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31779

in Pelham, GeorgiaPopulation 8,599

ZipVitals Score
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38.95/ 100

Ranked #27,435 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.5%)

Ranked #590 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 17%)

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.

Tooth loss

25.7%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

43.4%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

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Self-care disability

6.8%

in the top 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

39.2%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.23 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US94th
Definition & 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 ›

Diabetes

18.4%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

47.3%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

14.6%

in the top 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Obesity

44.5%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

137.4 days/year

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US92nd
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 ›

The read

By its overall health score, Pelham, Georgia (ZIP 31779) lands in the bottom 14.5% nationally (27,435th) and the bottom 17% of Georgia (590th).

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Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: grocery stands in the top 5.9% nationally. On the other hand, modeled tooth loss settles in the top 6.5% nationally, and short sleep lies in the top 5.7% nationally. Modeled self-care disability resides in the top 6.8% nationally, loneliness lands in the top 5.7% nationally, and diabetes registers in the top 7.0% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure sits in the top 7.1% nationally, utility shutoff rests in the top 7.6% nationally, and obesity is in the top 5.3% nationally. Modeled humid heat stands in the top 8.0% nationally.

To translate a couple of terms, 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 31773, 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 87%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 53%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 45%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 21%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 25%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 46%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Disability

healthier than 20%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 29%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 32%

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 75.8 ± 1.3 years. A median household income of $47,530 predicts 77.1 years — 1.3 years below.

    Ranked #1,668 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 86.6; chronic-disease standing 14.5 — 72 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #944 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 adults29.4%26.5–32.4
High blood pressure among adults47.3%43.4–51.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.5%6.9–8.2
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.8–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.5%7.7–9.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.9%9.0–11.0
Depression among adults19.5%16.9–22.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.4%16.5–20.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.4%35.6–43.3
Obesity among adults44.5%37.3–51.9
Stroke among adults5.4%5.0–5.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years25.7%22.0–29.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.8%13.6–17.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.8%77.5–82.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.5%76.5–82.5
Cholesterol screening among adults85.7%84.0–87.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.3%56.3–65.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.1%44.5–51.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.2%65.8–79.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.2%11.1–15.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.9%17.6–22.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.6%30.2–39.2
Short sleep duration among adults43.4%36.7–49.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults28.1%25.3–31.0
Frequent mental distress among adults19.0%17.1–21.0
Frequent physical distress among adults17.4%15.6–19.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.6%15.9–19.5
Any disability among adults37.6%33.6–41.8
Hearing disability among adults7.9%7.1–8.7
Independent living disability among adults12.2%11.0–13.3
Mobility disability among adults20.3%18.2–22.4
Self-care disability among adults6.8%6.2–7.3
Vision disability among adults8.4%7.7–9.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.2%24.8–31.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults26.7%23.7–29.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults24.5%21.9–27.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.6%18.2–23.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults13.6%12.2–15.1
Loneliness among adults39.2%34.4–44.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults14.6%13.0–16.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate22.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6427.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)22.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)8.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)8.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle4.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription79.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)22.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate67.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population1.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households43.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+16.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age38.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$47,530$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$112,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$744$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 birth75.8 yr ± 0.6478.9 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 0.64 years of 75.8, 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