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28683

in Thurmond, North CarolinaPopulation 1,614

ZipVitals Score
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38.81/ 100

Ranked #27,541 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.2%)

Ranked #721 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 9.1%)

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.

Hearing disability

11.6%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US94th
Definition & 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

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

5.6%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

22.7%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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Child-care access

0.57 per 1,000 residents

in the top 7.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The number of child day-care services 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 ›

Home broadband subscription

73.6%

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST7th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

6.4%

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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Independent-living disability

12.1%

in the top 10.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US89th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

11.3%

in the top 12.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US88th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 13.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US14th
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

By its overall health score, Thurmond, North Carolina (ZIP 28683) lands in the bottom 14.2% nationally (27,541st) and the bottom 9.1% of North Carolina (721st).

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Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: unemployment is at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Childcare stands in the top 7.9% nationally, and modeled tree cover settles in the top 11.8% nationally. Against that, modeled hearing disability lies in the top 6.0% nationally, coronary heart disease resides in the top 6.0% nationally, and stroke lands in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled mobility disability registers in the top 7.5% nationally, home broadband subscription sits in the bottom 8.6% nationally, and modeled self-care disability rests in the top 9.1% nationally. Modeled independent living disability is in the top 10.8% nationally.

Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 27017, just across the boundary. Modeled mobility disability is in the top 7.5% 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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 85%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 61%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 43%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 47%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 12%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 89%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 27%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 5%

8%

Disability

healthier than 9%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

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 ›

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 85.1; chronic-disease standing 5.4 (bottom 10%) — 80 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #507 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 adults37.3%34.3–40.3
High blood pressure among adults45.2%41.7–48.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.0%10.1–12.0
Current asthma among adults11.9%10.7–13.2
Coronary heart disease among adults10.6%9.5–11.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults13.5%11.7–15.5
Depression among adults28.5%25.4–31.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.2%14.4–18.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.0%39.5–46.6
Obesity among adults41.6%35.5–48.0
Stroke among adults5.6%5.0–6.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.3%19.2–25.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.0%9.7–14.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.1%78.8–83.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.3%78.6–83.8
Cholesterol screening among adults87.1%85.3–88.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.3%58.9–67.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.8%53.6–59.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.1%66.4–78.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.6%10.8–14.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.5%17.5–23.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.9%27.5–36.3
Short sleep duration among adults33.1%28.2–38.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.2%23.6–30.8
Frequent mental distress among adults18.5%16.7–20.4
Frequent physical distress among adults18.2%16.2–20.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.7%16.5–20.9
Any disability among adults42.8%38.3–47.0
Hearing disability among adults11.6%10.4–12.8
Independent living disability among adults12.1%10.7–13.7
Mobility disability among adults22.7%19.8–25.5
Self-care disability among adults6.4%5.6–7.3
Vision disability among adults7.8%6.9–8.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.8%18.9–25.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.8%15.7–21.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults17.7%14.6–20.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.4%10.6–14.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.6%8.3–11.0
Loneliness among adults32.2%28.4–36.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.9%7.7–10.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate20.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793
Uninsured 18–6430.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794
No HS diploma (25+)8.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50510.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.1%) n=796
Households without a vehicle11.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793
Broadband subscription73.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)26.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32224.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793
Homeownership rate78.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (52.7–89.7%) n=793
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.5%) n=793
Foreign-born population0.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799
Single-parent households69.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790
Population 65+24.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799
Median age46.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797
Median household income$45,423$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749
Median home value$176,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758
Median gross rent$651$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 birth75.5 yr ± 1.0378.9 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 1.03 years of 75.5, 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