ZIP code
30002
in Avondale Estates, GeorgiaPopulation 5,225
62.49/ 100
Ranked #3,235 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 10.1%)
Ranked #51 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (top 7.2%)
Ranked #43 of 206 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ZIPs (top 21%)
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.
Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Lead in tap water
5.5 ppb
in the top 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
US91stDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Transit access
3.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops 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 ›Energy-cost burden
1.6%
in the bottom 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
5.4%
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST18thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Child-care access
0.49 per 1,000 residents
in the top 11.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS89thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Housing-cost burden
39.2%
in the top 11.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS89thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Walkability
93 intersections/sq mi
in the top 11.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
1.5%
in the top 12.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS88thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
11.5%
in the bottom 13.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS14thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Avondale Estates, Georgia (ZIP 30002) ranks in the top 10.1% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,235th) and the top 7.2% of Georgia (51st).
A number of signals point in a favorable direction for this area: transit rests in the top 9.0% nationally, and modeled energy burden is in the bottom 6.5% nationally. Grocery stands in the top 10.1% nationally, and modeled hearing disability settles in the bottom 10.0% nationally. Childcare lies in the top 11.0% nationally, and walkability resides in the top 11.4% nationally. Working the other way, modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the top 4.5% nationally, lead in tap water registers in the top 8.7% nationally, and housing-cost burden sits in the top 11.1% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise rests in the top 12.2% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 30030, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 80%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 79%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 76%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 88%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 88%
8%
Disability
healthier than 83%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 51%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 33%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 84%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 93%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 95%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 92%
8%
Disability
healthier than 90%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 91%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 61%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 25%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 63%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 70%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 88%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 77%
8%
Disability
healthier than 75%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 56%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 47%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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 76.6 ± 2.4 years. A median household income of $89,750 predicts 79.7 years — 3.1 years below.
Ranked #4,212 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 76.6 ± 2.4 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
30030
Georgiashares a border
Score 70.94
Closest healthier
30033
Georgiaabout 0.3 mi away
Score 68.52
Similar health profile
60044
Illinois100% similar profile
Score 70.23
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 | 22.8% | 20.5–25.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 36.2% | 33.0–39.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.9% | 7.2–8.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–5.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.4% | 4.7–6.2 |
| Depression among adults | 18.5% | 16.0–21.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.5% | 10.1–13.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.9% | 34.8–41.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.7% | 25.8–33.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.8–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.4% | 6.9–10.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.0% | 7.5–10.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.9% | 75.1–80.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.6% | 76.9–82.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.9% | 88.6–91.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.1% | 65.0–73.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.1% | 61.1–67.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.5% | 72.6–83.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.2% | 12.9–17.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.7% | 9.0–12.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.2% | 16.5–22.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.0% | 28.9–37.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.7% | 13.6–17.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.7% | 13.0–16.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.7% | 10.3–13.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.5% | 10.1–13.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 22.4% | 19.6–25.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.8–6.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.0% | 6.2–8.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.0% | 9.5–12.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.5% | 3.1–3.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.4% | 4.0–4.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.5% | 17.8–23.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.6% | 10.7–14.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.5% | 8.8–12.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.2% | 9.6–13.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.3% | 6.3–8.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.7% | 30.9–38.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.7–8.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | GA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 18.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 1.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 72.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 39.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707 |
| Homeownership rate | 63.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707 |
| Foreign-born population | 9.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720 |
| Single-parent households | 59.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705 |
| Population 65+ | 18.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720 |
| Median age | 44.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715 |
| Median household income | $89,750 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677 |
| Median home value | $531,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666 |
| Median gross rent | $1,186 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $993 ($694–$1,769) n=627 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | GA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.6 yr ± 1.20 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 76.1 yr (73.3–79.7) n=668 |
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 1.20 years of 76.6, 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