out, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. Close by, ZIP 28625, just across the boundary, ranks healthier 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Risk Behavior
healthier than 67%
11%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 46%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 56%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 38%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 25%
8%
Disability
healthier than 34%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 56%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 43%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 41%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Disability
healthier than 48%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 24%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 11%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 63%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 27%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 26%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 21%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 17%
8%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
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.
Nearby
28625
North Carolinashares a border
Score 51.65
Closest healthier
28634
North Carolinashares a border
Score 49.35
Similar health profile
97456
Oregon94% similar profile
Score 47.72
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 | 30.1% | 26.6–33.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.5% | 35.2–43.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.8% | 8.0–9.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.9% | 7.1–8.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.8–10.2 |
| Depression among adults | 26.1% | 22.2–30.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.5% | 10.8–14.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.6% | 34.0–43.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.9% | 27.5–43.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.3% | 13.1–19.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.5% | 9.6–13.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.5% | 74.3–80.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.5% | 75.9–82.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.6% | 84.8–88.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.9% | 57.2–68.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.8% | 56.7–64.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.3% | 64.4–80.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.2% | 12.4–18.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.1% | 14.6–20.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.0% | 21.6–30.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.0% | 24.7–37.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.5% | 18.7–24.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.7% | 15.6–20.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.8% | 13.0–16.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.8% | 14.8–19.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.4% | 31.8–41.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.1% | 8.0–10.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.2–10.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.4% | 14.3–18.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.2–6.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.8% | 19.4–26.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.3% | 12.8–18.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.4% | 10.3–14.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.6% | 9.8–13.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.3% | 7.2–9.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.3% | 27.3–37.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.6–9.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 20.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 35.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 18.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 10.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 5.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.1%) n=796 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 24.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793 |
| Homeownership rate | 67.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (52.7–89.7%) n=793 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–4.5%) n=793 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799 |
| Single-parent households | 73.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790 |
| Population 65+ | 19.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799 |
| Median age | 30.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797 |
| Median household income | $77,278 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749 |
| Median home value | $216,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758 |
| Median gross rent | $1,073 | $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 | 76.2 yr ± 1.02 | 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 1.02 years of 76.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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