ZIP code
33919
in Fort Myers, FloridaPopulation 30,412
57.53/ 100
Ranked #6,768 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 21%)
Ranked #265 of 974 Florida ZIPs (top 27%)
Ranked #9 of 35 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL ZIPs (top 26%)
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
204.6 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 ›Floodplain exposure
67.5%
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Physician access
3.5 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
82 mi
in the top 5.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
27.1%
in the bottom 9.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Dental provider access
0.92 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST86thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of dental 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
73.4%
in the top 6.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
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
ZIP 33919, one of several in Fort Myers, Florida, overall, ranks in the top 21% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,768th) and the top 27% of Florida (265th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: physicians registers in the top 2.6% nationally, distance to a Superfund site resides in the top 5.0% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 5.1% nationally. Modeled obesity is in the bottom 9.4% nationally, dental providers sits in the top 8.2% nationally, and modeled colon screening lands in the top 6.2% nationally. Set against that, modeled humid heat lies in the top 0.3% nationally, and floodplain exposure stands in the top 1.9% nationally. Modeled tree cover rests at the national minimum, and disaster risk registers in the top 9.0% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. ZIP 33908, just across the boundary, comes out 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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, 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 87%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 94%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 95%
8%
Disability
healthier than 65%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 85%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 40%
21%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 39%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.6%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 83%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 92%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 84%
8%
Disability
healthier than 70%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 41%
21%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 13%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 76%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 74%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 74%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 71%
8%
Disability
healthier than 76%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 47%
21%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 9%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.00%
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.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 81.0 ± 1.6 years. A median household income of $80,451 predicts 79.2 years — 1.7 years above.
Ranked #1,109 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
33901
Floridashares a border
Score 47.26
Closest healthier
33908
Floridashares a border
Score 58.96
Similar health profile
32128
Florida99% similar profile
Score 56.69
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 | 33.6% | 30.6–36.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.3% | 36.9–43.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 14.3% | 13.2–15.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.2% | 8.2–10.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 8.1–9.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.8% | 6.9–8.8 |
| Depression among adults | 16.9% | 14.7–19.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.3% | 11.7–15.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.1% | 39.6–46.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 27.1% | 22.9–31.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.0% | 6.5–9.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.0% | 8.8–11.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.9% | 80.5–85.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.9% | 80.5–85.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.1% | 90.1–92.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 73.4% | 69.3–77.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.9% | 62.9–68.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.6% | 71.2–83.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.0% | 11.0–15.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 9.8% | 8.5–11.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.4% | 19.5–25.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.0% | 26.6–35.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.3% | 14.4–18.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.3% | 11.9–14.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.5% | 12.1–15.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.8–12.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.0% | 26.9–33.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.3–10.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.4–7.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.9% | 13.1–16.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 41.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 29.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 70.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 39.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 58.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $80,451 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $336,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,764 | $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 | 81.0 yr ± 0.84 | 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 0.84 years of 81.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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