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31546

in Jesup, GeorgiaPopulation 7,097

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41.72/ 100

Ranked #25,456 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 21%)

Ranked #523 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 26%)

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.

Mental-health provider access

0.3 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics located 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.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

6.6%

in the bottom 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Humid extreme heat

151.7 days/year

in the top 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
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 ›

Households without a vehicle

17%

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

43%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Radon

0.9 pCi/L

in the bottom 11.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US12th
Definition & 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 ›

The read

By its overall health score, ZIP 31546, one of several in Jesup, Georgia lands in the bottom 21% nationally (25,456th) and the bottom 26% of Georgia (523rd).

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The measures split the difference for this area: mental-health providers registers in the top 2.1% nationally, and modeled pfas sits in the bottom 2.9% nationally. Distance to an emergency room rests in the bottom 12.6% nationally, and modeled radon is in the bottom 11.9% nationally. Against that, modeled humid heat stands in the top 4.3% nationally, households without a vehicle settles in the top 5.9% nationally, and modeled obesity lies in the top 9.0% nationally. Poverty resides in the top 14.1% nationally, modeled housing insecurity lands in the top 14.2% nationally, and modeled uninsured registers in the top 10.7% nationally.

To translate a couple of terms, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 31316, 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 84%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 79%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 21%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 17%

11%

Disability

healthier than 19%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 14%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 78%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 79%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 36%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 21%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

Disability

healthier than 31%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 10%

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 83.8; chronic-disease standing 21.2 — 63 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,554 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 adults30.1%26.7–33.4
High blood pressure among adults44.1%39.7–48.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.2%7.4–9.0
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.5–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.4–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.8%8.7–11.1
Depression among adults20.7%17.5–24.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.5%14.4–18.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.4%36.0–45.0
Obesity among adults43.0%35.1–51.1
Stroke among adults4.8%4.4–5.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.8%17.4–24.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.3%13.0–17.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.6%76.7–82.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.8%75.3–82.0
Cholesterol screening among adults85.4%83.5–87.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.5%57.1–67.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.6%47.5–55.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.6%63.2–78.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.3%11.6–17.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.2%16.5–22.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.7%27.8–37.8
Short sleep duration among adults39.7%32.9–46.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.1%22.9–29.5
Frequent mental distress among adults18.7%16.6–20.9
Frequent physical distress among adults17.2%15.2–19.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.5%15.4–19.6
Any disability among adults36.0%31.6–40.7
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.4–9.4
Independent living disability among adults11.3%10.1–12.7
Mobility disability among adults18.6%16.2–21.1
Self-care disability among adults5.9%5.3–6.5
Vision disability among adults7.4%6.7–8.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.2%21.7–29.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.1%19.1–25.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.5%17.1–22.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.1%14.8–19.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.3%10.1–12.8
Loneliness among adults36.3%31.1–41.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.7%10.3–13.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate22.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6423.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)15.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)23.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)7.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle17.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription92.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate64.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population2.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households39.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+17.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age43.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$66,912$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$207,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$818$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 birth76.7 yr ± 0.9778.9 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 0.97 years of 76.7, 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