ZIP code
34461
in Lecanto, FloridaPopulation 13,377
50.73/ 100
Ranked #15,230 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 47%)
Ranked #551 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 43%)
Ranked #2 of 13 Homosassa Springs, FL ZIPs (top 15%)
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
182.9 days/year
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST49thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›High cholesterol
46.5%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
11.1%
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Physician access
2.5 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST85thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Park land
29.2%
in the top 4.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
11.6%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
60.2%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST67thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Binge drinking
12.0%
in the bottom 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Recreation access
0.97 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST81stUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Floodplain exposure
1.1%
in the bottom 13.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS13thDefinition & 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 ›The read
By its overall health score, Lecanto, Florida (ZIP 34461) lands in the top 47% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,230th) and the bottom 43% of Florida (551st).
The measures split the difference for this area: physicians stands in the top 4.7% nationally, and park land settles in the top 4.8% nationally. Modeled binge drinking lies in the bottom 6.8% nationally, and recreation resides in the top 9.5% nationally. Against that, modeled humid heat lands in the top 1.5% nationally, high cholesterol registers in the top 2.1% nationally, and coronary heart disease sits in the top 3.9% nationally. Modeled hearing disability rests in the top 6.0% nationally, and pfas is in the top 7.8% nationally. Fiber broadband stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, 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. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 34442, 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
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 74%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 75%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 68%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 89%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 80%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 13%
21%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 32%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 81%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 64%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 94%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 46%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
in the top 0.00%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 78%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 78%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 89%
8%
Disability
healthier than 67%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 56%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 44%
14%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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 75.9 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $63,418 predicts 78.3 years — 2.4 years below.
Ranked #3,283 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 67.6; chronic-disease standing 13.4 — 54 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,168 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
34429
Floridashares a border
Score 47.40
Closest healthier
34442
Floridashares a border
Score 51.56
Similar health profile
33763
Florida98% similar profile
Score 50.83
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 | 37.0% | 33.5–40.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.0% | 38.9–47.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 14.1% | 12.9–15.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.6% | 8.4–10.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.1% | 10.0–12.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.8% | 9.6–12.0 |
| Depression among adults | 17.6% | 15.0–20.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.4% | 13.4–17.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 46.5% | 42.3–50.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 31.2% | 25.8–37.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.3% | 4.9–5.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.3% | 11.8–16.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.5% | 9.9–13.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 84.2% | 81.7–86.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.5% | 79.7–85.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.7% | 88.4–90.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 72.1% | 67.8–76.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.3% | 53.9–60.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.5% | 66.3–79.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.0% | 9.9–14.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.4% | 12.5–16.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.1% | 24.2–32.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.1% | 32.0–42.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.9% | 19.4–24.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.4–17.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.7% | 14.8–18.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.2% | 11.7–14.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.4% | 33.5–41.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.6% | 10.4–12.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.1% | 8.1–10.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.1% | 17.9–22.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.6% | 4.2–5.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.6–6.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.3% | 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 | 93.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 21.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 89.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 8.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 69.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 30.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 53.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $63,418 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $312,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,514 | $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 | 75.9 yr ± 0.79 | 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 0.79 years of 75.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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