ZIP code
70776
in Saint Gabriel, LouisianaPopulation 7,100
41.87/ 100
Ranked #25,327 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 21%)
Ranked #179 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (top 35%)
Ranked #44 of 83 Baton Rouge, LA ZIPs (bottom 47%)
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 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
48.7 per million
in the top 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
59%
in the top 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST76thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
152.7 days/year
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Binge drinking
20.3%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
6.7%
in the top 9.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Radon
0.6 pCi/L
in the bottom 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST32ndUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Energy-cost burden
2.2%
in the bottom 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS17thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
6.4%
in the bottom 22% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS22ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
6.0%
in the bottom 23% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS23rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
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
Saint Gabriel, Louisiana (ZIP 70776), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 21% nationally (25,327th) and the top 35% of Louisiana (179th).
The main burdens in the data show plainly and lead the picture: modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 0.5% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 1.2% nationally, and floodplain exposure rests in the top 2.7% nationally. Modeled humid heat sits in the top 4.0% nationally, modeled binge drinking registers in the top 5.2% nationally, and crowded housing lands in the top 9.1% nationally. Slow internet speeds resides in the top 11.4% nationally, and modeled housing insecurity lies in the top 12.3% nationally. More positively, modeled radon settles in the bottom 1.8% nationally. Distance to a community health center stands at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, 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. 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 70734, 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 Baton Rouge, LA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 70%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 46%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 32%
16%
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.4%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 32%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 28%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 1%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 91%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 69%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 90%
8%
Disability
healthier than 83%
7%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.3%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 12%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 32%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 8%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 78%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 74%
8%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 52%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.00%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 22%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 14%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
2 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 0.4 (bottom 1%); chronic-disease standing 69.7 — 69 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #16,335 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 48.7 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 76.9 ± 3.1 years.
Ranked #220 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
70346
Louisianashares a border
Score 28.59
Closest healthier
70734
Louisianashares a border
Score 50.86
Similar health profile
12183
New York94% similar profile
Score 45.42
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 | 23.8% | 20.7–27.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.2% | 33.8–42.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.3% | 8.2–10.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.0% | 5.2–6.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.5% | 5.5–7.5 |
| Depression among adults | 23.9% | 20.2–27.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.1% | 11.3–15.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.9% | 31.6–40.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.9% | 32.5–49.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 3.0–3.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.1% | 13.3–19.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.0% | 8.7–13.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.3% | 69.7–76.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.1% | 74.1–81.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.5% | 81.9–86.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.8% | 57.7–67.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 56.3% | 52.4–60.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.6% | 71.5–84.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 20.3% | 16.7–24.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.7% | 14.8–21.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.2% | 24.2–34.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.7% | 33.9–47.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.2% | 19.9–27.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.9% | 16.6–21.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.9% | 12.1–15.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.1% | 15.7–20.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.6% | 30.6–40.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.4% | 5.6–7.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.5–9.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.0% | 11.8–16.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.8–5.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.1–6.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 32.2% | 27.7–36.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 22.1% | 18.2–26.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.3% | 13.2–19.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.0% | 15.0–21.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.2% | 9.4–12.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.4% | 31.1–42.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 10.2–14.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | LA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 17.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 25.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 10.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 21.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 14.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 29.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 16.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 6.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 16.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504 |
| Homeownership rate | 74.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.4% (50.9–92.7%) n=504 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 6.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.8%) n=504 |
| Foreign-born population | 12.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 40.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495 |
| Population 65+ | 9.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508 |
| Median age | 37.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500 |
| Median household income | $96,843 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457 |
| Median home value | $391,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $163,450 ($86,100–$284,620) n=452 |
| Median gross rent | $998 | $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 | 76.9 yr ± 1.59 | 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 1.59 years of 76.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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