ZIP code
70076
in Mount Airy, LouisianaPopulation 100
36.76/ 100
Ranked #28,644 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 10.7%)
Ranked #316 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (bottom 38%)
Ranked #52 of 67 New Orleans-Metairie, LA ZIPs (bottom 22%)
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
61.7 per million
in the top 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & 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 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & 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
48.7%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
48.6%
in the bottom 1.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
4.4%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
40.5%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
153.7 days/year
in the top 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›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
Judged by its overall standing, Mount Airy, Louisiana (ZIP 70076) sits in the bottom 10.7% nationally (28,644th) and the bottom 38% of Louisiana (316th).
A few readings account for most of this area's strain: modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the top 0.3% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 0.5% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure lands in the top 1.0% nationally. Home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 1.4% nationally, modeled loud transportation noise settles in the top 1.8% nationally, and modeled loneliness lands in the top 3.4% nationally. Modeled humid heat rests in the top 3.7% nationally. On the better side, housing-cost burden settles at the national minimum, and poverty lands at the national minimum. Homeownership rests at the national maximum.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, 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". A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 70049, 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.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 84%
13%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 60%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 13%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 23%
16%
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.9%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 20%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 19%
8%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 60%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 85%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 78%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 79%
8%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 30%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Disability
healthier than 40%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 31%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 77%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 71%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 68%
8%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 5%
14%
Disability
healthier than 32%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 38%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 23%
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
70049
Louisianashares a border
Score 46.67
Closest healthier
70051
Louisianashares a border
Score 37.45
Similar health profile
15434
Pennsylvania99% similar profile
Score 42.50
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 | 33.2% | 29.7–36.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 48.6% | 44.3–52.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.8% | 6.9–8.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.7% | 10.2–13.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.5–9.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.2% | 7.7–10.8 |
| Depression among adults | 24.7% | 21.0–28.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.5% | 16.2–21.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.8% | 36.4–45.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.1% | 32.6–48.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.6% | 4.9–6.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 22.3% | 18.5–26.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.0% | 7.5–12.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.9% | 80.6–84.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 85.5% | 82.7–88.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.5% | 86.5–90.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.6% | 63.5–73.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.4% | 49.4–57.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.7% | 74.1–86.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.3% | 10.0–14.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.2% | 13.2–19.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 35.3% | 29.6–41.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 43.2% | 36.4–50.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 28.5% | 24.0–33.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.7% | 17.2–22.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.5% | 14.0–19.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.5% | 16.5–22.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 43.3% | 37.4–49.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.1% | 7.1–9.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.0% | 10.1–14.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.1% | 18.9–25.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.0–7.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.0% | 6.9–9.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 34.1% | 29.4–39.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 27.9% | 22.8–33.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 22.1% | 17.6–26.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.6% | 17.1–24.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 13.1% | 10.9–15.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 40.5% | 34.7–46.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 13.6% | 11.5–15.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | LA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 17.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 100.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 10.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 14.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 19.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 16.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 6.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504 |
| Broadband subscription | 48.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 0.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.4% (50.9–92.7%) n=504 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 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 | 0.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495 |
| Population 65+ | 37.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508 |
| Median age | 50.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457 |
| Median home value | — | $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 | 75.6 yr ± 3.43 | 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 3.43 years of 75.6, 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