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29112

in North, South CarolinaPopulation 3,847

ZipVitals Score
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38.98/ 100

Ranked #27,403 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.6%)

Ranked #354 of 417 South Carolina ZIPs (bottom 15%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

59.8 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US98th
Definition & 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 ›

Diabetes

19.7%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

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Stroke

6.0%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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Self-care disability

7.0%

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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High blood pressure

48.4%

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

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Distance to an emergency room

19.2 mi

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

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Mobility disability

22.9%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

16.3%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

8.8%

in the top 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

27.9%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, North, South Carolina (ZIP 29112) lands in the bottom 14.6% nationally (27,403rd) and the bottom 15% of South Carolina (354th).

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Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: fatal road crashes registers in the top 2.3% nationally. Against that, modeled diabetes sits in the top 4.2% nationally, and stroke rests in the top 4.1% nationally. Modeled self-care disability is in the top 5.9% nationally, modeled high blood pressure stands in the top 5.4% nationally, and distance to an emergency room settles in the top 6.1% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lies in the top 7.1% nationally, households without a vehicle resides in the top 6.3% nationally, and modeled vision disability lands in the top 8.3% nationally. Modeled food insecurity registers in the top 7.9% nationally.

Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 29107, just across the boundary. Modeled self-care disability registers in the top 5.9% 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 86%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 44%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 21%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 39%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 31%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 51%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 17%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 23%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 3%

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 86.4; chronic-disease standing 9.1 (bottom 10%) — 77 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #639 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 adults35.3%32.4–38.2
High blood pressure among adults48.4%45.0–51.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.5%7.7–9.3
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.8–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%8.4–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.2%10.0–12.4
Depression among adults23.0%20.3–25.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults19.7%17.7–21.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.7%38.2–45.1
Obesity among adults42.2%37.0–47.4
Stroke among adults6.0%5.5–6.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.0%18.0–24.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years14.6%12.6–16.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.5%81.5–85.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.2%80.6–85.5
Cholesterol screening among adults86.7%85.1–88.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.9%60.6–69.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.1%48.8–55.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.3%67.2–79.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.1%11.0–15.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.0%16.7–21.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults35.0%31.3–39.0
Short sleep duration among adults39.0%34.4–44.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults28.8%25.9–31.6
Frequent mental distress among adults18.1%16.3–19.9
Frequent physical distress among adults17.9%16.2–19.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.7%15.9–19.5
Any disability among adults39.7%36.1–43.4
Hearing disability among adults8.5%7.6–9.4
Independent living disability among adults12.3%11.1–13.6
Mobility disability among adults22.9%20.7–25.2
Self-care disability among adults7.0%6.4–7.7
Vision disability among adults8.8%8.0–9.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.0%24.8–31.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults27.9%24.9–31.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.6%17.2–22.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.0%16.9–21.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.5%11.2–13.9
Loneliness among adults31.6%28.0–35.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.4%11.9–15.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.5% (6.2–28.7%) n=410
Uninsured 18–6412.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.1% (5.9–25.5%) n=412
No HS diploma (25+)15.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.6% (3.4–21.1%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)12.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.1% (9.1–48.9%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)3.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (0.2–11.1%) n=414
Households without a vehicle16.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–13.6%) n=410
Broadband subscription77.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.1% (71.4–95.1%) n=410
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.3% (12.8–35.0%) n=410
Homeownership rate78.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.3% (54.9–91.8%) n=410
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.6%) n=410
Foreign-born population0.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.7% (0.0–9.0%) n=419
Single-parent households49.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (37.6–69.9%) n=404
Population 65+16.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.6% (10.9–31.7%) n=419
Median age42.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.4 yr (33.8–54.1) n=415
Median household income$50,195$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,990 ($40,800–$90,964) n=384
Median home value$91,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($88,260–$384,940) n=383
Median gross rent$682$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$950 ($678–$1,545) n=343
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SC median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth74.6 yr ± 1.1678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.3 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 1.16 years of 74.6, 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