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ZIP code

32136

in Flagler Beach, FloridaPopulation 8,363

57.59/ 100

Ranked #6,734 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 21%)

Ranked #262 of 974 Florida ZIPs (top 27%)

Ranked #2 of 30 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL ZIPs (top 6.7%)

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.

High cholesterol

48.6%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

76.4%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

51.4%

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US96th
Definition & 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 ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

6.2%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US94th
Definition & 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 ›

Binge drinking

11.7%

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

10.3%

in the top 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

1.7%

in the bottom 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST19th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

10.8%

in the bottom 8.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST14th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

79.7%

in the top 12.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US87th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

The read

Flagler Beach, Florida (ZIP 32136), overall, ranks in the top 21% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,734th) and the top 27% of Florida (262nd).

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Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled colon screening registers in the top 1.5% nationally, binge drinking resides in the bottom 5.3% nationally, and energy burden settles in the bottom 7.5% nationally. Lithium in drinking water is in the bottom 10.7% nationally, modeled cognitive disability sits in the bottom 8.9% nationally, and modeled obesity lands in the bottom 13.9% nationally. On the other side, modeled high cholesterol lies in the top 0.7% nationally, and floodplain exposure stands in the top 3.7% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure rests in the top 6.1% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease registers in the top 7.7% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". ZIP 32080, about 7.8 miles away, 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 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 83%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 97%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 97%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 94%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 95%

8%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 53%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 51%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 11%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 74%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 91%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 58%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 85%

16%

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.00%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 96%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 96%

8%

Disability

healthier than 74%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 70%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

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 97.0 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 17.7 — 79 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #530 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 adults38.6%35.0–42.2
High blood pressure among adults42.5%38.6–46.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults15.4%14.2–16.9
Current asthma among adults9.5%8.4–10.6
Coronary heart disease among adults10.3%9.2–11.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.4%8.1–10.8
Depression among adults17.9%15.3–20.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.1%12.2–16.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened48.6%44.5–52.5
Obesity among adults28.9%23.9–34.0
Stroke among adults4.7%4.2–5.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.6%8.8–12.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.8%6.6–9.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure84.7%82.1–87.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults84.2%81.8–86.6
Cholesterol screening among adults92.5%91.5–93.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years76.4%72.7–79.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults66.0%62.9–68.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.7%74.0–84.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.7%9.7–13.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.9%9.2–12.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults22.5%18.9–26.4
Short sleep duration among adults32.3%27.9–36.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.5%15.1–20.0
Frequent mental distress among adults13.0%11.4–14.7
Frequent physical distress among adults14.9%13.1–16.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults10.8%9.5–12.3
Any disability among adults32.4%28.5–36.5
Hearing disability among adults10.6%9.5–11.9
Independent living disability among adults7.3%6.4–8.3
Mobility disability among adults16.9%14.6–19.3
Self-care disability among adults3.8%3.4–4.4
Vision disability among adults4.9%4.4–5.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)FL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate8.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36411.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972
Uninsured 18–648.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28615.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968
No HS diploma (25+)3.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977
Bachelor's or higher (25+)38.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50529.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977
Unemployment rate (16+)2.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968
Households without a vehicle5.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972
Broadband subscription88.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)28.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32233.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972
Homeownership rate87.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32274.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972
Foreign-born population6.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55311.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977
Single-parent households76.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968
Population 65+39.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977
Median age60.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972
Median household income$78,818$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946
Median home value$471,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932
Median gross rent$1,303$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,604 ($968–$2,218) n=901
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)FL median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.2 yr ± 1.0778.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.2 yr (74.6–82.2) n=894

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 1.07 years of 79.2, 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