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ZIP code

30619

in Arnoldsville, GeorgiaPopulation 1,737

48.24/ 100

Ranked #18,621 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)

Ranked #320 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (top 45%)

Ranked #12 of 19 Athens-Clarke County, GA ZIPs (bottom 37%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

1.00%

in the bottom 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US2nd
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 ›

Transportation noise

0.64%

in the bottom 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US18th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Arnoldsville, Georgia (ZIP 30619) lands in the bottom 42% nationally (18,621st) and the top 45% of Georgia (320th).

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Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled arsenic settles in the bottom 2.0% nationally, distance to a Superfund site is in the top 12.3% nationally, and modeled tree cover sits in the top 12.5% nationally. Crowded housing lands at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation noise lies in the bottom 18% nationally, and disaster risk stands in the bottom 18% nationally. On the other side, fatal road crashes rests in the top 14.5% nationally. Recreation registers at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat resides in the top 18% nationally. Physicians settles at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs.

Put simply, 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. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. On the overall standing, ZIP 30605, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 62%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 40%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 51%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Disability

healthier than 30%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 36%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 75%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 77%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 64%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 41%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 56%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 42%

8%

Disability

healthier than 47%

7%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 40%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 78%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 39%

8%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

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 83.2; chronic-disease standing 31.3 — 52 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #2,348 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 adults31.1%27.6–34.7
High blood pressure among adults41.1%36.8–45.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.4%8.6–10.4
Current asthma among adults10.4%9.2–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.3–9.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.2%7.8–10.6
Depression among adults21.7%18.5–25.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.0%13.0–17.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.6%37.2–46.0
Obesity among adults37.1%29.3–45.4
Stroke among adults4.4%4.0–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.0%12.4–18.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.2%11.0–15.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.0%77.5–82.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.0%75.7–82.2
Cholesterol screening among adults86.7%84.8–88.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.4%61.4–71.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults53.8%50.2–57.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.7%66.3–80.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.4%11.8–17.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.5%13.8–19.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.4%24.5–34.3
Short sleep duration among adults37.6%31.1–44.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.5%20.3–26.9
Frequent mental distress among adults17.7%15.7–19.9
Frequent physical distress among adults16.3%14.2–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.9%13.9–18.0
Any disability among adults34.5%29.8–39.1
Hearing disability among adults8.6%7.6–9.7
Independent living disability among adults10.1%8.7–11.4
Mobility disability among adults17.4%14.9–19.9
Self-care disability among adults5.0%4.3–5.6
Vision disability among adults6.2%5.5–7.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.7%19.3–26.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.5%13.8–19.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.7%11.3–16.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.9%11.0–15.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.8–10.4
Loneliness among adults34.8%29.8–40.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.3–9.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.3%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+)10.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)33.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)1.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle2.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription90.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate84.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population2.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households51.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+15.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age41.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$78,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$230,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$879$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 birth77.5 yr ± 1.2478.9 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 1.24 years of 77.5, 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