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ZIP code

33405

in West Palm Beach, FloridaPopulation 19,780

55.23/ 100

Ranked #9,180 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 29%)

Ranked #369 of 974 Florida ZIPs (top 38%)

Ranked #113 of 183 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ZIPs (bottom 38%)

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.

Transportation noise

32.9%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Uninsured (under 65)

21.3%

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

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Humid extreme heat

170.9 days/year

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST28th
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 ›

Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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Walkability

140 intersections/sq mi

in the top 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

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Loud transportation noise

2.1%

in the top 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.21 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & 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 ›

Transit access

3.6 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST88th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The number of public-transit stops 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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

80.7%

in the top 23% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US77th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

The read

ZIP 33405, one of several in West Palm Beach, Florida ranks in the top 29% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,180th) and the top 38% of Florida (369th).

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Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: walkability resides in the top 6.1% nationally, and grocery stands in the top 6.9% nationally. Transit sits in the top 8.2% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 8.7% nationally. Modeled obesity stands in the bottom 11.0% nationally. Working the other way, modeled transportation noise sits in the top 1.0% nationally, uninsured resides in the top 3.7% nationally, and humid heat stands in the top 2.2% nationally. Modeled tree cover sits at the national minimum, and loud transportation noise resides in the top 6.7% nationally.

Against its neighbors, transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 33480, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, 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 80%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 74%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 66%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 92%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 51%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 27%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 17%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 15%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 79%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 62%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 66%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 59%

16%

Disability

healthier than 57%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 6%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 55%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 54%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 42%

8%

Disability

healthier than 46%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 40%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 10%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 35%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

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.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 27.5; chronic-disease standing 79.6 — 52 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #14,597 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.

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 adults24.0%21.6–26.7
High blood pressure among adults31.3%28.3–34.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.5%6.9–8.3
Current asthma among adults8.8%7.9–10.0
Coronary heart disease among adults6.6%5.9–7.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.1%5.4–6.8
Depression among adults15.8%13.6–18.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.3%11.7–15.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.9%32.5–39.5
Obesity among adults27.8%23.3–33.0
Stroke among adults3.3%3.0–3.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.4%12.6–18.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years21.3%18.6–24.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.8%74.0–79.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.1%72.8–79.3
Cholesterol screening among adults85.1%83.3–86.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.7%56.7–66.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.2%54.6–61.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.4%68.1–81.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.7%12.3–17.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.0%10.2–13.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.6%23.9–31.6
Short sleep duration among adults36.0%30.9–41.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.6%18.9–24.2
Frequent mental distress among adults15.4%13.7–17.3
Frequent physical distress among adults14.1%12.5–15.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.4%12.7–16.1
Any disability among adults30.9%27.5–34.7
Hearing disability among adults7.2%6.4–8.0
Independent living disability among adults7.9%7.0–8.8
Mobility disability among adults14.3%12.6–16.1
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.7–4.6
Vision disability among adults6.6%5.9–7.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)FL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36411.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972
Uninsured 18–6429.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28615.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968
No HS diploma (25+)17.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977
Bachelor's or higher (25+)35.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50529.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977
Unemployment rate (16+)5.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968
Households without a vehicle7.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972
Broadband subscription87.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)35.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32233.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972
Homeownership rate56.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32274.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972
Foreign-born population38.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55311.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977
Single-parent households52.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968
Population 65+19.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977
Median age44.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972
Median household income$87,341$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946
Median home value$467,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932
Median gross rent$1,566$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 at birth81.8 yr ± 1.4778.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.2 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 1.47 years of 81.8, 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