ZIP code
31308
in Ellabell, GeorgiaPopulation 8,416
47.71/ 100
Ranked #19,309 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 40%)
Ranked #340 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (top 48%)
Ranked #19 of 23 Savannah, GA ZIPs (bottom 17%)
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.
Fiber broadband
99.8%
in the top 2.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
13.1%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Grocery access
0.25 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
143.2 days/year
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Unemployment rate
11.4%
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
35.6%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
34.5 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Radon
0.8 pCi/L
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS6thDefinition & source ›
The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.
Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
8.2 mi
in the top 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS84thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Combined exposures in this ZIP
More than one environmental exposure stands out in this ZIP. Each is established independently and shown on its own above; they are grouped here for context — not because one causes the other.
This area ranks among the highest 10% of US ZIP codes for both humid-heat days and flood exposure.
See the full flooding, evacuation & humid-heat analysis →
The read
Ellabell, Georgia (ZIP 31308), overall, ranks in the bottom 40% nationally (19,309th) and the top 48% of Georgia (340th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: fiber broadband is in the top 2.5% nationally, grocery sits in the top 5.1% nationally, and modeled radon lands in the bottom 5.9% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies in the top 16% nationally. Set against that, outer-floodplain exposure stands in the top 3.0% nationally, and modeled humid heat rests in the top 6.5% nationally. Unemployment registers in the top 7.1% nationally, and floodplain exposure resides in the top 7.7% nationally. Fatal road crashes settles in the top 10.0% nationally, and modeled loneliness is in the top 10.5% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. 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. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". ZIP 30415, just across the boundary, comes out 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Savannah, 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 95%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 55%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 45%
16%
Disability
healthier than 43%
7%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 26%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 35%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 35%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 7%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 32%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 65%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 62%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Disability
healthier than 60%
7%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 48%
11%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 33%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 18%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 6%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 16%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 45%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 41%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 50%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 32%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 18%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 9%
8%
Disability
healthier than 32%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 14%
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
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 72.7 ± 1.7 years. A median household income of $73,061 predicts 78.8 years — 6.1 years below.
Ranked #5,756 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 72.7 ± 1.7 years. The 46 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 76.3 years — 3.6 years below them.
Ranked #2,800 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.
Nearby
30415
Georgiashares a border
Score 49.48
Closest healthier
31302
Georgiashares a border
Score 51.59
Similar health profile
76691
Texas99% similar profile
Score 47.79
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 | 27.3% | 24.7–30.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.1% | 34.7–41.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.0% | 7.3–8.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.4–11.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.6% | 6.0–7.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.2% | 7.1–9.3 |
| Depression among adults | 22.3% | 19.5–25.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.7% | 11.2–14.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.3% | 34.9–42.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.5% | 30.9–43.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.7% | 3.3–4.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.3% | 12.0–16.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.9% | 10.8–15.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.4% | 73.9–78.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.1% | 74.1–80.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.3% | 83.4–87.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.7% | 60.2–68.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 56.6% | 53.2–59.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.7% | 65.5–78.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.5% | 14.1–19.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.6% | 15.1–20.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.2% | 23.5–31.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.9% | 30.2–41.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.5% | 18.8–24.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.1% | 17.2–21.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.7% | 13.9–17.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.7% | 14.8–18.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.5% | 29.7–37.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.4–8.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.6% | 8.5–10.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.2% | 13.4–17.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–6.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.3% | 21.0–27.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.2% | 13.7–18.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.9% | 10.9–15.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.2% | 11.3–15.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.8% | 7.7–10.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 37.5% | 32.7–42.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 7.1–9.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | GA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 20.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 18.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 9.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 11.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707 |
| Broadband subscription | 84.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 21.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720 |
| Single-parent households | 49.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705 |
| Population 65+ | 14.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720 |
| Median age | 40.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715 |
| Median household income | $73,061 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677 |
| Median home value | $176,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666 |
| Median gross rent | $1,214 | $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 | 72.7 yr ± 0.89 | 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 0.89 years of 72.7, 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