ZIP code
45896
in Waynesfield, OhioPopulation 1,833
50.51/ 100
Ranked #15,535 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 48%)
Ranked #396 of 1,176 Ohio ZIPs (top 34%)
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.
Radon
3.2 pCi/L
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST77thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.
Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST19thUS7thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
32.7 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 11.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS89thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite health measure, Waynesfield, Ohio (ZIP 45896) ranks in the top 48% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,535th) and the top 34% of Ohio (396th).
A handful of measures stand out most sharply across the profile here: modeled disaster risk registers in the bottom 6.9% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure rests at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise stands in the bottom 23% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site lies in the top 23% nationally. On the other side, modeled radon lands in the top 7.9% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the top 11.0% nationally, and fatal road crashes is in the top 11.1% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Modeled arsenic resides in the top 18% nationally. Childcare registers at the national minimum, shared with about 42% of ZIPs.
To spell things out, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Close by, ZIP 45888, about 2.7 miles away, 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.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 66%
13%
Disability
healthier than 72%
7%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 50%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 48%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 54%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 34%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 31%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 28%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 67%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 66%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
Disability
healthier than 71%
7%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 59%
11%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 36%
16%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 19%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
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
43310
Ohioshares a border
Score 44.90
Closest healthier
45888
Ohioabout 2.7 mi away
Score 52.69
Similar health profile
15635
Pennsylvania99% similar profile
Score 51.05
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 | 30.7% | 27.9–33.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.0% | 33.6–40.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.5% | 8.7–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.8–12.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.2% | 6.4–7.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.0–9.0 |
| Depression among adults | 25.4% | 22.3–28.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.1% | 10.6–13.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.3% | 33.9–40.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.3% | 33.5–45.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.6% | 10.6–14.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.2% | 6.0–8.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.5% | 77.1–81.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.5% | 76.6–82.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.6% | 85.0–88.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.7% | 62.5–70.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.6% | 62.6–68.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.8% | 69.8–81.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.3% | 14.8–20.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.8% | 13.6–18.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.5% | 22.6–30.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.8% | 33.1–42.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.1% | 15.7–20.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.7% | 15.8–19.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.9% | 12.3–15.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.6% | 12.0–15.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.9% | 24.5–31.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.2–7.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.7–8.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.1% | 11.4–14.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.3% | 3.0–3.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.6–4.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.2% | 18.2–24.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 9.1–12.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 6.8–9.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.2% | 7.9–10.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.3% | 5.5–7.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.7% | 30.1–39.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.4% | 5.5–7.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OH median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.7% (3.5–26.2%) n=1,177 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.8% (2.5–18.1%) n=1,174 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (2.3–17.0%) n=1,179 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 15.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.7% (8.1–45.8%) n=1,179 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.7% (0.0–9.8%) n=1,171 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.4% (0.0–14.5%) n=1,177 |
| Broadband subscription | 83.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.9% (76.5–96.0%) n=1,177 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 18.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.3% (11.2–34.6%) n=1,177 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.3% (52.8–91.8%) n=1,177 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.5%) n=1,177 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.0% (0.0–6.8%) n=1,180 |
| Single-parent households | 61.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.2% (36.6–68.1%) n=1,168 |
| Population 65+ | 16.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.1–27.2%) n=1,180 |
| Median age | 37.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (33.2–50.5) n=1,169 |
| Median household income | $62,449 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $70,500 ($46,328–$101,197) n=1,127 |
| Median home value | $173,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $177,700 ($104,860–$310,980) n=1,117 |
| Median gross rent | $711 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $907 ($714–$1,294) n=1,007 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OH median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.1 yr ± 0.89 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 77.9 yr (74.0–81.3) n=1,154 |
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 0.89 years of 79.1, 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