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70052

in Gramercy, LouisianaPopulation 3,171

ZipVitals Score
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39.81/ 100

Ranked #26,878 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 16%)

Ranked #224 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (top 44%)

Ranked #41 of 67 New Orleans-Metairie, LA ZIPs (bottom 39%)

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.

Outer-floodplain exposure

55.2%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

50 per million

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & 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 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Humid extreme heat

153.8 days/year

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
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 ›

Outpatient-care access

0.63 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of outpatient clinics located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

44.7%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

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

43.1%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Obesity

44.9%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Radon

0.6 pCi/L

in the bottom 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST23rd
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Utility shut-off threat

13.7%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST63rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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.

The read

Gramercy, Louisiana (ZIP 70052), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 16% nationally (26,878th) and the top 44% of Louisiana (224th).

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What the numbers press hardest on defines much of the story here: outer-floodplain exposure sits in the top 0.9% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the top 0.9% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the top 1.2% nationally. Modeled humid heat resides in the top 3.7% nationally, floodplain exposure lies in the top 5.1% nationally, and modeled short sleep settles in the top 6.3% nationally. Modeled obesity stands in the top 4.6% nationally, and utility shutoff is in the top 9.4% nationally. On the encouraging side, outpatient rests in the top 4.9% nationally, and modeled radon sits in the bottom 1.3% nationally.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, 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. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 70090, just across the boundary.

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.

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Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 83%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 90%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 31%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 6%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 16%

8%

Disability

healthier than 19%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 4%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 67%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 84%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 71%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 84%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 41%

11%

Disability

healthier than 56%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 8%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 39%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 64%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 73%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 54%

8%

Disability

healthier than 52%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 32%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 16%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 39%

11%

“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.

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 adults32.7%29.1–36.3
High blood pressure among adults46.3%41.8–50.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.0%7.3–8.8
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.6–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults8.0%7.1–9.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.1%7.8–10.3
Depression among adults25.8%22.2–29.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.7%14.5–19.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.4%34.1–42.9
Obesity among adults44.9%36.7–53.3
Stroke among adults4.9%4.4–5.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.1%10.3–16.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.8%6.2–9.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.9%78.4–83.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.7%80.6–86.4
Cholesterol screening among adults87.8%85.9–89.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.9%61.4–72.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.5%55.3–63.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years80.9%73.8–86.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.3%13.4–19.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.8%15.0–20.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.7%28.4–39.1
Short sleep duration among adults43.1%35.6–50.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.9%22.5–29.3
Frequent mental distress among adults19.5%17.3–21.9
Frequent physical distress among adults16.1%14.1–18.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.4%16.1–20.7
Any disability among adults39.5%34.6–44.5
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.3–9.3
Independent living disability among adults10.9%9.6–12.4
Mobility disability among adults19.8%17.2–22.5
Self-care disability among adults5.6%4.9–6.3
Vision disability among adults7.1%6.3–7.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults30.3%26.2–34.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.3%19.9–27.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults20.4%17.5–23.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.1%15.6–21.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.8%10.3–13.5
Loneliness among adults36.5%31.2–42.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.7%11.9–15.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)LA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate18.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36417.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504
Uninsured 18–645.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505
No HS diploma (25+)16.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508
Unemployment rate (16+)4.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501
Households without a vehicle5.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3226.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504
Broadband subscription93.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504
Homeownership rate82.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.4% (50.9–92.7%) n=504
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–4.8%) n=504
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508
Single-parent households44.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495
Population 65+14.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508
Median age39.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500
Median household income$67,392$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457
Median home value$221,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$163,450 ($86,100–$284,620) n=452
Median gross rent$1,236$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$915 ($606–$1,325) n=389
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)LA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.2 yr ± 2.1078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30875.9 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 2.10 years of 75.2, 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