ZIP code
34448
in Homosassa, FloridaPopulation 10,817
41.12/ 100
Ranked #25,938 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 19%)
Ranked #851 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 12.7%)
Ranked #13 of 13 Homosassa Springs, FL ZIPs (bottom 7.7%)
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.
Coronary heart disease
12.5%
in the top 1.2% 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 ›High cholesterol
47.8%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
80.5%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
175.1 days/year
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST34thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
12.5%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Stroke
6.0%
in the top 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
23.3%
in the top 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Park land
22.2%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
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 ›Poverty rate
26.2%
in the top 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 34448, one of several in Homosassa, Florida ranks in the bottom 19% nationally (25,938th) and the bottom 12.7% of Florida (851st), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled coronary heart disease settles in the top 1.2% nationally, and high cholesterol rests in the top 1.0% nationally. Modeled pfas lands in the top 1.8% nationally, and humid heat settles in the top 2.0% nationally. Modeled hearing disability rests in the top 3.0% nationally, stroke lands in the top 4.1% nationally, and mobility disability settles in the top 6.2% nationally. Poverty rests in the top 9.6% nationally. More positively, park land lands in the top 6.3% nationally, and modeled binge drinking settles in the bottom 5.3% nationally.
Against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 34429, just across the boundary.
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 Homosassa Springs, 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 66%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 75%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 57%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 45%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 4%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 12%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 69%
13%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 43%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 43%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 58%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 38%
11%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.00%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 20%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 9%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 25%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.00%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 36%
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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 72.9 ± 1.7 years. A median household income of $45,916 predicts 77.0 years — 4.1 years below.
Ranked #5,093 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 72.9 ± 1.7 years. The 45 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 75.9 years — 3.0 years below them.
Ranked #2,386 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
34429
Floridashares a border
Score 47.40
Closest healthier
34446
Floridashares a border
Score 47.99
Similar health profile
67505
Kansas98% similar profile
Score 43.05
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 | 39.0% | 35.5–42.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.9% | 40.8–48.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.8% | 12.5–15.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.1–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 12.5% | 11.2–13.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 13.6% | 12.1–15.3 |
| Depression among adults | 19.2% | 16.5–22.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.4% | 15.3–19.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 47.8% | 43.5–52.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.7% | 28.1–39.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.0% | 5.5–6.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.6% | 18.3–25.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.7% | 10.7–14.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 84.4% | 81.8–86.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.1% | 79.2–84.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.8% | 87.3–90.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.5% | 65.0–73.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.5% | 50.1–57.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.2% | 63.7–78.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.7% | 9.7–14.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.0% | 15.4–20.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.3% | 27.0–35.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.1% | 32.9–43.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.0% | 23.0–29.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.7% | 14.8–18.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.1% | 17.0–21.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.3% | 13.5–17.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.6% | 36.4–44.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.5% | 11.2–13.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.7–12.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 23.3% | 20.7–26.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.3–6.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.9–8.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 26.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 25.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 15.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 26.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 65.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 36.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 57.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $45,916 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $169,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $877 | $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 | 72.9 yr ± 0.86 | 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 0.86 years of 72.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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