ZIP code
36279
in Wellington, AlabamaPopulation 3,071
45.59/ 100
Ranked #21,792 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)
Ranked #225 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (top 36%)
Ranked #4 of 11 Anniston-Oxford, AL ZIPs (top 36%)
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.
Fatal road crashes
39.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS93rdDefinition & 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
Wellington, Alabama (ZIP 36279), overall, ranks in the bottom 32% nationally (21,792nd) and the top 36% of Alabama (225th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: fatal road crashes is in the top 7.3% nationally. On the other side, fiber broadband sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled high blood pressure lands in the top 12.4% nationally, and high cholesterol lies in the top 10.6% nationally. Modeled humid heat stands in the top 14.3% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the top 16% nationally. Recreation resides at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Modeled short sleep settles in the top 17% nationally. Physicians is at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs.
Defined simply, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. 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. ZIP 35905, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Anniston-Oxford, AL 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 64%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 35%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 27%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 33%
8%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 29%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 62%
21%
Disability
healthier than 70%
7%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 51%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 47%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 48%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 50%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 43%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 90%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 60%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 70%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 70%
8%
Disability
healthier than 70%
7%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 50%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 50%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
5%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
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 ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
35905
Alabamashares a border
Score 46.26
Closest healthier
36250
Alabamashares a border
Score 49.25
Similar health profile
42031
Kentucky99% similar profile
Score 42.73
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 | 34.0% | 30.5–37.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.0% | 40.7–49.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.8% | 8.8–10.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.1% | 8.8–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.3–9.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.3% | 7.9–10.9 |
| Depression among adults | 25.1% | 21.4–29.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.2% | 12.3–16.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.0% | 38.6–47.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.2% | 29.5–43.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.7–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.3% | 11.5–17.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.0% | 7.0–11.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.5% | 75.6–81.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.2% | 75.4–82.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.3% | 84.1–88.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.5% | 59.9–70.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.6% | 53.6–61.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.5% | 67.8–81.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.2% | 12.4–18.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.3% | 13.3–19.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.7% | 24.9–35.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.0% | 33.9–46.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.5% | 19.9–27.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.1–19.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.6% | 13.5–17.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.2% | 13.8–18.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.0% | 33.0–43.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.7% | 8.6–11.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.7% | 8.3–11.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.9% | 15.3–20.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.8–5.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.7–6.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.0% | 19.5–27.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.1% | 12.2–18.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.4% | 8.2–12.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.2% | 8.4–12.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.6–9.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.5% | 29.7–40.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.9% | 5.8–8.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 13.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 14.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 16.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 27.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622 |
| Homeownership rate | 86.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628 |
| Single-parent households | 50.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 50.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617 |
| Population 65+ | 17.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628 |
| Median age | 35.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621 |
| Median household income | $53,024 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587 |
| Median home value | $159,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568 |
| Median gross rent | $955 | $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 at birth | 75.7 yr ± 1.10 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 74.7 yr (72.1–78.3) n=599 |
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 1.10 years of 75.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured