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36850

in Camp Hill, AlabamaPopulation 2,557

ZipVitals Score
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37.64/ 100

Ranked #28,219 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 12.0%)

Ranked #473 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (bottom 24%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Short sleep

47.8%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

55.1%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

22%

in the top 1.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

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Stroke

6.2%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

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Self-care disability

7.3%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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Binge drinking

10.7%

in the bottom 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US2nd
Definition & 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 ›

Mobility disability

24.2%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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Fair or poor health

31.4%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

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Obesity

46.1%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

46.9 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US95th
Definition & 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

Judged by its overall standing, Camp Hill, Alabama (ZIP 36850) sits in the bottom 12.0% nationally (28,219th) and the bottom 24% of Alabama (473rd).

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The profile carries real weight, and several readings make that plain: modeled short sleep resides in the top 1.0% nationally, high blood pressure sits in the top 0.8% nationally, and diabetes stands in the top 1.7% nationally. Modeled stroke resides in the top 3.2% nationally, self-care disability sits in the top 4.7% nationally, and mobility disability stands in the top 4.6% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health resides in the top 6.1% nationally, and obesity sits in the top 3.0% nationally. Fatal road crashes stands in the top 4.7% nationally. Better still, modeled binge drinking resides in the bottom 2.4% nationally.

A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 36256, just across the boundary. Modeled stroke resides in the top 3.2% nationally.

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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 59%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 55%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 36%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 17%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 34%

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.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 87.7; chronic-disease standing 4.3 (bottom 10%) — 83 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #348 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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults37.4%34.1–40.7
High blood pressure among adults55.1%51.3–58.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.6%6.9–8.2
Current asthma among adults11.3%10.1–12.7
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.3–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.3%9.2–11.5
Depression among adults21.0%18.3–24.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults22.0%19.8–24.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened44.7%40.8–48.7
Obesity among adults46.1%39.3–53.3
Stroke among adults6.2%5.7–6.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.4%20.5–28.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.8%10.0–13.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.7%80.6–84.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults84.2%81.7–86.5
Cholesterol screening among adults87.8%86.2–89.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.0%61.4–70.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults46.9%43.2–50.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.2%70.8–82.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults10.7%8.9–12.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.2%16.8–21.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.1%31.7–40.8
Short sleep duration among adults47.8%41.6–53.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.4%28.3–34.6
Frequent mental distress among adults17.7%15.9–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults17.1%15.4–19.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.6%15.8–19.6
Any disability among adults42.8%38.7–47.1
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.5–9.2
Independent living disability among adults12.6%11.3–13.9
Mobility disability among adults24.2%21.8–26.8
Self-care disability among adults7.3%6.6–8.0
Vision disability among adults9.0%8.1–9.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults30.4%27.0–34.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults30.2%27.2–33.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults25.2%22.4–28.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.2%18.9–23.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults14.2%12.8–15.8
Loneliness among adults37.4%33.1–41.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults15.4%13.7–17.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623
Uninsured 18–6410.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625
No HS diploma (25+)19.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626
Bachelor's or higher (25+)6.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626
Unemployment rate (16+)2.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622
Households without a vehicle10.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622
Broadband subscription68.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622
Homeownership rate79.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622
Foreign-born population1.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628
Single-parent households50.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617
Population 65+28.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628
Median age48.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621
Median household income$42,000$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587
Median home value$84,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568
Median gross rent$633$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$856 ($625–$1,266) n=503
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth74.4 yr ± 0.6078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30874.7 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 0.60 years of 74.4, 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