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30014

in Covington, GeorgiaPopulation 41,425

ZipVitals Score
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47.22/ 100

Ranked #19,896 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 38%)

Ranked #357 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 50%)

Ranked #177 of 206 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ZIPs (bottom 14.1%)

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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Subsidized affordable housing

364 units

in the top 6.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

38.4 per million

in the top 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US92nd
Definition & 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 ›

Loneliness

38%

in the top 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST63rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Covington, Georgia (ZIP 30014) places in the bottom 38% nationally (19,896th) and the bottom 50% of Georgia (357th).

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The measures that define this area's challenges come through directly: modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the top 0.3% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk settles in the top 7.7% nationally. Modeled loneliness sits in the top 8.7% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. On the stronger side, distance to an emergency room rests at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Subsidized affordable housing resides in the top 6.6% nationally, and physicians is in the top 12.4% nationally. Distance to a nursing home lands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Mental-health providers stands in the top 13.9% nationally, and modeled arsenic registers in the bottom 15% nationally.

Beside the areas that surround it, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 30013, 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.

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 46%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 46%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 59%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 59%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 5%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 36%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 36%

11%

Disability

healthier than 40%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 63%

16%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 50%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 56%

8%

Disability

healthier than 58%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 45%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 51%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

in the bottom 0.9%

14%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 41%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 37%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 3%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 24%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 6%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 37%

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 76.0 ± 0.8 years. A median household income of $72,254 predicts 78.8 years — 2.8 years below.

    Ranked #3,867 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 38.4 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 76.0 ± 0.8 years.

    Ranked #1,701 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.

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 adults27.1%24.1–30.0
High blood pressure among adults40.2%36.2–44.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.4%6.8–8.1
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.6–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults6.6%6.0–7.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.5%6.8–8.3
Depression among adults19.8%16.9–22.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.4%12.8–16.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.9%33.8–41.8
Obesity among adults40.9%33.5–48.1
Stroke among adults4.1%3.8–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years17.0%14.2–20.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.0%11.5–14.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.2%75.5–80.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.2%75.8–82.1
Cholesterol screening among adults86.5%84.8–88.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.7%60.1–69.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.3%52.9–59.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.7%67.8–80.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.4%11.9–17.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.5%13.6–17.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.2%26.1–34.3
Short sleep duration among adults39.1%33.2–45.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.2%19.8–24.5
Frequent mental distress among adults18.2%16.3–20.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.8%13.2–16.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.7%14.1–17.3
Any disability among adults32.8%29.1–36.5
Hearing disability among adults6.7%6.0–7.4
Independent living disability among adults9.8%8.9–10.8
Mobility disability among adults16.0%14.2–17.7
Self-care disability among adults4.8%4.4–5.2
Vision disability among adults6.2%5.7–6.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.3%22.1–29.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.7%17.4–22.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.3%14.5–18.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.3%14.4–18.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.5%9.4–11.6
Loneliness among adults38.0%33.2–43.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.7%9.5–12.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6417.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)11.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)25.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)6.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle5.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription91.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)34.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate61.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population7.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households44.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+15.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age38.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$72,254$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$293,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$1,256$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$993 ($694–$1,769) n=627
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.0 yr ± 0.4278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.1 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 0.42 years of 76.0, 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