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ZIP code

32563

in Gulf Breeze, FloridaPopulation 30,364

59.42/ 100

Ranked #5,268 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 16%)

Ranked #205 of 974 Florida ZIPs (top 21%)

Ranked #2 of 25 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL ZIPs (top 8.0%)

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.

Outer-floodplain exposure

10.6%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US96th
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US91st
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

3.3 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 11.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US12th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

5.9 mi

in the top 34% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US66th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, ZIP 32563, one of several in Gulf Breeze, Florida lands in the top 16% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,268th) and the top 21% of Florida (205th).

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Taken together, the profile's clearest strengths surface right away: modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Home broadband subscription rests in the top 10.9% nationally, and fatal road crashes is in the bottom 11.9% nationally. Modeled radon stands in the bottom 10.7% nationally, modeled tooth loss settles in the bottom 14.6% nationally, and recreation lies in the top 18% nationally. Against that, outer-floodplain exposure resides in the top 3.6% nationally, modeled expected annual loss lands in the top 9.1% nationally, and modeled disaster risk registers in the top 10.9% nationally. PFOA in drinking water sits in the top 16% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 32561, 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 70%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 89%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 70%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 79%

8%

Disability

healthier than 77%

7%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 56%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 46%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 69%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 63%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 75%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 66%

11%

Disability

healthier than 83%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 98%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 49%

8%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 74%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 83%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 96%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 87%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 96%

8%

Disability

healthier than 78%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 83%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 9%

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 ›

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 adults28.2%25.5–31.2
High blood pressure among adults35.9%32.6–39.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.4%9.6–11.4
Current asthma among adults9.5%8.6–10.7
Coronary heart disease among adults6.7%6.1–7.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.7%6.0–7.5
Depression among adults19.1%16.6–21.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.9%9.6–12.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.6%34.9–42.3
Obesity among adults30.8%26.0–36.2
Stroke among adults3.2%3.0–3.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.3%6.7–10.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.0%7.8–10.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.0%75.3–80.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.2%77.3–82.9
Cholesterol screening among adults88.4%87.1–89.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.0%65.7–73.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.7%61.5–67.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.7%66.6–80.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.4%13.9–19.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.9%10.3–13.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.0%16.2–22.3
Short sleep duration among adults38.0%33.0–43.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.0%14.2–18.1
Frequent mental distress among adults16.1%14.4–17.9
Frequent physical distress among adults13.2%11.9–14.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.4%11.1–13.8
Any disability among adults28.2%24.9–31.7
Hearing disability among adults7.0%6.4–7.8
Independent living disability among adults6.8%6.1–7.6
Mobility disability among adults12.5%11.1–14.1
Self-care disability among adults3.2%2.9–3.5
Vision disability among adults4.1%3.7–4.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)FL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36411.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972
Uninsured 18–6413.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28615.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968
No HS diploma (25+)3.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977
Bachelor's or higher (25+)40.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50529.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977
Unemployment rate (16+)3.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968
Households without a vehicle4.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972
Broadband subscription96.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)26.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32233.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972
Homeownership rate81.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32274.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972
Foreign-born population5.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55311.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977
Single-parent households56.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968
Population 65+18.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977
Median age43.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972
Median household income$100,396$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946
Median home value$388,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932
Median gross rent$1,735$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 unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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