ZIP code
34604
in Brooksville, FloridaPopulation 13,642
51.95/ 100
Ranked #13,507 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 42%)
Ranked #506 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 48%)
Ranked #78 of 133 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ZIPs (bottom 41%)
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
179.6 days/year
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST40thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Outer-floodplain exposure
15.7%
in the top 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
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 ›Loud transportation noise
1.9%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
91.5%
in the top 14.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS86thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
16.7%
in the bottom 23% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS23rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 34604, one of several in Brooksville, Florida ranks in the top 42% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,507th) and the bottom 48% of Florida (506th).
Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: pharmacy lands in the top 13.0% nationally, and homeownership settles in the top 14.4% nationally. Transit rests in the top 16% nationally, and modeled radon lands in the bottom 19% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 18% nationally. Working the other way, modeled humid heat rests in the top 1.8% nationally, outer-floodplain exposure lands in the top 2.5% nationally, and modeled loud transportation noise settles in the top 7.8% nationally. Modeled pfas rests in the top 10.9% nationally. Physicians lands at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs.
Against its neighbors, outer-floodplain exposure 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. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 34609, 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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 71%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 61%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 65%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 53%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 57%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 60%
8%
Disability
healthier than 49%
7%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 37%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 23%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 83%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 52%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 55%
11%
Disability
healthier than 56%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 30%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 23%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 85%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 44%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 42%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 46%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Disability
healthier than 46%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 39%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 17%
8%
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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 77.3 ± 2.0 years. A median household income of $84,833 predicts 79.4 years — 2.2 years below.
Ranked #2,938 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
34601
Floridashares a border
Score 45.77
Closest healthier
34609
Floridashares a border
Score 54.78
Similar health profile
32502
Florida95% similar profile
Score 52.77
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 | 28.2% | 25.1–31.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.2% | 31.5–38.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.6% | 8.7–10.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.0% | 8.8–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.4% | 6.7–8.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.1% | 7.2–9.0 |
| Depression among adults | 20.5% | 17.5–23.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.2% | 11.6–15.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.5% | 35.5–43.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.2% | 30.1–42.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.7% | 3.4–4.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.7% | 10.5–15.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.9% | 12.1–16.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.3% | 75.3–81.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.4% | 73.9–80.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.3% | 84.6–88.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.6% | 63.1–71.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.7% | 55.0–62.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.8% | 67.8–80.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.2% | 11.7–17.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.8% | 12.7–17.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.8% | 21.9–29.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.8% | 31.5–42.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.8% | 17.3–22.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.6% | 15.7–19.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.3% | 13.5–17.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.7% | 12.9–16.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.1% | 29.1–37.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.9–8.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.5–9.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.7% | 13.7–17.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 21.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 22.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 16.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 91.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 57.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 18.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 45.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $84,833 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $305,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,365 | $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 | 77.2 yr ± 1.02 | 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 1.02 years of 77.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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