ZIP code

30655

in Monroe, GeorgiaPopulation 29,785

ZipVitals Score

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44.34/ 100

Ranked #23,082 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 28%)

Ranked #433 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 39%)

Ranked #190 of 206 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ZIPs (bottom 7.8%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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

1.2%

in the bottom 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST27th

US5th

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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

37.2 per million

in the top 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th

US92nd

Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

6.4%

in the top 9.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th

US90th

Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 10.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th

US90th

Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

The read

ZIP 30655, one of several in Monroe, Georgia, by its composite score, sits in the bottom 28% nationally (23,082nd) and the bottom 39% of Georgia (433rd).

The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: modeled arsenic is in the bottom 5.5% nationally, and physicians lands in the top 10.5% nationally. Distance to a community health center stands at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home registers at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Subsidized affordable housing settles in the top 14.2% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled air-toxics cancer risk sits in the top 8.2% nationally, crowded housing lies in the top 9.9% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 10.0% nationally. Modeled loneliness resides in the top 10.9% nationally, and housing insecurity is in the top 14.6% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 30014, 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesGeorgiaMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Healthcare Access

healthier than 73%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 38%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 38%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 21%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 32%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 37%

Disability

healthier than 24%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 34%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Georgia

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

About typical

close to the middle of Georgia

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 44%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 57%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Georgia

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 38%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 29%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

Disability

healthier than 40%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 62%

14%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Healthcare Access

healthier than 59%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 16%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 8%

Disability

healthier than 9%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 19%

“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

2 of our published findings list 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.

Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 75.2 ± 1.2 years. A median household income of $69,148 predicts 78.6 years — 3.4 years below.
Ranked #4,590 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 75.2 ± 1.2 years. The 45 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.3 years — 2.1 years below them.
Ranked #1,635 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, 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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	28.5%	25.4–31.5
High blood pressure among adults	39.6%	35.5–43.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	7.9%	7.2–8.7
Current asthma among adults	11.0%	9.7–12.4
Coronary heart disease among adults	7.1%	6.5–7.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	8.9%	8.0–9.8
Depression among adults	21.9%	18.7–25.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	14.3%	12.5–16.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	37.9%	33.8–42.0
Obesity among adults	40.5%	33.3–47.7
Stroke among adults	4.3%	4.0–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	19.0%	15.7–22.7

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	14.5%	12.7–16.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	78.1%	75.4–80.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	77.7%	74.1–80.9
Cholesterol screening among adults	84.9%	83.1–86.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	62.1%	56.8–67.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	53.8%	50.1–57.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	72.5%	64.0–79.8

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	14.0%	11.5–16.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults	17.8%	15.5–20.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	31.3%	26.9–35.7
Short sleep duration among adults	37.8%	31.4–44.5

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	24.1%	21.5–26.9
Frequent mental distress among adults	19.1%	17.0–21.3
Frequent physical distress among adults	15.9%	14.2–17.8

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	17.6%	15.8–19.6
Any disability among adults	35.3%	31.2–39.5
Hearing disability among adults	7.5%	6.7–8.3
Independent living disability among adults	11.3%	10.1–12.4
Mobility disability among adults	17.2%	15.2–19.2
Self-care disability among adults	5.4%	4.9–5.9
Vision disability among adults	7.0%	6.4–7.6

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	23.9%	20.8–27.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	21.8%	19.3–24.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	19.8%	17.7–22.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	16.9%	14.9–19.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	11.5%	10.3–12.8
Loneliness among adults	37.4%	32.6–42.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	11.5%	10.2–12.9

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	19.5%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	13.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–64	15.3%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	18.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)	15.8%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	12.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	20.7%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	21.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)	6.5%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle	5.5%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	4.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription	89.8%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	87.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	34.3%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	25.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate	67.4%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	73.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	6.4%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	1.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population	3.6%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	3.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households	39.9%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	48.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+	15.9%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	17.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age	36.5 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	39.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income	$69,148	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value	$326,800	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent	$1,087	$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	75.2 yr ± 0.60	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 0.60 years of 75.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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