ZIP code
70463
in Sun, LouisianaPopulation 99
39.46/ 100
Ranked #27,112 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 15%)
Ranked #238 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (top 47%)
Ranked #15 of 15 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA ZIPs (bottom 6.7%)
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.
Floodplain exposure
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Slow internet speeds
3.2%
in the top 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
49%
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
67.4%
in the bottom 4.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST12thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
148 days/year
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST69thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Short sleep
43.2%
in the top 6.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$25,625
in the bottom 1.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS1stDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
44.2%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the bottom 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS7thDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
18.3%
in the top 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST73rdUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Sun, Louisiana (ZIP 70463) places in the bottom 15% nationally (27,112th) and the top 47% of Louisiana (238th).
The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: floodplain exposure registers at the national minimum, and modeled expected annual loss settles in the bottom 6.6% nationally. Pulling the other way, slow internet speeds sits in the top 3.7% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure lies in the top 4.5% nationally. Home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 4.9% nationally, modeled humid heat resides in the top 5.3% nationally, and modeled short sleep is in the top 6.1% nationally. Household income lands in the bottom 1.1% nationally, housing-cost burden stands in the top 6.0% nationally, and modeled diabetes registers in the top 7.2% nationally.
Beside the areas that surround it, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 70431, about 0.5 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 58%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 59%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 9%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 10%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 34%
8%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 38%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
5%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 94%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 99%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Disability
healthier than 41%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 20%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 13%
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
70427
Louisianashares a border
Score 31.09
Closest healthier
70431
Louisianaabout 0.5 mi away
Score 45.52
Similar health profile
64458
Missouri99% similar profile
Score 41.63
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 | 35.0% | 31.3–38.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 49.0% | 44.6–53.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.6% | 9.4–11.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.8% | 8.6–11.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.4% | 8.9–12.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.0% | 8.6–13.5 |
| Depression among adults | 23.9% | 20.7–27.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.3% | 15.7–20.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.7% | 38.6–46.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.6% | 35.6–47.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.4% | 4.5–6.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 22.3% | 18.6–26.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.0% | 5.7–10.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 83.7% | 81.0–86.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 83.4% | 80.5–86.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.8% | 87.8–91.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 56.8% | 51.7–61.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 51.2% | 47.5–54.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.9% | 70.2–82.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.6% | 12.2–17.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.1% | 14.9–23.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.0% | 27.0–38.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 43.2% | 38.2–48.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.0% | 22.2–32.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.1% | 15.6–20.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.5% | 14.7–20.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.5% | 14.5–20.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 41.5% | 35.9–47.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.2% | 9.6–12.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.8% | 8.8–13.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.7% | 17.8–25.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.9% | 4.8–7.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.3% | 6.0–8.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.7% | 22.5–31.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.2% | 15.7–25.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.8% | 12.9–21.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.8% | 12.0–17.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 8.1–12.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.9% | 27.3–36.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 11.0% | 9.1–13.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | LA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 26.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 17.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 10.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 33.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 14.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 0.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 16.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.7% | 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 | 67.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 44.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504 |
| Homeownership rate | 81.4% | 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 | 1.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 67.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495 |
| Population 65+ | 63.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508 |
| Median age | 68.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500 |
| Median household income | $25,625 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457 |
| Median home value | $134,400 | $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 | 77.6 yr ± 1.18 | 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 1.18 years of 77.6, 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