ZIP code
30627
in Carlton, GeorgiaPopulation 2,470
48.53/ 100
Ranked #18,263 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 43%)
Ranked #316 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (top 44%)
Ranked #11 of 19 Athens-Clarke County, GA ZIPs (bottom 42%)
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.
Tree cover
68.9%
in the top 9.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
11.5%
in the bottom 11.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS12thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
90.9%
in the top 16% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS84thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
0.13%
in the bottom 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS16thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
4.9%
in the bottom 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS19thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, Carlton, Georgia (ZIP 30627) lands in the bottom 43% nationally (18,263rd) and the top 44% of Georgia (316th).
The measures split the difference for this area: modeled tree cover lies in the top 9.7% nationally, and housing-cost burden resides in the bottom 11.6% nationally. Modeled arsenic lands in the bottom 11.7% nationally, and homeownership registers in the top 16% nationally. Households without a vehicle sits in the bottom 16% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure rests at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Poverty is in the bottom 19% nationally. Against that, modeled humid heat stands in the top 13.1% nationally, distance to an emergency room settles in the top 13.2% nationally, and modeled loneliness lies in the top 17% nationally.
To translate a couple of terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 30648, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 81%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 50%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 41%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 31%
21%
Disability
healthier than 33%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 66%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 74%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 63%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 41%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 56%
11%
Disability
healthier than 51%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 46%
5%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 28%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 61%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 67%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 28%
11%
Disability
healthier than 33%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the bottom 0.00%
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 81.3; chronic-disease standing 30.9 — 50 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,466 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.
Nearby
30624
Georgiashares a border
Score 47.76
Closest healthier
30648
Georgiashares a border
Score 50.81
Similar health profile
39422
Mississippi94% similar profile
Score 45.31
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 | 30.9% | 28.3–33.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.2% | 38.9–45.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.2% | 8.4–9.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.2–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.1% | 7.4–8.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.0% | 7.9–10.1 |
| Depression among adults | 20.5% | 18.1–23.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.5% | 14.0–17.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.0% | 38.4–45.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.9% | 31.0–43.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–4.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.6% | 14.0–17.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.4% | 10.6–14.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.0% | 78.9–82.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.5% | 76.9–81.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.3% | 85.8–88.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.7% | 61.4–67.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.3% | 55.6–60.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.6% | 68.6–78.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.0% | 12.1–16.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.6% | 14.5–18.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.3% | 26.5–34.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.5% | 33.1–41.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.2% | 20.8–25.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.2% | 15.7–18.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.1% | 14.5–17.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.3% | 13.7–17.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.0% | 30.4–37.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.5–9.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.8–10.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.4% | 15.5–19.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.6–6.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.8% | 20.9–26.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.6% | 14.3–19.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 13.7% | 11.6–15.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.6% | 11.0–14.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.7% | 7.7–9.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.0% | 31.8–40.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 7.2–9.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | GA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 4.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 22.8% | 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+) | 19.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 11.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707 |
| Homeownership rate | 90.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720 |
| Single-parent households | 50.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705 |
| Population 65+ | 12.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720 |
| Median age | 36.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715 |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677 |
| Median home value | $207,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666 |
| Median gross rent | $500 | $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 | 75.0 yr ± 1.14 | 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 1.14 years of 75.0, 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