ZIP code
33436
in Boynton Beach, FloridaPopulation 48,743
58.15/ 100
Ranked #6,277 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 20%)
Ranked #243 of 974 Florida ZIPs (top 25%)
Ranked #88 of 183 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ZIPs (top 48%)
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.
Humid extreme heat
185.6 days/year
in the top 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST57thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
26.8%
in the bottom 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
42.7%
in the top 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
12.2%
in the bottom 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
1.8%
in the bottom 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST25thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, ZIP 33436, one of several in Boynton Beach, Florida ranks in the top 20% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,277th) and the top 25% of Florida (243rd).
Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: modeled obesity stands in the bottom 8.7% nationally, and binge drinking settles in the bottom 7.9% nationally. Walkability lies in the top 11.8% nationally, and modeled energy burden resides in the bottom 9.9% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 12.6% nationally. Distance to a nursing home registers at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. On the other hand, modeled humid heat sits in the top 1.3% nationally, housing-cost burden rests in the top 7.3% nationally, and PFOA in drinking water is in the top 10.7% nationally. PFOS in drinking water stands in the top 11.1% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, PFOA in drinking water is one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. PFOS in drinking water is a common one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 33426, 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.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 72%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 92%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 68%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 82%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 94%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 88%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 28%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 93%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 76%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 77%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 79%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 90%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 55%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 53%
16%
Disability
healthier than 53%
7%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 92%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 80%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 70%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 87%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 72%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 46%
8%
Disability
healthier than 43%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 25%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 34%
16%
“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 what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 81.6 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $75,789 predicts 79.0 years — 2.6 years above.
Ranked #607 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
33426
Floridashares a border
Score 59.09
Closest healthier
33437
Floridashares a border
Score 61.60
Similar health profile
33070
Florida96% similar profile
Score 59.57
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 | 30.5% | 27.7–33.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.6% | 34.2–41.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.1% | 10.2–12.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.5% | 8.5–10.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.6–9.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.8% | 7.0–8.6 |
| Depression among adults | 15.8% | 13.6–18.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.8% | 12.2–15.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.8% | 35.3–42.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 26.8% | 22.3–31.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.9–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.9% | 8.0–12.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.2% | 12.6–16.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.7% | 79.2–84.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.7% | 77.9–83.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.0% | 86.7–89.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.0% | 65.5–74.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.3% | 57.7–64.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.1% | 71.1–83.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.2% | 10.2–14.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.8% | 10.3–13.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.2% | 22.7–29.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.5% | 30.6–40.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.8% | 17.6–22.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.9% | 13.3–16.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.0% | 12.5–15.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.1% | 11.7–14.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.3% | 28.8–35.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.9–9.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.5–9.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.0% | 14.1–17.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.8–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.4–6.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 20.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 34.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 42.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 74.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 30.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 53.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 27.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 46.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $75,789 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $362,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,950 | $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 | 81.6 yr ± 0.73 | 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 0.73 years of 81.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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