ZIP code
28698
in Zionville, North CarolinaPopulation 2,320
53.76/ 100
Ranked #11,011 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 34%)
Ranked #254 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (top 32%)
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 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.47 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Child-care access
0.93 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
20.9 mi
in the top 4.5% 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
1.2%
in the bottom 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
71.9%
in the top 8.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
1.3%
in the bottom 13.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS14thDefinition & 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 ›Civic-institution access
0.47 per 1,000 residents
in the top 13.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS86thDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›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
Judged by its overall standing, Zionville, North Carolina (ZIP 28698) sits in the top 34% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,011th) and the top 32% of North Carolina (254th).
A few measures carry most of this area's good news: fiber broadband stands in the top 2.6% nationally, elder services resides in the top 2.6% nationally, and childcare sits in the top 2.7% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 4.5% nationally, and modeled arsenic resides in the bottom 5.0% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover stands in the top 8.2% nationally. Modeled extreme heat resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure sits in the bottom 13.8% nationally, and civic stands in the top 13.8% nationally.
Put plainly, 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 28684, 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 89%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 71%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 73%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 91%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 49%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Disability
healthier than 50%
7%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 32%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 64%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 62%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 63%
11%
Disability
healthier than 68%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.6%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 34%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 17%
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
28607
North Carolinashares a border
Score 50.95
Closest healthier
28684
North Carolinashares a border
Score 57.64
Similar health profile
22850
Virginia97% similar profile
Score 52.42
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 | 30.5% | 27.2–34.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.4% | 33.4–41.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.8% | 8.9–10.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.6–12.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.4% | 6.6–8.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.2–9.6 |
| Depression among adults | 26.5% | 22.8–30.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.5% | 10.1–13.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.2% | 34.1–42.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.8% | 27.5–42.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.8% | 3.4–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.2% | 11.6–16.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.7% | 7.0–10.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.3% | 75.5–80.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.0% | 76.7–83.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.0% | 86.2–89.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.0% | 64.4–73.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.8% | 58.1–65.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.1% | 71.3–83.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.0% | 13.2–19.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.5% | 12.3–17.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.4% | 19.5–27.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.9% | 26.3–38.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.6% | 16.2–21.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.8% | 14.9–18.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.6% | 12.0–15.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.0% | 13.2–17.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.1% | 28.9–37.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.7–9.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.4–9.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.9% | 13.0–17.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.4–4.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.0% | 17.0–23.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.7% | 9.9–13.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.5% | 7.9–11.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.1% | 7.8–10.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.8% | 5.9–7.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.4% | 26.8–36.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.1% | 5.2–7.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 29.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 10.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 14.7% | 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 | 7.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793 |
| Broadband subscription | 83.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 24.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793 |
| Homeownership rate | 88.2% | 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 | 0.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799 |
| Single-parent households | 57.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790 |
| Population 65+ | 25.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799 |
| Median age | 51.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797 |
| Median household income | $54,402 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749 |
| Median home value | $219,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758 |
| Median gross rent | $713 | $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 | 80.1 yr ± 1.05 | 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 1.05 years of 80.1, 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