ZIP code
35229
in Homewood, AlabamaPopulation 2,792
59.74/ 100
Ranked #5,044 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 16%)
Ranked #27 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (top 4.4%)
Ranked #12 of 116 Birmingham, AL ZIPs (top 10.4%)
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
13.2%
in the bottom 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
55.1%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
0.60%
in the bottom 0.07% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 blood pressure
15.2%
in the bottom 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
1.8%
in the bottom 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Stroke
0.50%
in the bottom 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
1.3%
in the bottom 0.01% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
3.3%
in the bottom 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
77.8%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite measure, ZIP 35229, one of several in Homewood, Alabama sits in the top 16% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,044th) and the top 4.4% of Alabama (27th).
The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: modeled coronary heart disease stands in the bottom 0.07% nationally, high blood pressure is in the bottom 0.8% nationally, and diabetes rests in the bottom 0.4% nationally. Modeled stroke sits in the bottom 0.3% nationally, hearing disability registers in the bottom 0.01% nationally, and mobility disability lands in the bottom 0.4% nationally. Fatal road crashes resides at the national minimum, and modeled self-care disability lies in the bottom 0.4% nationally. Working the other way, modeled loneliness settles at the national maximum, and slow internet speeds stands in the top 0.8% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. ZIP 35209, just across the boundary, ranks 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Birmingham, AL metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
in the top 0.6%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 84%
11%
Disability
healthier than 91%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 62%
5%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 33%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 9%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 16%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 5%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
in the top 0.00%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 97%
11%
Disability
healthier than 98%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 92%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 68%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 56%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 3%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 1%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
in the top 0.00%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 94%
11%
Disability
healthier than 96%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 50%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 55%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 7%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 4%
13%
Mental Health
in the bottom 0.9%
8%
“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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 9.3 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 99.5 (top 1%) — 90 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,893 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
35209
Alabamashares a border
Score 60.63
Closest healthier
35223
Alabamaabout 0.7 mi away
Score 70.98
Similar health profile
02215
Massachusetts99% similar profile
Score 58.73
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 | 4.3% | 3.3–5.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 15.2% | 12.0–18.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 0.6% | 0.5–0.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.0% | 9.8–14.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 0.6% | 0.4–0.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 1.3% | 0.7–2.3 |
| Depression among adults | 25.0% | 20.2–29.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 1.8% | 1.3–2.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 13.2% | 11.2–15.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 26.7% | 20.9–32.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 0.5% | 0.4–0.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 4.0% | 3.1–5.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.0% | 3.6–14.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 24.3% | 19.9–29.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.7% | 73.0–81.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 75.2% | 65.6–81.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.0% | 63.5–72.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.0% | 60.0–67.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.5% | 71.2–82.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.6% | 13.9–19.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 4.7% | 2.1–8.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 17.3% | 10.4–27.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.5% | 35.8–45.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 12.2% | 7.1–22.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 24.0% | 17.1–30.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 6.2% | 4.0–9.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 20.4% | 12.8–31.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.7% | 20.2–42.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 1.3% | 1.0–1.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.4% | 5.4–16.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 3.3% | 1.9–6.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 1.3% | 0.7–2.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.8% | 2.3–6.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 30.2% | 21.5–39.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 23.1% | 10.6–42.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 4.4–26.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.6% | 8.1–26.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 15.4% | 8.5–24.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 55.1% | 47.2–62.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.7% | 5.1–14.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | — | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 13.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 0.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 16.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622 |
| Households without a vehicle | — | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622 |
| Broadband subscription | — | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | — | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622 |
| Homeownership rate | — | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | — | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628 |
| Single-parent households | — | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 50.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617 |
| Population 65+ | 0.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628 |
| Median age | 19.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $856 ($625–$1,266) n=503 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AL 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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