ZIP code
70729
in Erwinville, LouisianaPopulation 1,004
35.88/ 100
Ranked #29,054 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 9.4%)
Ranked #338 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (bottom 33%)
Ranked #67 of 83 Baton Rouge, LA ZIPs (bottom 19%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
49.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Cognitive disability
21.4%
in the top 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST76thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›PFAS in drinking water
8.1%
in the bottom 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
146.5 days/year
in the top 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST63rdUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Independent-living disability
12.6%
in the top 8.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST70thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
6.5%
in the top 8.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST70thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
27.1%
in the top 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST68thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
29.2%
in the top 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST69thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›The read
Erwinville, Louisiana (ZIP 70729), overall, ranks in the bottom 9.4% nationally (29,054th) and the bottom 33% of Louisiana (338th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled pfas rests in the bottom 5.1% nationally. On the other side, modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the top 3.1% nationally, fatal road crashes resides in the top 4.0% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability settles in the top 5.1% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 4.5% nationally, and humid heat sits in the top 5.6% nationally. Modeled independent living disability lands in the top 8.4% nationally, and self-care disability lies in the top 8.5% nationally. Modeled food insecurity stands in the top 8.6% nationally, and fair or poor health rests in the top 9.9% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. ZIP 70736, just across the boundary, comes out 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Baton Rouge, LA metro area.
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 57%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 45%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 17%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 20%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 4%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 5%
8%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 11%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 63%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 29%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 25%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 21%
8%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 35%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 73%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 70%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 16%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 17%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 12%
8%
Disability
healthier than 17%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 21%
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
70736
Louisianashares a border
Score 38.79
Closest healthier
70752
Louisianashares a border
Score 45.51
Similar health profile
70578
Louisiana100% similar profile
Score 31.99
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 | 32.9% | 30.1–36.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.6% | 42.0–49.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.6% | 6.9–8.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.1% | 10.0–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.4–9.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.2% | 9.6–13.1 |
| Depression among adults | 28.9% | 25.6–32.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.9% | 15.1–19.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.6% | 37.0–44.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 43.3% | 36.7–50.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.0% | 4.5–5.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.5% | 15.9–21.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.9% | 8.9–13.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.0% | 76.8–81.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.1% | 78.3–83.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.4% | 82.5–86.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.4% | 63.0–71.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.2% | 49.8–56.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.2% | 69.7–81.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.9% | 14.4–19.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 22.0% | 18.8–25.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 34.4% | 29.8–39.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.5% | 34.7–46.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 29.2% | 25.7–33.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 21.1% | 19.0–23.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.0% | 16.0–20.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 21.4% | 18.9–24.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 42.9% | 38.5–47.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.6% | 11.0–14.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.3% | 18.7–24.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.5% | 5.7–7.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.3–9.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 29.7% | 26.1–33.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 27.1% | 23.5–31.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 24.3% | 20.7–28.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.6% | 16.2–21.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 13.3% | 11.7–15.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 37.0% | 32.6–41.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 13.9% | 12.1–15.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | LA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 20.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 17.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 17.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 10.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 14.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 40.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 16.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501 |
| Households without a vehicle | 7.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 6.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504 |
| Broadband subscription | 82.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504 |
| Homeownership rate | 93.3% | 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 | 1.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 47.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495 |
| Population 65+ | 4.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508 |
| Median age | 31.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500 |
| Median household income | $109,653 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457 |
| Median home value | $300,000 | $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 | 76.3 yr ± 1.08 | 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 1.08 years of 76.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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