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31011

in Chauncey, GeorgiaPopulation 497

ZipVitals Score
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40.86/ 100

Ranked #26,145 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 18%)

Ranked #545 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 23%)

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.

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

20.7 mi

in the top 4.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

9.0%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

32.2%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

2.2%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

38.2%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST67th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

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Humid extreme heat

136.1 days/year

in the top 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US92nd
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US9th
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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.3%

in the bottom 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST43rd
US9th
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 ›

Dry extreme heat

25.2 days/year

in the top 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US81st
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US21st
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

The read

Chauncey, Georgia (ZIP 31011), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 18% nationally (26,145th) and the bottom 23% of Georgia (545th).

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A balanced showing across the data, with a few readings each side: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies in the top 4.6% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 8.7% nationally, and modeled arsenic is in the bottom 8.8% nationally. On the other hand, crowded housing lies in the top 5.5% nationally, poverty registers in the top 5.6% nationally, and modeled loud transportation noise is in the top 6.6% nationally. Modeled loneliness lies in the top 8.1% nationally, and humid heat registers in the top 8.3% nationally. Modeled stroke is in the top 10.1% nationally, and diabetes lies in the top 10.6% nationally.

Defined simply, for reference, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 31009, 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.

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

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 51%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 21%

11%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 26%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 37%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 66%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 43%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 19%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 27%

11%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 31%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

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 adults31.5%28.2–35.0
High blood pressure among adults45.6%41.5–49.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%8.0–9.7
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.3–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults9.4%8.3–10.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.5%9.1–11.9
Depression among adults20.7%17.6–24.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.3%15.2–19.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.5%38.1–47.0
Obesity among adults39.4%32.0–47.3
Stroke among adults5.3%4.7–5.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.3%18.6–26.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years14.9%12.5–17.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.9%78.3–83.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.2%75.7–82.3
Cholesterol screening among adults86.1%84.2–87.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.0%57.0–67.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.1%48.3–55.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.4%63.3–78.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.6%11.1–16.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.3%16.4–22.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.5%29.4–39.8
Short sleep duration among adults38.2%32.0–44.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.8%23.4–30.3
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%16.3–20.6
Frequent physical distress among adults17.6%15.5–19.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.2%15.1–19.4
Any disability among adults38.3%33.6–43.1
Hearing disability among adults9.2%8.2–10.4
Independent living disability among adults11.4%10.1–12.8
Mobility disability among adults20.3%17.8–23.0
Self-care disability among adults5.9%5.3–6.7
Vision disability among adults7.5%6.7–8.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.9%22.2–29.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.5%18.4–24.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults18.3%15.6–21.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.7%13.5–18.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.5%9.2–12.0
Loneliness among adults38.2%32.8–43.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.3%8.9–11.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate32.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6423.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)24.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)17.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)8.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle5.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription77.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)17.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate77.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)9.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population1.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households57.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+18.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age44.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$46,875$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$72,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$425$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 birth72.8 yr ± 0.8878.9 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 0.88 years of 72.8, 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