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31024

in Eatonton, GeorgiaPopulation 21,601

ZipVitals Score
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49.21/ 100

Ranked #17,373 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 46%)

Ranked #297 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (top 42%)

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.

Park land

15%

in the top 8.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

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Natural-disaster risk

in the top 14.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US86th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

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The read

By the composite measure, Eatonton, Georgia (ZIP 31024) sits in the bottom 46% nationally (17,373rd) and the top 42% of Georgia (297th).

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The readings split fairly evenly between strengths and concerns: park land lies in the top 8.8% nationally. Distance to a community health center settles at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled binge drinking stands in the bottom 10.6% nationally, and grocery is in the top 12.4% nationally. Distance to a nursing home rests at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Pharmacy sits in the top 14.9% nationally. Working the other way, modeled humid heat registers in the top 13.1% nationally, and disaster risk lands in the top 14.2% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure resides in the top 13.3% nationally, and diabetes lies in the top 13.3% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 30625, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.

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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 66%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 72%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 87%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 47%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 58%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Disability

healthier than 27%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 28%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 63%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 87%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 74%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 88%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 37%

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 74.1; chronic-disease standing 22.4 — 52 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #2,361 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 adults32.5%29.1–36.0
High blood pressure among adults44.7%40.4–48.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.0%9.1–11.0
Current asthma among adults10.4%9.3–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults8.7%7.9–9.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.2%8.3–10.2
Depression among adults19.7%16.7–22.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.7%14.7–18.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.8%37.3–46.3
Obesity among adults39.2%31.3–47.4
Stroke among adults4.8%4.5–5.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.1%11.6–17.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.0%11.3–14.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.1%79.6–84.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.4%78.1–84.3
Cholesterol screening among adults88.5%87.0–89.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.5%63.6–73.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.1%54.5–61.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.9%69.4–83.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.6%10.2–15.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.5%13.5–17.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.2%26.0–34.7
Short sleep duration among adults36.6%29.8–43.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.8%21.2–26.5
Frequent mental distress among adults16.7%14.9–18.6
Frequent physical distress among adults16.1%14.4–17.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.0%13.4–16.7
Any disability among adults34.7%30.7–38.9
Hearing disability among adults8.8%7.9–9.7
Independent living disability among adults10.1%9.1–11.1
Mobility disability among adults18.3%16.3–20.5
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.9–5.8
Vision disability among adults6.7%6.1–7.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.2%19.8–26.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.2%15.9–20.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.9%14.0–18.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.2%12.4–16.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.6%8.6–10.8
Loneliness among adults35.3%29.9–40.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.6%8.5–10.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate18.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6417.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)14.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)29.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)3.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle4.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription86.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)31.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate80.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population7.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households62.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+25.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age47.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$65,971$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$237,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$1,003$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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