ZIP code
30032
in Decatur, GeorgiaPopulation 42,948
50.97/ 100
Ranked #14,884 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)
Ranked #244 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (top 34%)
Ranked #138 of 206 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ZIPs (bottom 33%)
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.
Transit access
9.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Loneliness
40.8%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full 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 ›Grocery access
0.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Utility shut-off threat
14.7%
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Housing insecurity
21%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
5.1%
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST13thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
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 ›Housing-cost burden
40.3%
in the top 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Child-care access
0.51 per 1,000 residents
in the top 10.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS90thDefinition & 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 ›The read
By its overall health score, ZIP 30032, one of several in Decatur, Georgia lands in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,884th) and the top 34% of Georgia (244th).
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: transit stands in the top 1.5% nationally, and grocery settles in the top 7.2% nationally. Modeled hearing disability lies in the bottom 7.2% nationally, and childcare resides in the top 10.0% nationally. Against that, modeled loneliness lands in the top 3.0% nationally, air-toxics cancer risk registers in the top 4.5% nationally, and utility shutoff sits in the top 7.5% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity rests in the top 7.7% nationally, lead in tap water is in the top 8.7% nationally, and housing-cost burden stands in the top 9.7% nationally.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of 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. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 30002, 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
Mental Health
healthier than 79%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 84%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 53%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 46%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 46%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 21%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Disability
healthier than 37%
7%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 63%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 70%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 63%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 83%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 85%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 84%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 55%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 28%
14%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 60%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 60%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 73%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 59%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 24%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 37%
11%
Disability
healthier than 20%
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
3 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 74.5 ± 1.2 years. A median household income of $62,765 predicts 78.2 years — 3.7 years below.
Ranked #4,877 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 74.5 ± 1.2 years. The 34 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 76.4 years — 1.9 years below them.
Ranked #1,549 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, 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 74.5 ± 1.2 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
30002
Georgiashares a border
Score 62.49
Closest healthier
30030
Georgiashares a border
Score 70.94
Similar health profile
20743
Maryland92% similar profile
Score 51.21
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 | 23.0% | 20.8–25.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.7% | 39.7–45.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.2% | 4.7–5.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.1–12.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.0% | 5.4–6.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.6% | 5.9–7.3 |
| Depression among adults | 17.1% | 14.9–19.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.2% | 14.5–17.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.6% | 32.6–38.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.7% | 32.4–41.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.2–4.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.6% | 16.5–23.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.5% | 12.7–16.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.5% | 76.1–80.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.6% | 76.8–82.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.0% | 85.3–88.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.2% | 63.0–71.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 52.6% | 49.4–56.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.0% | 74.3–85.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.5% | 11.4–15.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.9% | 13.0–16.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.3% | 24.2–30.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.6% | 36.2–45.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.1% | 20.7–25.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.6% | 15.8–19.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.8% | 12.3–15.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 13.8–17.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.1% | 26.1–32.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.5–5.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.2% | 9.2–11.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.7% | 14.0–17.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.2–6.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.8–8.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 28.2% | 24.9–31.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 24.9% | 22.2–27.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 22.7% | 20.4–25.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 21.0% | 18.7–23.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 13.1% | 11.7–14.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 40.8% | 36.8–44.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 14.7% | 13.1–16.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | GA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 17.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 18.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 11.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 30.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 10.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 40.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707 |
| Homeownership rate | 56.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720 |
| Single-parent households | 42.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705 |
| Population 65+ | 17.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720 |
| Median age | 38.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715 |
| Median household income | $62,765 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677 |
| Median home value | $273,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666 |
| Median gross rent | $1,486 | $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 | 74.5 yr ± 0.59 | 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 0.59 years of 74.5, 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