ZIP code
31716
in Baconton, GeorgiaPopulation 2,481
43.47/ 100
Ranked #23,940 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 25%)
Ranked #466 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 34%)
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.
Arsenic in groundwater
1.0%
in the bottom 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
44.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 5.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
139.4 days/year
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Pharmacy access
0.37 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies 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 ›Loneliness
37.7%
in the top 9.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST56thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS10thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
2.7 mi
in the bottom 13.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS14thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.24%
in the top 43% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS57thDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›The read
Baconton, Georgia (ZIP 31716), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 25% nationally (23,940th) and the bottom 34% of Georgia (466th).
The readings split fairly evenly between strengths and concerns: modeled arsenic registers in the bottom 2.3% nationally, pharmacy lands in the top 9.4% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 10.0% nationally. Working the other way, fatal road crashes lies in the top 5.5% nationally, modeled humid heat settles in the top 7.5% nationally, and modeled loneliness stands in the top 9.8% nationally. Modeled obesity is in the top 10.2% nationally, and diabetes rests in the top 12.3% nationally. Home broadband subscription sits in the bottom 13.7% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site registers in the bottom 13.7% nationally.
In everyday language, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 31721, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 49%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 55%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 21%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 39%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 27%
11%
Disability
healthier than 24%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 15%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 67%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 59%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 30%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 33%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 38%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 39%
8%
Disability
healthier than 39%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 12%
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 76.7; chronic-disease standing 21.4 — 55 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,096 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.
Nearby
31705
Georgiashares a border
Score 29.60
Closest healthier
31721
Georgiashares a border
Score 55.07
Similar health profile
28515
North Carolina99% similar profile
Score 42.21
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 | 29.7% | 26.2–33.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.9% | 40.5–49.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.1% | 7.3–8.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.1% | 9.8–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.2–8.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.1% | 8.0–10.4 |
| Depression among adults | 21.0% | 17.8–24.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.9% | 14.8–19.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.7% | 35.3–44.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 42.7% | 34.4–51.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.7% | 17.1–24.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.9% | 10.9–15.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.8% | 78.2–83.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.1% | 76.6–83.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.3% | 85.5–88.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.9% | 58.2–68.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 52.6% | 48.5–56.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.7% | 66.5–81.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.2% | 10.7–16.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.5% | 14.9–20.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.1% | 26.3–36.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.9% | 33.6–48.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.8% | 21.7–28.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.4% | 16.3–20.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.5–18.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.1% | 14.2–18.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.9% | 30.4–39.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.7–8.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.6% | 16.2–21.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.1–6.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.4–7.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.9% | 21.3–28.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 21.3% | 18.1–24.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 19.0% | 16.3–22.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.6% | 14.2–19.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.0% | 9.6–12.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 37.7% | 32.3–43.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 11.5% | 9.9–13.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | GA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 21.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 21.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 18.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 11.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707 |
| Broadband subscription | 78.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 16.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707 |
| Homeownership rate | 83.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720 |
| Single-parent households | 59.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705 |
| Population 65+ | 24.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720 |
| Median age | 46.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715 |
| Median household income | $60,953 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677 |
| Median home value | $119,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666 |
| Median gross rent | $697 | $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 | 74.2 yr ± 1.94 | 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 1.94 years of 74.2, 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