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29853

in Williston, South CarolinaPopulation 5,944

ZipVitals Score
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40.96/ 100

Ranked #26,059 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 19%)

Ranked #330 of 417 South Carolina ZIPs (bottom 21%)

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

19%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

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Self-care disability

6.9%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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Stroke

5.7%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US94th
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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Short sleep

42.8%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

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Home broadband subscription

71.7%

in the bottom 7.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST10th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Households without a vehicle

13.7%

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Vision disability

8.6%

in the top 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Utility shut-off threat

13.9%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

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Food insecurity

26.7%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

22%

in the top 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US90th
Definition & source ›

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

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The read

Overall, Williston, South Carolina (ZIP 29853) places in the bottom 19% nationally (26,059th) and the bottom 21% of South Carolina (330th).

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The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: modeled diabetes stands in the top 5.6% nationally. On the other side, modeled self-care disability registers in the top 6.3% nationally, and stroke settles in the top 6.0% nationally. Modeled short sleep sits in the top 7.0% nationally, home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 7.2% nationally, and households without a vehicle rests in the top 8.6% nationally. Modeled vision disability resides in the top 9.2% nationally, utility shutoff is in the top 9.0% nationally, and food insecurity lands in the top 9.0% nationally. Modeled mobility disability stands in the top 9.6% nationally.

Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 29826, just across the boundary. Modeled short sleep stands in the top 7.0% 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 73%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 66%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 53%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 37%

5%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 69%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 63%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 56%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 43%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 19%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 13%

11%

Disability

healthier than 19%

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 72.8; chronic-disease standing 13.1 — 60 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,751 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 adults32.6%29.8–35.2
High blood pressure among adults45.6%42.1–48.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%8.0–9.5
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.8–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults9.0%8.3–9.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.1%10.0–12.1
Depression among adults22.4%19.7–25.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults19.0%17.1–20.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.5%36.9–43.8
Obesity among adults42.6%36.5–48.2
Stroke among adults5.7%5.3–6.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years17.7%15.2–20.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years14.1%12.5–16.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.0%80.9–84.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.1%79.4–84.4
Cholesterol screening among adults86.5%84.9–87.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.6%61.6–69.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.2%52.1–58.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.6%70.9–81.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.2%11.2–15.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.4%16.3–20.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.9%29.9–37.7
Short sleep duration among adults42.8%37.8–48.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.5%24.8–30.1
Frequent mental distress among adults18.0%16.2–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults17.5%15.8–19.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.4%15.7–19.1
Any disability among adults38.3%34.5–41.7
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.6–9.2
Independent living disability among adults12.3%11.1–13.4
Mobility disability among adults22.0%19.9–24.1
Self-care disability among adults6.9%6.3–7.5
Vision disability among adults8.6%7.9–9.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.8%23.6–30.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults26.7%23.9–29.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.4%17.2–21.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.0%16.9–21.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.5%11.2–13.9
Loneliness among adults33.5%29.4–37.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.9%12.4–15.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate24.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.5% (6.2–28.7%) n=410
Uninsured 18–6418.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.1% (5.9–25.5%) n=412
No HS diploma (25+)13.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.6% (3.4–21.1%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.1% (9.1–48.9%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)6.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (0.2–11.1%) n=414
Households without a vehicle13.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–13.6%) n=410
Broadband subscription71.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.1% (71.4–95.1%) n=410
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.3% (12.8–35.0%) n=410
Homeownership rate67.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.3% (54.9–91.8%) n=410
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.6%) n=410
Foreign-born population0.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.7% (0.0–9.0%) n=419
Single-parent households43.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (37.6–69.9%) n=404
Population 65+17.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.6% (10.9–31.7%) n=419
Median age40.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.4 yr (33.8–54.1) n=415
Median household income$44,983$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,990 ($40,800–$90,964) n=384
Median home value$107,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($88,260–$384,940) n=383
Median gross rent$684$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 birth77.2 yr ± 1.0978.9 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 1.09 years of 77.2, 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