ZIP code
32579
in Shalimar, FloridaPopulation 10,506
61.43/ 100
Ranked #3,853 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 12.1%)
Ranked #148 of 974 Florida ZIPs (top 15%)
Ranked #5 of 21 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL ZIPs (top 24%)
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.
Fatal road crashes
1.9 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Outer-floodplain exposure
4.7%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Grocery access
0.19 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
72.9%
in the top 7.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST86thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
0.59%
in the bottom 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS17thDefinition & 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
Judged by its overall standing, Shalimar, Florida (ZIP 32579) sits in the top 12.1% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,853rd) and the top 15% of Florida (148th).
The measures that most flatter this area set the tone for the rest: fatal road crashes rests in the bottom 6.6% nationally, grocery settles in the top 7.9% nationally, and modeled obesity lands in the bottom 11.2% nationally. Modeled colon screening rests in the top 7.6% nationally. Distance to a community health center settles at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 11.9% nationally, and cognitive disability rests in the bottom 12.8% nationally. Recreation settles in the top 15.0% nationally. Against that, outer-floodplain exposure lands in the top 7.7% nationally, and floodplain exposure rests in the top 10.5% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 32541, about 1.7 miles away.
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 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 71%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 77%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 90%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 76%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 85%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 90%
8%
Disability
healthier than 78%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 77%
5%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 29%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 70%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 64%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 81%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 82%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 71%
8%
Disability
healthier than 83%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 91%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 62%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 76%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 76%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 94%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 88%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 94%
8%
Disability
healthier than 65%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 88%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 47%
21%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 80.1 ± 2.1 years. The 47 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 76.9 years — 3.2 years above them.
Ranked #695 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
32542
Floridashares a border
Score 60.09
Closest healthier
32541
Floridaabout 1.7 mi away
Score 62.10
Similar health profile
89044
Nevada99% similar profile
Score 62.12
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 | 29.3% | 26.4–32.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.3% | 31.8–38.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.2% | 10.2–12.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.2% | 8.2–10.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.0% | 6.3–7.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.5% | 5.6–7.4 |
| Depression among adults | 17.6% | 15.1–20.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.2% | 9.8–12.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.5% | 33.7–41.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 27.9% | 23.2–33.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.5% | 6.8–10.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.5% | 8.0–11.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.0% | 77.3–82.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.2% | 76.2–82.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.1% | 87.7–90.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 72.9% | 68.6–76.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.5% | 63.2–69.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.4% | 67.0–80.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.6% | 13.1–18.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.1% | 8.6–11.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.3% | 18.0–24.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.4% | 28.5–38.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.6% | 13.5–17.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.8% | 13.1–16.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.5% | 11.0–14.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.4% | 10.0–12.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.0% | 25.5–32.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.8–8.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.7–7.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.9% | 11.1–14.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.0% | 2.7–3.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.7–4.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 17.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 47.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 30.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 69.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 7.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 63.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 23.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 45.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $104,510 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $444,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,712 | $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 | 80.1 yr ± 1.09 | 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 1.09 years of 80.1, 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