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30602

in Athens, GeorgiaPopulation 1,467

ZipVitals Score
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42.54/ 100

Ranked #24,785 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 23%)

Ranked #493 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 31%)

Ranked #16 of 19 Athens-Clarke County, GA ZIPs (bottom 16%)

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.

High cholesterol

14.2%

in the bottom 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

38.2%

in the bottom 0.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

29%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

12.8%

in the bottom 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

2.1%

in the bottom 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

1.1%

in the bottom 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

49.8%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

0.70%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

4.5%

in the bottom 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, ZIP 30602, one of several in Athens, Georgia places in the bottom 23% nationally (24,785th) and the bottom 31% of Georgia (493rd).

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled colon screening is in the bottom 0.2% nationally, and cognitive disability lands in the top 0.2% nationally. Modeled loneliness stands in the top 0.2% nationally, and slow internet speeds registers at the national maximum. More encouragingly, modeled high cholesterol settles in the bottom 0.5% nationally, high blood pressure sits in the bottom 0.5% nationally, and diabetes lies in the bottom 0.5% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease rests in the bottom 0.5% nationally, stroke resides in the bottom 0.6% nationally, and mobility disability is in the bottom 0.8% nationally.

Beside the areas that surround it, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 30605, 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 Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area.

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

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Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 99%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 62%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 73%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 48%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.9%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 6%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 1%

13%

Mental Health

in the bottom 0.5%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 98%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 78%

11%

Disability

healthier than 66%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 74%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 71%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 1%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 1%

14%

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.9%

13%

Mental Health

in the bottom 0.00%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

in the top 0.00%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 61%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 78%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 72%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 50%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Environmental Hazard

in the bottom 0.00%

14%

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.00%

13%

Mental Health

in the bottom 0.00%

8%

“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.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 6.5 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 98.5 (top 10%) — 92 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #17,992 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 adults5.7%4.6–6.8
High blood pressure among adults12.8%10.6–15.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults0.9%0.8–1.0
Current asthma among adults12.7%10.9–14.5
Coronary heart disease among adults1.1%0.9–1.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults3.2%2.4–3.9
Depression among adults33.2%28.5–38.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults2.1%1.7–2.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened14.2%11.9–17.1
Obesity among adults24.4%19.0–31.1
Stroke among adults0.7%0.6–0.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years29.9%24.2–36.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.9%10.5–18.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure23.3%19.6–27.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults67.0%61.9–72.1
Cholesterol screening among adults61.0%54.9–66.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years38.2%34.1–42.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.5%44.4–52.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.8%67.6–82.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.9%16.4–24.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.3%7.3–13.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.4%18.1–29.6
Short sleep duration among adults33.2%27.4–39.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.6%14.7–22.3
Frequent mental distress among adults31.7%26.7–35.4
Frequent physical distress among adults11.2%9.0–12.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults29.0%23.0–33.0
Any disability among adults36.3%30.1–41.6
Hearing disability among adults3.0%2.5–3.5
Independent living disability among adults15.0%11.3–17.3
Mobility disability among adults4.5%3.5–5.5
Self-care disability among adults2.1%1.7–2.4
Vision disability among adults6.0%4.8–7.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.7%19.6–28.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults26.6%19.5–33.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults21.5%14.7–27.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.7%12.8–20.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults19.1%15.1–22.3
Loneliness among adults49.8%43.8–55.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.2%8.8–13.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate—10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–645.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)36.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)18.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle—3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription—89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)—23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate—78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)—1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population12.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households—53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+0.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age19.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent—$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