ZIP code
70049
in Edgard, LouisianaPopulation 1,482
46.67/ 100
Ranked #20,559 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 36%)
Ranked #88 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (top 17%)
Ranked #22 of 67 New Orleans-Metairie, LA ZIPs (top 33%)
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.
Air-toxics cancer risk
86.9 per million
in the top 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
62.5%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
45.7%
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Mammography
84.4%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
50.4%
in the top 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
152.8 days/year
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Homeownership rate
98.2%
in the top 5.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
18.4%
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST74thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
40.5 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Cross-source signals
Combined exposures in this ZIP
More than one environmental exposure stands out in this ZIP. Each is established independently and shown on its own above; they are grouped here for context — not because one causes the other.
This area ranks among the highest 10% of US ZIP codes for both humid-heat days and flood exposure.
See the full flooding, evacuation & humid-heat analysis →
The read
In overall standing, Edgard, Louisiana (ZIP 70049) comes out in the bottom 36% nationally (20,559th) and the top 17% of Louisiana (88th).
The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: modeled air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 0.2% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the top 0.3% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure rests in the top 0.8% nationally. Modeled short sleep lies in the top 2.3% nationally, high blood pressure sits in the top 3.1% nationally, and humid heat settles in the top 3.9% nationally. Modeled diabetes registers in the top 7.0% nationally, and fatal road crashes stands in the top 6.7% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled mammography lands in the top 1.0% nationally, and homeownership is in the top 5.6% nationally.
Relative to the ZIPs around it, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 70763, about 3.8 miles away.
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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 97%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 69%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 42%
11%
Disability
healthier than 46%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 25%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 27%
16%
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.7%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 7%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 65%
16%
Preventive Care
in the top 0.3%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 92%
11%
Mental Health
in the top 0.00%
8%
Disability
healthier than 84%
7%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 49%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 51%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 55%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.9%
14%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 63%
16%
Preventive Care
in the top 0.00%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 89%
11%
Mental Health
in the top 0.00%
8%
Disability
healthier than 77%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 66%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 29%
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
70057
Louisianashares a border
Score 39.81
Closest healthier
70763
Louisianaabout 3.8 mi away
Score 49.47
Similar health profile
15477
Pennsylvania95% similar profile
Score 45.43
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 | 30.9% | 27.3–34.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 50.4% | 45.9–54.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.4% | 5.7–7.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.1% | 9.8–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.9% | 5.9–7.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.3% | 5.1–7.6 |
| Depression among adults | 20.6% | 17.5–23.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.4% | 15.9–21.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.5% | 35.0–43.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.6% | 33.6–49.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.9% | 4.2–5.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.4% | 17.7–25.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.0% | 4.5–8.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 83.6% | 81.4–85.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 87.2% | 84.7–89.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.5% | 89.9–92.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.3% | 66.6–75.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.9% | 55.1–62.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 84.4% | 78.7–89.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.8% | 10.5–15.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.2% | 9.7–15.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.2% | 22.2–32.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 45.7% | 38.9–52.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.1% | 18.5–26.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.3–18.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.1% | 11.1–15.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.5% | 12.2–16.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.9% | 29.9–40.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.6% | 4.8–6.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.3–10.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.7% | 14.7–21.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.1–5.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.2–7.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 32.0% | 27.4–37.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 21.3% | 16.9–26.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.3% | 12.5–20.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.8% | 14.5–21.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 9.0–12.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.9% | 31.4–42.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 12.6% | 10.5–15.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | LA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 17.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 10.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 14.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 35.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 16.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 10.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 6.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 11.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504 |
| Homeownership rate | 98.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.4% (50.9–92.7%) n=504 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.8%) n=504 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 68.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495 |
| Population 65+ | 29.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508 |
| Median age | 56.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500 |
| Median household income | $68,953 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457 |
| Median home value | $182,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $163,450 ($86,100–$284,620) n=452 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $915 ($606–$1,325) n=389 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | LA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.3 yr ± 1.36 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 75.9 yr (73.2–79.0) n=494 |
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 1.36 years of 75.3, 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