ZIP code
32438
in Fountain, FloridaPopulation 4,815
34.52/ 100
Ranked #29,552 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 7.9%)
Ranked #945 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 3.0%)
Ranked #14 of 17 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL ZIPs (bottom 18%)
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.
Mammography
61.6%
in the bottom 1.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
4.5%
in the bottom 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
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 ›Humid extreme heat
152.9 days/year
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
18.6 mi
in the top 5.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Grocery access
0.23 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a nursing home
13.8 mi
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
42.1%
in the top 8.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
12.3%
in the top 9.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
19.7%
in the top 10.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
25.4%
in the top 10.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, Fountain, Florida (ZIP 32438) sits in the bottom 7.9% nationally (29,552nd) and the bottom 3.0% of Florida (945th).
The profile carries real weight, and several readings make that plain: modeled mammography settles in the bottom 1.1% nationally, modeled humid heat lands in the top 3.9% nationally, and distance to a nursing home rests in the top 6.3% nationally. Modeled short sleep settles in the top 8.9% nationally, independent living disability lands in the top 9.8% nationally, and cognitive disability rests in the top 10.7% nationally. Poverty settles in the top 10.5% nationally. Better still, modeled pfas lands in the bottom 0.8% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 5.6% nationally. Grocery settles in the top 5.7% nationally.
Put plainly, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. 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. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 32420, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL 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 93%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 16%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 26%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 5%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 14%
8%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 17%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 20%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 94%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 71%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 17%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 7%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 2%
11%
Mental Health
in the bottom 1.0%
8%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 83%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.00%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 25%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 8%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 8%
8%
Disability
healthier than 17%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 17%
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 93.4 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 16.1 — 77 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #639 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
32420
Floridashares a border
Score 43.75
Closest healthier
32421
Floridashares a border
Score 40.76
Similar health profile
75471
Texas99% similar profile
Score 39.26
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 | 32.8% | 29.9–35.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.6% | 38.0–44.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.2% | 8.4–10.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.1% | 9.9–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.5% | 8.6–10.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.4% | 11.0–14.0 |
| Depression among adults | 23.8% | 20.8–26.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.8% | 13.1–16.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.8% | 38.2–45.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.6% | 32.4–42.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 22.7% | 19.5–26.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 15.9% | 13.3–18.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.7% | 74.2–79.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.9% | 71.9–77.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 82.1% | 80.1–83.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 58.7% | 54.2–63.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 46.1% | 43.0–49.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 61.6% | 53.6–68.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.9% | 13.6–18.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 22.5% | 19.5–25.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.4% | 28.2–36.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 42.1% | 37.3–46.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.6% | 24.4–31.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 21.3% | 19.1–23.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.6% | 17.5–21.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.7% | 17.5–22.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.4% | 36.3–44.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.5% | 8.6–10.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.3% | 10.9–13.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.4% | 18.1–22.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.4–6.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.9% | 7.1–8.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 25.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 21.3% | 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+) | 13.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 77.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 51.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 13.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 39.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $153,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $626 | $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 | 73.9 yr ± 0.98 | 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 0.98 years of 73.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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