ZIP code
29104
in Mayesville, South CarolinaPopulation 1,732
42.12/ 100
Ranked #25,112 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 22%)
Ranked #303 of 417 South Carolina ZIPs (bottom 27%)
Ranked #8 of 11 Sumter, SC ZIPs (bottom 27%)
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.
Diabetes
20.7%
in the top 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Stroke
6.1%
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
57.7 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
49.4%
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
43.4%
in the top 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
6.8%
in the top 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
11.5%
in the bottom 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Mobility disability
22.4%
in the top 8.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
28%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
14.1%
in the top 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Health need and barriers to care documented here
On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.
These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.
Health need documented here
- Food insecurity
- Housing insecurity
- Chronic conditions
Barriers to reaching care
- Thin local supply of doctors
- Thin local supply of pharmacies
- Households with no vehicle
A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.
See the full care-deserts analysis →The read
By the composite health measure, Mayesville, South Carolina (ZIP 29104) ranks in the bottom 22% nationally (25,112th) and the bottom 27% of South Carolina (303rd).
On the ground, a handful of readings define this area: modeled diabetes rests in the top 2.8% nationally, and stroke stands in the top 3.6% nationally. Fatal road crashes lies in the top 2.6% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure lands in the top 4.0% nationally. Modeled short sleep sits in the top 5.7% nationally, self-care disability is in the top 6.8% nationally, and mobility disability settles in the top 8.4% nationally. Modeled food insecurity resides in the top 7.8% nationally, and households without a vehicle registers in the top 8.2% nationally. On the better side, modeled binge drinking rests in the bottom 4.6% nationally.
Close by, ZIP 29051, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall. On other measures, the area also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.
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 Sumter, SC metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 92%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 68%
8%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 9%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 25%
11%
Disability
healthier than 14%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 21%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 88%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 63%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 78%
8%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 31%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 90%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 70%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 90%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 60%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 50%
11%
Disability
healthier than 40%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 20%
16%
“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 92.0 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 9.3 (bottom 10%) — 83 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #377 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
29010
South Carolinashares a border
Score 37.84
Closest healthier
29051
South Carolinashares a border
Score 43.95
Similar health profile
39851
Georgia99% similar profile
Score 39.88
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 | 34.0% | 31.3–36.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 49.4% | 46.3–52.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.7% | 7.1–8.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.1% | 10.0–12.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.7% | 7.9–9.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.0% | 8.9–11.2 |
| Depression among adults | 19.8% | 17.5–22.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 20.7% | 18.8–22.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.9% | 37.7–44.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 44.2% | 39.1–49.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.1% | 5.6–6.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 23.2% | 20.5–26.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.1% | 12.1–16.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 84.3% | 82.7–85.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 84.1% | 81.9–86.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.5% | 86.2–88.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.5% | 65.0–71.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.1% | 50.2–56.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.5% | 71.4–81.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.5% | 9.9–13.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.8% | 14.8–19.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.5% | 29.8–37.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 43.4% | 39.1–47.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.6% | 24.7–30.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.1% | 15.5–18.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.8% | 15.2–18.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.5% | 14.8–18.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.7% | 34.1–41.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.3% | 6.6–8.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.8% | 10.6–13.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.4% | 20.3–24.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.8% | 6.1–7.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.9–9.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 28.9% | 26.0–31.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 28.0% | 24.8–31.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 19.6% | 17.0–22.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.1% | 17.9–22.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 12.8% | 11.4–14.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.8% | 31.4–38.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 13.8% | 12.3–15.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | SC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.5% (6.2–28.7%) n=410 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.1% (5.9–25.5%) n=412 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 16.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (3.4–21.1%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 19.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 20.1% (9.1–48.9%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (0.2–11.1%) n=414 |
| Households without a vehicle | 14.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–13.6%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 79.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.1% (71.4–95.1%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 22.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.3% (12.8–35.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 66.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.3% (54.9–91.8%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–4.6%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.7% (0.0–9.0%) n=419 |
| Single-parent households | 33.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 50.9% (37.6–69.9%) n=404 |
| Population 65+ | 14.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.6% (10.9–31.7%) n=419 |
| Median age | 36.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.4 yr (33.8–54.1) n=415 |
| Median household income | $67,096 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $58,990 ($40,800–$90,964) n=384 |
| Median home value | $157,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $177,400 ($88,260–$384,940) n=383 |
| Median gross rent | $919 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $950 ($678–$1,545) n=343 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | SC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.6 yr ± 0.98 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 76.3 yr (73.2–79.9) n=389 |
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 0.98 years of 75.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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