ZIP code
29568
in Longs, South CarolinaPopulation 17,097
50.62/ 100
Ranked #15,397 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 48%)
Ranked #141 of 417 South Carolina ZIPs (top 34%)
Ranked #9 of 15 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC ZIPs (bottom 40%)
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.
High cholesterol
45.3%
in the top 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
39.6%
in the top 6.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
38 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Radon
0.6 pCi/L
in the bottom 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.
Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
46.3%
in the top 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST74thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
7.2 mi
in the top 20% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS80thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
36.7 mi
in the top 21% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS79thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›The read
Longs, South Carolina (ZIP 29568), overall, ranks in the top 48% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,397th) and the top 34% of South Carolina (141st).
This area's strengths are easy to pick out across the measures: modeled radon lands in the bottom 1.9% nationally, and colon screening lies in the top 10.2% nationally. Working the other way, modeled high cholesterol stands in the top 3.8% nationally, floodplain exposure rests in the top 6.4% nationally, and fatal road crashes registers in the top 7.8% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure resides in the top 9.2% nationally, and PFOA in drinking water settles in the top 11.7% nationally. PFOS in drinking water is in the top 12.1% nationally, and modeled diabetes sits in the top 11.4% nationally. Modeled disaster risk lands in the top 15% nationally.
Defined simply, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. PFOA in drinking water is one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. PFOS in drinking water is a common one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. ZIP 29566, just across the boundary, comes out 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 66%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 99%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 89%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 64%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 68%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 60%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 18%
21%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 11%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 77%
16%
Environmental Hazard
in the top 1.0%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 88%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 77%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 78%
8%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 53%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 15%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 79%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 64%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 64%
8%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 43%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 50%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 14%
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
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 74.8 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $62,653 predicts 78.2 years — 3.4 years below.
Ranked #4,635 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 98.6 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 18.0 — 81 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #466 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
28463
North Carolinashares a border
Score 36.23
Closest healthier
29566
South Carolinashares a border
Score 56.47
Similar health profile
23417
Virginia97% similar profile
Score 48.09
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 | 36.2% | 33.5–39.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 46.3% | 43.3–49.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.7% | 10.7–12.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.5% | 8.5–10.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.1% | 8.3–10.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.2% | 9.1–11.5 |
| Depression among adults | 20.8% | 18.5–23.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.1% | 15.3–19.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 45.3% | 42.3–48.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.1% | 30.3–38.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.0% | 4.6–5.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.4% | 10.3–14.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.7% | 10.2–13.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 85.6% | 83.7–87.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 84.3% | 82.1–86.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.5% | 88.2–90.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 72.1% | 68.5–75.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.4% | 58.4–64.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.5% | 73.3–82.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.1% | 11.2–15.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.6% | 13.6–17.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.2% | 24.1–30.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.9% | 32.2–39.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.7% | 20.3–25.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.8–18.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.9% | 15.2–18.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.2% | 12.7–15.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.3% | 31.1–37.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.3–10.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.4–10.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.2% | 17.1–21.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.5–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.7–6.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.9% | 20.3–25.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.6% | 14.4–18.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.2% | 8.7–11.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.9% | 10.4–13.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.9–8.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 29.2% | 26.0–32.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 7.0–9.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | SC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.5% (6.2–28.7%) n=410 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 18.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.1% (5.9–25.5%) n=412 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (3.4–21.1%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 20.1% (9.1–48.9%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (0.2–11.1%) n=414 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–13.6%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.1% (71.4–95.1%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 30.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.3% (12.8–35.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.3% (54.9–91.8%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–4.6%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.7% (0.0–9.0%) n=419 |
| Single-parent households | 69.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 50.9% (37.6–69.9%) n=404 |
| Population 65+ | 29.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.6% (10.9–31.7%) n=419 |
| Median age | 53.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.4 yr (33.8–54.1) n=415 |
| Median household income | $62,653 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $58,990 ($40,800–$90,964) n=384 |
| Median home value | $254,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $177,400 ($88,260–$384,940) n=383 |
| Median gross rent | $1,823 | $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 ± 0.70 | 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 0.70 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