ZIP code
34223
in Englewood, FloridaPopulation 19,884
56.02/ 100
Ranked #8,257 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 26%)
Ranked #327 of 974 Florida ZIPs (top 34%)
Ranked #25 of 42 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL ZIPs (bottom 40%)
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.
High cholesterol
49.6%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
190.2 days/year
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST67thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›PFAS in drinking water
79.7%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST82ndUS98thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
11.6%
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
12.0%
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
75.8%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Physician access
2.6 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST86thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Binge drinking
11.3%
in the bottom 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
44.9%
in the top 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST70thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›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
In its overall standing, ZIP 34223, one of several in Englewood, Florida lands in the top 26% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,257th) and the top 34% of Florida (327th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 2.8% nationally, modeled colon screening registers in the top 2.1% nationally, and physicians resides in the top 4.4% nationally. Modeled binge drinking settles in the bottom 4.0% nationally. On the other side, modeled high cholesterol is in the top 0.4% nationally, and humid heat sits in the top 1.0% nationally. Modeled pfas lands in the top 2.0% nationally, and coronary heart disease lies in the top 2.6% nationally. Modeled hearing disability stands in the top 4.5% nationally, and floodplain exposure rests in the top 5.1% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. On the overall standing, ZIP 33946, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, 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 89%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 78%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 97%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 95%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 98%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 44%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 65%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 96%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 94%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 89%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 50%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 23%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 69%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 75%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 81%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 81%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 91%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
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 77.8; chronic-disease standing 10.6 — 67 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,243 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
33946
Floridashares a border
Score 58.60
Closest healthier
34285
Floridashares a border
Score 57.45
Similar health profile
33576
Florida99% similar profile
Score 56.23
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 | 41.2% | 38.0–44.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 47.9% | 44.4–51.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 17.7% | 16.4–19.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.1% | 8.1–10.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.6% | 10.6–12.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.2% | 9.1–11.3 |
| Depression among adults | 16.9% | 14.7–19.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.1% | 13.5–16.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 49.6% | 45.9–53.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.7% | 24.5–33.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.5% | 8.0–11.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.0% | 7.0–9.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 87.3% | 85.2–89.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 86.2% | 84.2–88.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 93.6% | 92.8–94.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 75.8% | 72.5–79.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.9% | 62.1–67.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.0% | 70.1–81.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.3% | 9.6–13.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.4% | 9.0–11.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.1% | 21.0–27.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.5% | 26.8–34.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.0% | 17.0–21.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 11.9% | 10.7–13.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.5% | 14.0–17.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.9% | 30.6–37.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.0% | 10.9–13.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.7–8.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.8% | 16.8–20.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.6–4.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 3.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 39.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 22.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 87.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 8.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 85.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 57.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 67.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $76,016 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $408,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,325 | $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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