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30446

in Newington, GeorgiaPopulation 2,162

ZipVitals Score
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38.85/ 100

Ranked #27,512 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.3%)

Ranked #593 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 17%)

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.

Humid extreme heat

141.7 days/year

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

12.6%

in the top 8.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

6.5%

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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Civic-institution access

0.67 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Diabetes

17.7%

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

5.4%

in the top 8.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

37.7%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST56th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

9.8%

in the top 10.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

10.3 mi

in the top 10.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

11.2%

in the bottom 11.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US11th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Newington, Georgia (ZIP 30446) lands in the bottom 14.3% nationally (27,512th) and the bottom 17% of Georgia (593rd).

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Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: civic resides in the top 8.1% nationally. Against that, modeled humid heat lands in the top 6.9% nationally, and independent living disability registers in the top 8.4% nationally. Modeled self-care disability sits in the top 8.5% nationally, diabetes rests in the top 9.1% nationally, and stroke is in the top 8.9% nationally. Modeled loneliness stands in the top 9.8% nationally, unemployment settles in the top 10.1% nationally, and slow internet speeds lies in the top 10.3% nationally. Distance to a nursing home resides in the top 10.4% nationally.

To translate a couple of terms, humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 30461, 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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 28%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 37%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 17%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 18%

8%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 37%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 1.0%

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

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 82.4; chronic-disease standing 13.7 — 69 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,143 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 adults31.7%28.7–34.8
High blood pressure among adults45.4%41.7–49.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.3%7.6–9.0
Current asthma among adults11.2%10.0–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults9.1%8.3–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.9%9.6–12.2
Depression among adults21.6%18.7–24.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.7%15.8–19.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.6%36.7–44.6
Obesity among adults41.1%34.3–48.4
Stroke among adults5.4%4.9–5.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.8%19.5–26.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.4%13.1–17.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.4%78.0–82.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.4%76.3–82.2
Cholesterol screening among adults85.0%83.2–86.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.9%57.2–66.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.6%49.1–56.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.0%63.4–77.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.0%10.9–15.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.3%17.8–22.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.6%30.1–39.4
Short sleep duration among adults40.3%34.2–46.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults28.1%24.9–31.2
Frequent mental distress among adults19.7%17.8–21.9
Frequent physical distress among adults18.1%16.2–20.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.4%16.5–20.4
Any disability among adults38.6%34.5–42.9
Hearing disability among adults9.0%8.1–10.0
Independent living disability among adults12.6%11.2–13.9
Mobility disability among adults20.7%18.3–23.1
Self-care disability among adults6.5%5.9–7.2
Vision disability among adults8.2%7.4–9.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.3%22.1–28.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults24.6%21.5–27.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults23.1%20.1–26.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.5%16.2–20.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.6%11.2–14.1
Loneliness among adults37.7%33.0–42.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.9%11.4–14.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate18.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6417.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)23.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)10.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)9.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle3.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription85.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)11.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate71.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population1.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households35.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+8.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age38.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$75,521$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$141,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$1,026$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 birth76.9 yr ± 1.5678.9 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 1.56 years of 76.9, 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