ZIP code
28663
in Piney Creek, North CarolinaPopulation 802
47.49/ 100
Ranked #19,560 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 39%)
Ranked #485 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 39%)
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
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
19.8 mi
in the top 4.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
68.7%
in the bottom 5.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST5thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
11.6%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
10.6%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
12.5%
in the bottom 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST19thUS10thDefinition & 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 ›High cholesterol
43.4%
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
12.4%
in the bottom 14.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS15thDefinition & 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 ›Transportation noise
0.52%
in the bottom 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS16thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
1.7%
in the bottom 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS16thDefinition & 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 ›The read
On the composite measure, Piney Creek, North Carolina (ZIP 28663) stands in the bottom 39% nationally (19,560th) and the bottom 39% of North Carolina (485th).
Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: fiber broadband lands at the national maximum, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 4.9% nationally. Unemployment rests at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle lands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise rests at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled binge drinking lands in the bottom 9.9% nationally. Working the other way, home broadband subscription settles in the bottom 5.5% nationally, and modeled hearing disability rests in the top 6.0% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease lands in the top 6.0% nationally.
For clarity, 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. ZIP 28640, about 3.9 miles away, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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 95%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 71%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 77%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 90%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 43%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 43%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Disability
healthier than 18%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 27%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 61%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 69%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 99%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Disability
healthier than 24%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 13%
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
24363
Virginiashares a border
Score 44.31
Closest healthier
28640
North Carolinaabout 3.9 mi away
Score 50.96
Similar health profile
15421
Pennsylvania97% similar profile
Score 50.44
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 | 37.1% | 33.3–40.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.3% | 41.1–49.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.8% | 10.6–13.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.6% | 9.1–12.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.5% | 9.1–14.3 |
| Depression among adults | 25.4% | 22.0–28.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.1% | 13.8–18.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.4% | 39.0–47.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.8% | 28.8–43.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.2% | 4.4–6.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.1% | 13.8–20.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.3% | 7.5–13.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.7% | 80.2–84.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.6% | 79.7–85.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.3% | 87.3–91.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.4% | 58.7–69.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.4% | 55.4–63.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.6% | 68.7–83.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.5% | 10.4–14.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.3% | 12.7–20.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.1% | 22.7–33.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.3% | 24.8–38.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.7% | 19.3–28.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.9% | 13.6–18.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.4% | 13.9–18.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.7% | 13.0–18.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.7% | 33.1–44.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.6% | 10.0–13.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.2% | 8.2–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.5% | 16.9–24.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.5% | 4.5–6.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.8% | 5.6–8.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.4% | 15.7–23.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.3% | 10.8–18.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.6% | 9.3–16.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.6% | 7.6–12.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.6% | 6.1–9.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 29.3% | 24.1–34.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.8% | 5.5–8.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 10.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 28.6% | 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 | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793 |
| Broadband subscription | 68.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 16.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 24.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.2% | 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 | 5.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799 |
| Single-parent households | 43.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790 |
| Population 65+ | 29.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799 |
| Median age | 38.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797 |
| Median household income | $80,457 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749 |
| Median home value | $232,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758 |
| Median gross rent | $578 | $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 | 80.8 yr ± 2.04 | 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 2.04 years of 80.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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