ZIP code
33870
in Sebring, FloridaPopulation 25,195
41.70/ 100
Ranked #25,473 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 21%)
Ranked #836 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 14.2%)
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
204.8 days/year
in the top 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Physician access
4.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of physicians’ offices located 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 ›Coronary heart disease
11.5%
in the top 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
18.8%
in the top 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
45.7%
in the top 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
18.7%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Stroke
5.7%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
11.5%
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
11.7%
in the bottom 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›The read
By the composite measure, ZIP 33870, one of several in Sebring, Florida sits in the bottom 21% nationally (25,473rd) and the bottom 14.2% of Florida (836th).
What the numbers press hardest on defines much of the story here: modeled humid heat sits in the top 0.3% nationally, disaster risk registers in the top 1.0% nationally, and coronary heart disease lands in the top 2.8% nationally. Modeled uninsured resides in the top 5.6% nationally, high cholesterol lies in the top 3.2% nationally, and diabetes settles in the top 6.3% nationally. Modeled stroke stands in the top 6.0% nationally, and hearing disability is in the top 6.5% nationally. On the encouraging side, physicians rests in the top 1.8% nationally. Distance to an emergency room sits at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs.
Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, 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. ZIP 33857, just across the boundary, ranks healthier 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
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 66%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 71%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 78%
8%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 46%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 31%
13%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 6%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 45%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 52%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 45%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 47%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 39%
11%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 37%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 27%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 86%
16%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 71%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 43%
21%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.00%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 14%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 14%
11%
Mental Health
in the bottom 0.00%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.00%
7%
“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 70.6; chronic-disease standing 6.3 (bottom 10%) — 64 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,436 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
33825
Floridashares a border
Score 41.41
Closest healthier
33857
Floridashares a border
Score 44.88
Similar health profile
34434
Florida98% similar profile
Score 46.40
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 | 36.9% | 34.0–40.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.7% | 42.3–49.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.0% | 11.1–13.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.5% | 10.5–12.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.8% | 10.7–12.9 |
| Depression among adults | 17.9% | 15.5–20.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.7% | 16.7–20.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 45.7% | 42.2–49.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.4% | 33.5–43.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.7% | 5.3–6.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.2% | 18.1–24.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 18.8% | 16.8–20.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.1% | 79.8–84.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.1% | 78.3–83.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.0% | 85.6–88.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.4% | 61.2–69.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 52.1% | 48.9–55.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.1% | 66.6–78.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.7% | 9.8–13.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.3% | 14.4–18.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 34.8% | 31.0–38.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.1% | 32.8–41.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.9% | 25.3–30.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.2% | 15.5–19.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.4% | 16.6–20.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.1% | 14.5–17.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.4% | 35.9–43.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.5% | 10.4–12.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.2% | 10.1–12.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.2% | 20.0–24.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.6–6.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.9–9.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 18.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 26.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 19.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 7.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 32.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 68.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 11.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 53.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 32.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 49.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $49,942 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $165,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,030 | $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 | 77.1 yr ± 0.58 | 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 0.58 years of 77.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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