ZIP code

31204

in Macon, GeorgiaPopulation 32,421

ZipVitals Score

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31.77/ 100

Ranked #30,370 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 5.3%)

Ranked #687 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 3.4%)

Ranked #19 of 21 Macon-Bibb County, GA ZIPs (bottom 9.6%)

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.

Self-care disability

9.1%

in the top 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th

US99th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

11.7%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th

US98th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

15.3%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th

US98th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.5%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th

US98th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

21.1%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th

US98th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

28.5%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th

US96th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

42%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th

US98th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

48.4%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th

US99th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

21.1%

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th

US98th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

45.1%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th

US97th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 31204, one of several in Macon, Georgia sits in the bottom 5.3% nationally (30,370th) and the bottom 3.4% of Georgia (687th).

A demanding profile, and several measures drive it: modeled self-care disability stands in the top 1.4% nationally, vision disability resides in the top 2.4% nationally, and independent living disability sits in the top 2.3% nationally. Modeled stroke stands in the top 2.3% nationally, diabetes resides in the top 2.4% nationally, and tooth loss sits in the top 4.1% nationally. Modeled loneliness stands in the top 1.9% nationally, and obesity resides in the top 1.3% nationally. Modeled utility shutoff sits in the top 2.0% nationally, and short sleep stands in the top 3.0% nationally.

Placed beside its immediate neighbors, walkability runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 31207, 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 Macon-Bibb County, 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 93%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 30%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

Disability

healthier than 3%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 24%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Georgia

Healthcare Access

healthier than 93%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Georgia

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 23%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 19%

Disability

healthier than 4%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Healthcare Access

healthier than 90%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 20%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 15%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

Disability

healthier than 5%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

“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 74.4 ± 1.1 years. A median household income of $38,784 predicts 76.3 years — 1.9 years below.
Ranked #2,530 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 74.4 ± 1.1 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, 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	31.1%	27.9–34.2
High blood pressure among adults	49.0%	45.0–52.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	6.8%	6.2–7.5
Current asthma among adults	12.1%	10.7–13.5
Coronary heart disease among adults	8.9%	8.1–9.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	11.3%	10.2–12.4
Depression among adults	20.0%	17.0–23.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	21.1%	18.9–23.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	39.1%	35.1–43.2
Obesity among adults	48.4%	41.7–55.3
Stroke among adults	6.5%	6.0–7.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	28.5%	24.6–32.5

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	17.3%	15.2–19.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	80.5%	78.2–82.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	81.7%	78.6–84.5
Cholesterol screening among adults	84.9%	83.1–86.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	62.1%	57.0–66.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	47.5%	44.0–50.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	75.5%	68.2–81.8

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	11.4%	9.3–13.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults	21.2%	18.9–23.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	38.2%	33.8–42.8
Short sleep duration among adults	45.1%	39.1–51.0

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	32.8%	29.9–35.9
Frequent mental distress among adults	20.7%	18.5–22.9
Frequent physical distress among adults	18.7%	16.7–20.7

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	19.8%	17.9–21.9
Any disability among adults	42.1%	37.9–46.4
Hearing disability among adults	7.5%	6.7–8.4
Independent living disability among adults	15.3%	14.0–16.8
Mobility disability among adults	24.3%	21.9–26.8
Self-care disability among adults	9.1%	8.4–9.9
Vision disability among adults	11.7%	10.8–12.6

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	29.0%	25.4–33.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	36.0%	32.8–39.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	37.0%	34.3–40.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	26.7%	23.9–29.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	19.0%	17.2–21.0
Loneliness among adults	42.0%	36.9–47.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	21.1%	18.9–23.5

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

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	31.7%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	13.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–64	28.0%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	18.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)	17.5%	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+)	11.2%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle	16.0%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	4.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription	82.3%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	87.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	40.5%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	25.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate	42.5%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	73.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	1.3%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	1.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population	2.0%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	3.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households	33.4%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	48.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+	15.3%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	17.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age	34.1 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	39.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income	$38,784	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value	$135,300	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent	$961	$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	74.4 yr ± 0.54	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 0.54 years of 74.4, 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