ZIP code
28901
in Andrews, North CarolinaPopulation 5,552
40.88/ 100
Ranked #26,131 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 19%)
Ranked #699 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 11.9%)
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.
Grocery access
0.38 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & 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.”
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
12.4%
in the top 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
85.5%
in the top 2.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
11.3%
in the top 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & 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
5.8%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
24.6%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
6.6%
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
22.6%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Child-care access
0.58 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›The read
Overall, Andrews, North Carolina (ZIP 28901) lands in the bottom 19% nationally (26,131st) and the bottom 11.9% of North Carolina (699th).
A number of measures pull each way for this area: grocery registers in the top 2.5% nationally, and modeled tree cover rests in the top 2.9% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 7.5% nationally, and childcare lies in the top 7.9% nationally. Set against that, modeled hearing disability lands in the top 3.3% nationally, coronary heart disease sits in the top 3.3% nationally, and stroke is in the top 5.3% nationally. Modeled tooth loss settles in the top 7.8% nationally, self-care disability resides in the top 7.9% nationally, and mobility disability registers in the top 7.8% nationally.
A note on the terms: industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 28771, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 87%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 64%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 50%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 51%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 50%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 51%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 6%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 75%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 90%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 34%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 10%
8%
Disability
healthier than 7%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 75.0 ± 1.6 years. A median household income of $44,792 predicts 76.9 years — 1.9 years below.
Ranked #2,443 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 86.8; chronic-disease standing 5.9 (bottom 10%) — 81 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #455 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.
Nearby
28771
North Carolinashares a border
Score 50.93
Closest healthier
28781
North Carolinashares a border
Score 48.66
Similar health profile
28683
North Carolina98% similar profile
Score 38.81
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 | 36.7% | 32.7–40.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.6% | 40.8–50.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.9% | 9.9–12.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 10.0–12.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.3% | 10.1–12.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 13.3% | 11.7–15.1 |
| Depression among adults | 27.6% | 23.5–31.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.7% | 14.5–19.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.2% | 37.4–47.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.0% | 29.4–46.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.8% | 5.2–6.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 24.6% | 20.4–29.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.8% | 9.9–13.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.0% | 78.2–83.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.2% | 77.7–84.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.5% | 84.5–88.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.9% | 58.6–69.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.8% | 54.0–62.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.4% | 68.9–84.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.1% | 10.5–15.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 20.1% | 17.5–23.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.9% | 27.0–37.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.9% | 25.7–40.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.0% | 23.8–30.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.2% | 16.1–20.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.8% | 15.7–20.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.5% | 16.4–21.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 42.3% | 37.5–47.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.4% | 11.0–13.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.4% | 11.0–14.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.6% | 19.9–25.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.9–7.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.5–9.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.2% | 17.9–25.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.6% | 16.9–22.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 19.4% | 16.5–22.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.8% | 11.0–15.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.4% | 9.1–11.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.3% | 26.3–36.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 8.5–11.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 15.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 23.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 10.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 17.9% | 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 | 4.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793 |
| Broadband subscription | 79.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 17.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 24.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793 |
| Homeownership rate | 81.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (52.7–89.7%) n=793 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–4.5%) n=793 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799 |
| Single-parent households | 53.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790 |
| Population 65+ | 24.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799 |
| Median age | 47.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797 |
| Median household income | $44,792 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749 |
| Median home value | $158,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758 |
| Median gross rent | $719 | $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 | 75.0 yr ± 0.82 | 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 0.82 years of 75.0, 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