ZIP code
32424
in Blountstown, FloridaPopulation 7,586
36.93/ 100
Ranked #28,565 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.0%)
Ranked #926 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 5.0%)
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.
Floodplain exposure
63%
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to an emergency room
27.4 mi
in the top 2.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
156.7 days/year
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Grocery access
0.28 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Uninsured (under 65)
18.5%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
20.2 mi
in the top 4.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.28 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.14 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Short sleep
42.3%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
9.7%
in the top 10.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Combined exposures in this ZIP
More than one environmental exposure stands out in this ZIP. Each is established independently and shown on its own above; they are grouped here for context — not because one causes the other.
This area ranks among the highest 10% of US ZIP codes for both humid-heat days and flood exposure.
See the full flooding, evacuation & humid-heat analysis →
The read
By the composite health measure, Blountstown, Florida (ZIP 32424) ranks in the bottom 11.0% nationally (28,565th) and the bottom 5.0% of Florida (926th).
A number of measures mark where this area is under strain: floodplain exposure settles in the top 2.3% nationally, and distance to an emergency room resides in the top 2.4% nationally. Modeled humid heat registers in the top 3.0% nationally, and uninsured rests in the top 5.9% nationally. Modeled short sleep stands in the top 8.3% nationally, and unemployment lies in the top 10.1% nationally. On the brighter side, grocery lands in the top 4.1% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 4.7% nationally, and elder services is in the top 5.0% nationally. Mental-health providers settles in the top 7.3% nationally.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, 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. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Close by, ZIP 32321, 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.
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 52%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 21%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 8%
11%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 1%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 71%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 22%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 10%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 12%
5%
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
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.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 78.3 ± 1.5 years. The 48 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 75.5 years — 2.8 years above them.
Ranked #931 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 81.0; chronic-disease standing 21.4 — 60 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,763 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
32321
Floridashares a border
Score 40.10
Closest healthier
32421
Floridashares a border
Score 40.76
Similar health profile
33471
Florida99% similar profile
Score 36.91
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 | 29.4% | 26.5–32.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.4% | 37.5–45.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.5% | 7.7–9.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.3–11.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.1% | 8.2–10.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.0% | 9.9–12.2 |
| Depression among adults | 18.7% | 16.1–21.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.7% | 13.8–17.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.8% | 36.0–43.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.6% | 35.2–48.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.9% | 4.5–5.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.7% | 18.4–25.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 18.5% | 15.9–21.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.8% | 73.1–78.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.7% | 73.2–80.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 81.3% | 79.0–83.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 59.2% | 54.3–64.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 43.0% | 39.4–46.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.9% | 63.2–77.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.3% | 11.8–17.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 21.2% | 18.5–24.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.7% | 29.2–38.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 42.3% | 36.7–48.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.8% | 24.8–30.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.7% | 17.5–21.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.9% | 16.0–20.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.8% | 16.8–20.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.2% | 36.0–44.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.0% | 8.1–10.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.6% | 10.4–12.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.8% | 17.6–22.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.5–9.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 20.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 29.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 12.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 7.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 71.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 45.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 16.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 41.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $51,398 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $170,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $640 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,604 ($968–$2,218) n=901 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.3 yr ± 0.75 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.2 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 0.75 years of 78.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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