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39815

in Attapulgus, GeorgiaPopulation 1,637

ZipVitals Score
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34.22/ 100

Ranked #29,653 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 7.6%)

Ranked #657 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 7.6%)

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.

Diabetes

22.9%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

8.6%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.6%

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

10.8%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

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Fatal road crashes

67.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
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 ›

Short sleep

45.5%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

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Fair or poor health

33.5%

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

51.6%

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

14.2%

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

25.1%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Attapulgus, Georgia (ZIP 39815) stands in the bottom 7.6% nationally (29,653rd) and the bottom 7.6% of Georgia (657th).

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A number of readings press hard on the profile and set its tone: modeled diabetes settles in the top 1.2% nationally, and self-care disability rests in the top 1.9% nationally. Modeled stroke lands in the top 2.0% nationally, and vision disability settles in the top 3.4% nationally. Fatal road crashes rests in the top 1.6% nationally, modeled short sleep lands in the top 2.5% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health settles in the top 3.8% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure rests in the top 2.1% nationally, independent living disability lands in the top 3.8% nationally, and mobility disability settles in the top 3.4% nationally.

ZIP 32352, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby. Modeled vision disability settles in the top 3.4% 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 55%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 36%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 50%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 35%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

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 80.2; chronic-disease standing 4.8 (bottom 10%) — 75 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #741 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 adults32.6%29.0–36.4
High blood pressure among adults51.6%47.2–56.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.8%6.1–7.5
Current asthma among adults11.8%10.4–13.4
Coronary heart disease among adults9.4%8.4–10.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.2%9.7–12.8
Depression among adults18.5%15.5–21.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults22.9%20.2–25.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.9%37.4–46.7
Obesity among adults46.5%38.2–55.2
Stroke among adults6.6%5.9–7.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.7%20.6–29.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years18.7%15.5–22.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.7%80.5–84.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.9%78.7–85.0
Cholesterol screening among adults86.4%84.5–88.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.0%56.5–67.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults44.8%41.1–48.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.7%66.9–81.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults10.5%8.5–13.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.2%18.1–24.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults40.0%34.4–45.9
Short sleep duration among adults45.5%38.8–52.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults33.5%29.3–38.0
Frequent mental distress among adults19.5%17.2–22.1
Frequent physical distress among adults19.6%17.2–22.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.1%16.7–21.8
Any disability among adults42.1%37.0–47.6
Hearing disability among adults8.0%7.1–9.0
Independent living disability among adults14.2%12.5–16.2
Mobility disability among adults25.1%21.9–28.5
Self-care disability among adults8.6%7.6–9.8
Vision disability among adults10.8%9.5–12.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults30.4%26.1–34.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults34.1%29.6–38.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults32.0%27.8–36.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults25.8%22.6–29.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults16.6%14.5–18.7
Loneliness among adults41.0%35.3–46.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults18.3%15.9–20.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate34.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6422.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)21.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)7.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)5.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle5.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription79.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate82.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population2.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households46.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+14.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age45.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$45,800$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$59,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$931$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$993 ($694–$1,769) n=627
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.1 yr ± 1.9278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.1 yr (73.3–79.7) n=668

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 1.92 years of 76.1, 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