ZIP code
34269
in Arcadia, FloridaPopulation 5,013
45.35/ 100
Ranked #22,046 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 31%)
Ranked #736 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 24%)
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
51.1%
in the top 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
201.3 days/year
in the top 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS99thDefinition & 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
12.6%
in the top 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
13.0%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
10.9%
in the bottom 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 4.6% 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 ›Stroke
5.8%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
47.9%
in the top 6.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
22.6%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
37%
in the top 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST59thUS93rdDefinition & 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
ZIP 34269, one of several in Arcadia, Florida, overall, ranks in the bottom 31% nationally (22,046th) and the bottom 24% of Florida (736th).
This area's pressures are easy to read across the measures: modeled high cholesterol settles in the top 0.2% nationally, humid heat is in the top 0.5% nationally, and coronary heart disease sits in the top 1.1% nationally. Modeled hearing disability lands in the top 2.0% nationally, stroke lies in the top 5.3% nationally, and high blood pressure stands in the top 6.1% nationally. Modeled mobility disability rests in the top 7.8% nationally, and floodplain exposure registers in the top 7.2% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled binge drinking resides in the bottom 2.9% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 4.6% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, 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. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". ZIP 33982, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 79%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 75%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 75%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 90%
8%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 50%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Disability
healthier than 18%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 4%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 67%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 81%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 69%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 71%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Disability
healthier than 17%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 28%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 16%
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 78.5; chronic-disease standing 4.6 (bottom 10%) — 74 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #825 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
33982
Floridashares a border
Score 54.90
Closest healthier
33983
Floridashares a border
Score 53.97
Similar health profile
34748
Florida99% similar profile
Score 47.29
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 | 39.4% | 35.8–43.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 47.9% | 43.9–52.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 15.4% | 14.1–16.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.6% | 8.6–10.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 12.6% | 11.2–14.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.4% | 10.6–14.2 |
| Depression among adults | 17.6% | 15.1–20.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.2% | 15.0–19.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 51.1% | 46.8–55.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.7% | 28.8–40.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.8% | 5.2–6.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.1% | 10.8–15.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.6% | 11.7–15.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 85.6% | 83.3–87.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 83.2% | 80.5–85.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.5% | 89.3–91.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 72.7% | 68.2–76.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.7% | 52.1–59.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.0% | 65.8–79.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 10.9% | 9.0–13.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.6% | 12.4–17.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.1% | 27.2–37.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.7% | 28.4–39.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.1% | 20.8–27.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.8% | 13.2–16.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.0% | 15.8–20.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.0% | 12.3–15.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.8% | 36.2–45.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 13.0% | 11.6–14.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.6% | 8.4–11.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.6% | 19.5–25.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.3–5.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.8–7.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 14.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 26.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 93.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 6.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 81.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 49.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 64.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $58,636 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $197,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,031 | $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 | 77.7 yr ± 1.61 | 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 1.61 years of 77.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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