ZIP code

32618

in Archer, FloridaPopulation 7,057

ZipVitals Score

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53.97/ 100

Ranked #10,746 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 34%)

Ranked #433 of 974 Florida ZIPs (top 44%)

Ranked #8 of 29 Gainesville, FL ZIPs (top 28%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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.

Humid extreme heat

173.6 days/year

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST32nd

US98th

Definition & 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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.0%

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST14th

US3rd

Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

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 ›

Housing-cost burden

18.1%

in the bottom 28% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th

US28th

Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Archer, Florida (ZIP 32618) lands in the top 34% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,746th) and the top 44% of Florida (433rd).

Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: modeled arsenic settles in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 13.1% nationally. Modeled energy burden resides in the bottom 21% nationally. Against that, modeled humid heat lands in the top 2.1% nationally, fatal road crashes registers in the top 12.3% nationally, and poverty sits in the top 15% nationally. Physicians rests at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs. Unemployment is in the top 21% nationally, modeled pfas stands in the top 22% nationally, and household income settles in the bottom 21% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 32608, 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 Gainesville, FL metro area.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesFloridaMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 77%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 68%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 78%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 54%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Disability

healthier than 58%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Florida

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 64%

11%

Disability

healthier than 65%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 83%

About typical

close to the middle of Florida

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 53%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 47%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Florida

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 61%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 61%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 75%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 79%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 71%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 82%

Disability

healthier than 68%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 79%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Healthcare Access

healthier than 43%

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 ›

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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	29.1%	26.7–31.6
High blood pressure among adults	37.8%	34.8–40.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	10.0%	9.3–10.8
Current asthma among adults	10.3%	9.3–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults	7.3%	6.7–7.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	7.7%	6.9–8.6
Depression among adults	18.9%	16.8–21.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	13.0%	11.7–14.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	40.4%	37.3–43.6
Obesity among adults	32.5%	28.3–36.9
Stroke among adults	3.8%	3.5–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	12.0%	10.4–13.8

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	11.0%	9.7–12.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	79.2%	77.0–81.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	80.0%	77.6–82.3
Cholesterol screening among adults	87.9%	86.7–89.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	67.3%	63.7–70.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	61.3%	58.5–63.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	74.3%	68.8–79.0

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	15.7%	13.6–18.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults	13.1%	11.5–14.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	22.4%	19.8–25.2
Short sleep duration among adults	36.2%	32.3–40.1

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	18.7%	16.8–20.6
Frequent mental distress among adults	16.5%	15.0–18.1
Frequent physical distress among adults	13.9%	12.6–15.3

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	13.5%	12.1–14.8
Any disability among adults	30.6%	27.6–33.6
Hearing disability among adults	7.3%	6.7–8.0
Independent living disability among adults	7.9%	7.1–8.7
Mobility disability among adults	14.5%	13.1–16.1
Self-care disability among adults	4.0%	3.6–4.3
Vision disability among adults	5.3%	4.8–5.7

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	FL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	21.8%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972
Uninsured 18–64	15.8%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968
No HS diploma (25+)	7.8%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	27.3%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977
Unemployment rate (16+)	6.9%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968
Households without a vehicle	4.7%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972
Broadband subscription	87.4%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	18.1%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972
Homeownership rate	79.4%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	2.4%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972
Foreign-born population	5.6%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977
Single-parent households	39.1%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968
Population 65+	16.7%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977
Median age	40.6 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972
Median household income	$54,585	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946
Median home value	$205,600	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932
Median gross rent	$1,355	$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 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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as of 2026

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