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ZIP code

29563

in Lake View, South CarolinaPopulation 1,884

35.01/ 100

Ranked #29,386 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.4%)

Ranked #396 of 417 South Carolina ZIPs (bottom 5.1%)

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.

Diabetes

22.4%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.8%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

8.2%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

30.3%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

26.2%

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

10.3%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

0.98%

in the bottom 1.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST11th
US2nd
Definition & 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 ›

Independent-living disability

14.3%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.44 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & 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

51.1%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Lake View, South Carolina (ZIP 29563) ranks in the bottom 8.4% nationally (29,386th) and the bottom 5.1% of South Carolina (396th).

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A number of measures mark where this area is under strain: modeled diabetes lies in the top 1.5% nationally, and stroke lands in the top 1.6% nationally. Modeled self-care disability sits in the top 2.5% nationally, and tooth loss is in the top 3.0% nationally. Modeled mobility disability settles in the top 2.2% nationally, vision disability resides in the top 4.3% nationally, and independent living disability registers in the top 3.6% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure rests in the top 2.5% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled arsenic stands in the bottom 1.7% nationally, and grocery lies in the top 2.0% nationally.

To spell things out, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Close by, ZIP 28369, just across the boundary, ranks healthier 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 69%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 35%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 17%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 67%

5%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 44%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 37%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 20%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 18%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

“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 91.8 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 2.2 (bottom 10%) — 90 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #129 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 adults37.4%33.7–41.1
High blood pressure among adults51.1%46.6–55.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.2%8.3–10.2
Current asthma among adults11.2%9.8–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults10.9%9.8–12.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults13.6%12.0–15.3
Depression among adults22.7%19.4–26.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults22.4%19.8–25.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.5%38.0–46.9
Obesity among adults44.9%37.1–52.9
Stroke among adults6.8%6.2–7.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years30.3%25.8–35.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.4%13.0–18.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure84.2%81.9–86.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.4%79.4–85.2
Cholesterol screening among adults86.0%84.1–87.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.9%58.6–69.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults46.3%42.5–50.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.0%65.9–80.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.1%9.8–14.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.2%18.3–24.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.7%31.5–42.3
Short sleep duration among adults38.7%32.2–45.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults32.4%28.7–36.2
Frequent mental distress among adults19.0%16.8–21.3
Frequent physical distress among adults19.7%17.4–22.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.0%16.8–21.3
Any disability among adults43.4%38.5–48.4
Hearing disability among adults10.0%8.8–11.1
Independent living disability among adults14.3%12.7–16.1
Mobility disability among adults26.2%23.2–29.3
Self-care disability among adults8.2%7.3–9.2
Vision disability among adults10.3%9.3–11.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults27.7%23.8–31.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults30.9%27.0–34.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults24.1%20.8–27.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.4%17.9–23.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults14.2%12.6–15.9
Loneliness among adults34.9%29.8–40.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults15.5%13.6–17.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate21.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.5% (6.2–28.7%) n=410
Uninsured 18–6412.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.1% (5.9–25.5%) n=412
No HS diploma (25+)19.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.6% (3.4–21.1%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.1% (9.1–48.9%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)5.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (0.2–11.1%) n=414
Households without a vehicle5.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–13.6%) n=410
Broadband subscription59.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.1% (71.4–95.1%) n=410
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)26.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.3% (12.8–35.0%) n=410
Homeownership rate63.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.3% (54.9–91.8%) n=410
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.6%) n=410
Foreign-born population1.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.7% (0.0–9.0%) n=419
Single-parent households37.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (37.6–69.9%) n=404
Population 65+27.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.6% (10.9–31.7%) n=419
Median age50.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.4 yr (33.8–54.1) n=415
Median household income$46,013$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,990 ($40,800–$90,964) n=384
Median home value$88,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($88,260–$384,940) n=383
Median gross rent$601$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 birth71.9 yr ± 1.3078.9 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 1.30 years of 71.9, 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