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30555

in McCaysville, GeorgiaPopulation 2,607

ZipVitals Score
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50.80/ 100

Ranked #15,150 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 47%)

Ranked #251 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (top 35%)

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.

Grocery access

0.95 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

PFAS in drinking water

8.0%

in the bottom 5.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Pharmacy access

0.48 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies located 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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.2%

in the bottom 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST31st
US7th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

70.1%

in the top 9.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

0.15%

in the bottom 14.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US15th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

93.5 days/year

in the top 26% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US74th
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 ›

The read

On the composite measure, McCaysville, Georgia (ZIP 30555) stands in the top 47% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,150th) and the top 35% of Georgia (251st).

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A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: grocery settles in the top 0.4% nationally, and modeled pfas rests in the bottom 5.0% nationally. Pharmacy lands in the top 5.7% nationally, and modeled arsenic settles in the bottom 6.6% nationally. Modeled tree cover rests in the top 9.1% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home settles at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site rests in the top 13.8% nationally, and unemployment lands in the bottom 14.7% nationally. On the other side, modeled high cholesterol settles in the top 11.1% nationally.

Set beside the wider area around it, grocery runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. ZIP 30512, about 12 miles away, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 65%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 75%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 59%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 58%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 52%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 28%

21%

Disability

healthier than 39%

7%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 78%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 84%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 76%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 92%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 55%

8%

Disability

healthier than 57%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 38%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 27%

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 ›

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 adults32.4%28.9–36.3
High blood pressure among adults40.7%36.3–45.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.9%9.8–11.9
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.1–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults8.5%7.6–9.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.2%7.8–10.6
Depression among adults21.8%18.5–25.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.3%12.4–16.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.9%38.5–47.7
Obesity among adults37.9%30.2–46.4
Stroke among adults4.3%3.9–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.8%11.4–16.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.5%8.5–12.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.0%78.3–83.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.4%76.0–82.5
Cholesterol screening among adults88.5%86.7–90.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.9%63.0–72.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.6%58.0–65.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.2%67.6–82.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.8%12.1–17.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.6%12.9–18.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.3%22.6–32.4
Short sleep duration among adults34.4%28.1–41.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.9%17.7–24.2
Frequent mental distress among adults16.8%14.7–19.0
Frequent physical distress among adults15.9%13.9–18.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.5%12.6–16.7
Any disability among adults33.1%28.5–38.0
Hearing disability among adults9.1%8.1–10.3
Independent living disability among adults9.2%8.0–10.6
Mobility disability among adults16.8%14.4–19.4
Self-care disability among adults4.4%3.9–5.1
Vision disability among adults5.4%4.7–6.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.5%17.4–23.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.6%10.3–15.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.1%8.2–12.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.3–11.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.2–8.2
Loneliness among adults33.9%29.1–39.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.5–7.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate8.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6419.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)9.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)9.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)0.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle0.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription87.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)34.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate84.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population3.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households50.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+21.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age46.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$49,375$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$203,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$854$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 unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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