ZIP code
29142
in Santee, South CarolinaPopulation 4,744
42.05/ 100
Ranked #25,170 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 22%)
Ranked #305 of 417 South Carolina 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
21.7%
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Stroke
6.6%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Grocery access
0.68 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›High blood pressure
52.3%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
65.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Self-care disability
7.4%
in the top 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
24.4%
in the top 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
11.0%
in the bottom 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Vision disability
9.2%
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.23 per 1,000 residents
in the top 6.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›The read
By its overall health score, Santee, South Carolina (ZIP 29142) lands in the bottom 22% nationally (25,170th) and the bottom 27% of South Carolina (305th).
The burdens that read clearest in the data come first: modeled diabetes registers in the top 1.9% nationally, and stroke sits in the top 2.0% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure rests in the top 1.8% nationally, and fatal road crashes is in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled self-care disability stands in the top 4.4% nationally, mobility disability settles in the top 4.3% nationally, and vision disability lies in the top 6.9% nationally. Better still, grocery resides in the top 0.9% nationally, modeled binge drinking lands in the bottom 3.1% nationally, and elder services registers in the top 6.2% nationally.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, grocery runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 29030, 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 80%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 64%
8%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 22%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 38%
11%
Disability
healthier than 8%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 21%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 82%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 80%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 75%
8%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 29%
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 89.4; chronic-disease standing 5.2 (bottom 10%) — 84 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #312 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
29018
South Carolinashares a border
Score 41.92
Closest healthier
29030
South Carolinashares a border
Score 43.76
Similar health profile
36069
Alabama99% similar profile
Score 42.06
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 | 37.4% | 34.3–40.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 52.3% | 48.5–55.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.1% | 8.3–10.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.0% | 9.7–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.0% | 9.0–11.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.2% | 9.9–12.6 |
| Depression among adults | 20.8% | 17.9–23.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 21.7% | 19.4–24.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.0% | 39.1–46.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 42.9% | 37.3–48.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.6% | 6.0–7.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.7% | 14.8–20.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.8% | 11.7–16.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 85.4% | 83.3–87.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 85.7% | 83.2–87.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.7% | 87.2–90.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.4% | 66.1–74.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.4% | 51.9–58.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.2% | 70.9–82.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.0% | 9.1–13.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.9% | 14.7–19.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 35.7% | 31.2–40.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.0% | 34.0–44.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 29.1% | 25.9–32.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.9% | 15.0–18.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.7% | 15.7–19.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.5% | 14.7–18.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.4% | 36.1–44.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.8–9.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.4% | 11.0–13.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 24.4% | 21.7–27.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.7–8.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.3–10.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 28.7% | 25.4–32.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 28.9% | 25.7–32.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 20.6% | 18.0–23.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.9% | 17.6–22.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 12.9% | 11.5–14.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.5% | 27.6–35.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 14.3% | 12.6–15.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | SC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 15.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.5% (6.2–28.7%) n=410 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 16.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.1% (5.9–25.5%) n=412 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (3.4–21.1%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 22.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 20.1% (9.1–48.9%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (0.2–11.1%) n=414 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–13.6%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 84.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.1% (71.4–95.1%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.3% (12.8–35.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.3% (54.9–91.8%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–4.6%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.7% (0.0–9.0%) n=419 |
| Single-parent households | 53.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 50.9% (37.6–69.9%) n=404 |
| Population 65+ | 24.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.6% (10.9–31.7%) n=419 |
| Median age | 42.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.4 yr (33.8–54.1) n=415 |
| Median household income | $54,028 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $58,990 ($40,800–$90,964) n=384 |
| Median home value | $182,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $177,400 ($88,260–$384,940) n=383 |
| Median gross rent | $963 | $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 | 74.8 yr ± 0.95 | 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 0.95 years of 74.8, 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