ZIP code
31801
in Box Springs, GeorgiaPopulation 3,015
44.80/ 100
Ranked #22,615 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)
Ranked #419 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 41%)
Ranked #16 of 36 Columbus, GA-AL ZIPs (top 44%)
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 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Distance to an emergency room
16.7 mi
in the top 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
25.8%
in the top 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
90%
in the top 18% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS82ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.50%
in the top 20% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS80thDefinition & 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 ›Transportation noise
0.85%
in the bottom 21% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS21stDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite measure, Box Springs, Georgia (ZIP 31801) sits in the bottom 29% nationally (22,615th) and the bottom 41% of Georgia (419th).
Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: modeled arsenic sits in the bottom 2.6% nationally, modeled tree cover registers in the top 15% nationally, and homeownership lands in the top 18% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 18% nationally. On the other hand, distance to an emergency room lies in the top 8.7% nationally, and poverty settles in the top 10.0% nationally. Modeled humid heat stands in the top 11.5% nationally, and home broadband subscription is in the bottom 14.5% nationally. Modeled loneliness rests in the top 16% nationally, and diabetes sits in the top 16% nationally.
In plain language, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 31829, just across the boundary, ranks 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 Columbus, GA-AL 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 81%
14%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 47%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 22%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 34%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 37%
11%
Disability
healthier than 26%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 38%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 74%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 50%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Disability
healthier than 41%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 32%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 39%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 35%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 9%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 60%
11%
Disability
healthier than 63%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 80%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 51%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 29%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 26%
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 80.5; chronic-disease standing 23.0 — 58 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,916 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
31058
Georgiashares a border
Score 36.52
Closest healthier
31829
Georgiashares a border
Score 65.41
Similar health profile
65778
Missouri98% similar profile
Score 36.71
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 | 31.9% | 29.1–34.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.1% | 39.7–46.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.0% | 8.3–9.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.2% | 7.4–9.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.8% | 8.6–11.0 |
| Depression among adults | 21.8% | 19.2–24.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.2% | 14.6–18.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.1% | 38.7–45.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.3% | 31.4–43.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.3–5.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.8% | 16.1–21.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.1% | 10.9–15.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.0% | 78.8–82.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.1% | 76.4–81.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.9% | 85.2–88.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.6% | 57.6–65.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.3% | 54.2–60.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.3% | 67.3–79.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.0% | 12.0–16.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.9% | 15.5–20.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.6% | 26.4–34.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.9% | 31.8–42.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.4% | 21.4–27.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.1% | 16.3–19.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.9% | 15.1–18.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.3% | 14.4–18.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.1% | 31.1–39.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.4–9.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.3–11.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.5% | 16.3–20.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.8–6.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.9–7.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.9% | 21.1–26.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.3% | 15.7–21.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.5% | 13.2–18.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.9% | 12.1–15.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.5% | 8.4–10.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.3% | 32.2–40.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.2% | 8.0–10.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | GA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 25.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 32.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 18.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 20.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707 |
| Broadband subscription | 78.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 23.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707 |
| Homeownership rate | 90.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707 |
| Foreign-born population | 7.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720 |
| Single-parent households | 57.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705 |
| Population 65+ | 26.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720 |
| Median age | 48.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715 |
| Median household income | $53,799 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677 |
| Median home value | $201,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666 |
| Median gross rent | $707 | $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 | 77.3 yr ± 1.36 | 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 1.36 years of 77.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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