ZIP code
33852
in Lake Placid, FloridaPopulation 22,600
42.98/ 100
Ranked #24,393 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 24%)
Ranked #804 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 17%)
Too few scored ZIPs in the Sebring, FL metro area to rank within it.
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
211.7 days/year
in the top 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Coronary heart disease
11.8%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
47.3%
in the top 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
55.7%
in the top 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
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 ›Hearing disability
11.8%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
18.3%
in the top 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST78thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
11.5%
in the bottom 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Diabetes
18.4%
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Stroke
5.6%
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Combined exposures in this ZIP
More than one environmental exposure stands out in this ZIP. Each is established independently and shown on its own above; they are grouped here for context — not because one causes the other.
This area ranks among the highest 10% of US ZIP codes for both humid-heat days and flood exposure.
See the full flooding, evacuation & humid-heat analysis →
The read
Overall, Lake Placid, Florida (ZIP 33852) lands in the bottom 24% nationally (24,393rd) and the bottom 17% of Florida (804th).
A number of measures mark where this area is under strain: modeled humid heat stands in the top 0.2% nationally, and coronary heart disease lies in the top 2.1% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol lands in the top 1.3% nationally, and disaster risk sits in the top 2.6% nationally. Floodplain exposure is in the top 3.1% nationally, modeled hearing disability settles in the top 5.2% nationally, and modeled uninsured resides in the top 6.2% nationally. Modeled diabetes registers in the top 7.0% nationally, and stroke rests in the top 6.9% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled binge drinking stands in the bottom 4.6% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 33857, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.
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 Sebring, FL metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 65%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 88%
8%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 51%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 51%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Disability
healthier than 16%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.7%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 14%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 81%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 66%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 61%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 65%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 26%
16%
Disability
healthier than 15%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 6%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 3%
5%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 71%
8%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 57%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 43%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 57%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Disability
healthier than 43%
7%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 14%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 14%
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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 86.4; chronic-disease standing 6.3 (bottom 10%) — 80 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #489 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.
Nearby
33857
Floridashares a border
Score 44.88
Closest healthier
33875
Floridashares a border
Score 51.33
Similar health profile
32344
Florida98% similar profile
Score 43.88
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 | 38.3% | 35.2–41.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 46.3% | 42.8–49.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.3% | 12.2–14.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.6% | 8.6–10.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.8% | 10.7–13.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.5% | 10.3–12.7 |
| Depression among adults | 17.2% | 14.8–19.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.4% | 16.3–20.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 47.3% | 43.6–51.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.6% | 31.7–41.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.6% | 5.2–6.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.6% | 15.8–21.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 18.3% | 16.1–20.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 83.3% | 81.0–85.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.0% | 79.3–84.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.6% | 87.3–89.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.6% | 64.4–72.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.7% | 50.6–56.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.7% | 69.7–81.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.5% | 9.5–13.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.7% | 12.9–16.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.1% | 29.3–37.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.1% | 30.9–39.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.2% | 23.6–29.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.7% | 14.1–17.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.8% | 16.0–19.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.6% | 13.2–16.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.3% | 34.6–42.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.8% | 10.7–13.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.1% | 9.1–11.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.5% | 19.2–23.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.8% | 7.1–8.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 31.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 80.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 21.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 81.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 14.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 66.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 37.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 54.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $54,284 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $213,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,158 | $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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