ZIP code

39817

in Bainbridge, GeorgiaPopulation 11,158

ZipVitals Score

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35.15/ 100

Ranked #29,329 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.6%)

Ranked #650 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 8.6%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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.

Self-care disability

7.3%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th

US95th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

40.6%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th

US97th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

13.6%

in the top 5.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st

US95th

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 ›

Humid extreme heat

153.2 days/year

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th

US96th

Definition & 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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.1%

in the bottom 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST20th

US4th

Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

17.7%

in the top 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th

US96th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

9.4%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th

US94th

Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

43.6%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th

US95th

Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

24.2%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd

US95th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

16.2%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd

US95th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite measure, ZIP 39817, one of several in Bainbridge, Georgia sits in the bottom 8.6% nationally (29,329th) and the bottom 8.6% of Georgia (650th).

The readings split fairly evenly between strengths and concerns: modeled arsenic rests in the bottom 3.9% nationally. Working the other way, modeled self-care disability sits in the top 4.7% nationally, loneliness registers in the top 3.3% nationally, and independent living disability lands in the top 5.0% nationally. Modeled humid heat resides in the top 3.8% nationally, and utility shutoff lies in the top 4.0% nationally. Modeled vision disability settles in the top 6.3% nationally, and short sleep stands in the top 5.3% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity is in the top 4.6% nationally, and transportation rests in the top 4.8% nationally.

In plain language, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 31730, 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.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesGeorgia

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 92%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

Disability

healthier than 8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 21%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Georgia

Healthcare Access

healthier than 92%

About typical

close to the middle of Georgia

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 49%

14%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Georgia

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 19%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 14%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

Disability

healthier than 10%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 18%

“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

2 of our published findings list 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 72.6 ± 1.7 years. A median household income of $53,065 predicts 77.6 years — 5.0 years below.
Ranked #5,550 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 72.6 ± 1.7 years. The 48 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 75.9 years — 3.4 years below them.
Ranked #2,630 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, 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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	28.9%	25.6–32.2
High blood pressure among adults	45.6%	41.2–50.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	6.6%	6.0–7.3
Current asthma among adults	11.6%	10.2–13.0
Coronary heart disease among adults	8.2%	7.3–9.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	10.4%	9.2–11.5
Depression among adults	21.0%	17.8–24.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	18.5%	16.3–20.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	39.0%	34.8–43.5
Obesity among adults	44.8%	36.5–53.5
Stroke among adults	5.3%	4.9–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	25.4%	21.5–29.6

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	17.5%	15.3–19.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	78.5%	75.9–80.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	79.2%	75.8–82.4
Cholesterol screening among adults	83.6%	81.6–85.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	59.9%	54.7–65.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	46.4%	42.7–50.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	71.8%	63.6–79.0

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	12.6%	10.2–15.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults	21.7%	18.9–24.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	36.7%	31.6–41.9
Short sleep duration among adults	43.6%	36.9–50.6

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	30.3%	27.0–33.8
Frequent mental distress among adults	21.0%	18.7–23.4
Frequent physical distress among adults	18.4%	16.3–20.5

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	19.8%	17.7–22.1
Any disability among adults	39.8%	35.1–44.6
Hearing disability among adults	7.6%	6.8–8.5
Independent living disability among adults	13.6%	12.3–15.1
Mobility disability among adults	20.8%	18.4–23.3
Self-care disability among adults	7.3%	6.6–7.9
Vision disability among adults	9.4%	8.5–10.2

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	28.2%	24.5–32.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	31.7%	28.3–35.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	30.6%	27.6–34.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	24.2%	21.5–27.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	16.2%	14.5–18.1
Loneliness among adults	40.6%	35.2–46.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	17.7%	15.7–19.9

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	29.6%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	13.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–64	24.5%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	18.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)	15.6%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	12.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	10.4%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	21.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)	4.8%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle	9.8%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	4.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription	68.5%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	87.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	30.5%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	25.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate	54.4%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	73.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	3.6%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	1.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population	2.4%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	3.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households	36.7%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	48.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+	14.2%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	17.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age	35.4 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	39.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income	$53,065	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value	$159,800	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent	$840	$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670	$993 ($694–$1,769) n=627

Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	GA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth	72.6 yr ± 0.85	78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308	76.1 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 0.85 years of 72.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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