ZIP code
90021
in Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 2,897
32.56/ 100
Ranked #30,157 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.0%)
Ranked #1,656 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 3.7%)
Ranked #367 of 371 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ZIPs (bottom 1.1%)
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.
Self-care disability
10.6%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
12.7%
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
47.4%
in the bottom 1.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
131.2 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Loud transportation noise
12.7%
in the top 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Transit access
21 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops 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 ›Fair or poor health
37.6%
in the top 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$1
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
50 per million
in the top 0.9% 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 ›Transportation noise
34.6%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 90021, one of several in Los Angeles, California, overall, ranks in the bottom 6.0% nationally (30,157th) and the bottom 3.7% of California (1,656th).
This area's pressures are easy to read across the measures: modeled self-care disability lies in the top 0.4% nationally, vision disability stands in the top 1.5% nationally, and colon screening rests in the bottom 1.2% nationally. Fatal road crashes registers in the top 0.2% nationally, modeled loud transportation noise resides in the top 0.2% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health settles in the top 1.3% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss is in the top 0.8% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk sits in the top 0.9% nationally. Modeled transportation noise lands in the top 1.0% nationally. On the brighter side, transit lies in the top 0.3% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, fatal road crashes runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. ZIP 90013, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 92%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 41%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 26%
21%
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.08%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 4%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 4%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 34%
8%
Disability
healthier than 2%
7%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 82%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 71%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 42%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 9%
21%
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.3%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 13%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 1.0%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 23%
8%
Disability
healthier than 2%
7%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.6%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 37%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 1%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 14%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 6%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.9%
7%
“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
90011
Californiashares a border
Score 31.16
Closest healthier
90013
Californiashares a border
Score 39.15
Similar health profile
35203
Alabama93% similar profile
Score 40.83
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 | 24.3% | 22.4–26.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.1% | 37.8–42.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.0% | 4.5–5.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.7–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.8–9.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.3 |
| Depression among adults | 21.0% | 19.1–23.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 19.8% | 18.1–21.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.8% | 36.4–41.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.0% | 33.8–40.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.7% | 5.2–6.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 27.0% | 23.6–30.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 15.3% | 13.3–17.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 72.9% | 70.3–75.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.0% | 68.5–73.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 81.7% | 79.8–83.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 47.4% | 43.9–50.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 49.2% | 46.8–51.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.3% | 63.8–74.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.8% | 13.2–16.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 22.8% | 20.4–25.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 35.9% | 32.8–38.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 42.0% | 38.9–45.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 37.6% | 35.0–40.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.2% | 18.5–21.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 20.6% | 18.8–22.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 21.8% | 19.9–23.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 41.7% | 38.8–44.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.5% | 6.7–8.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 14.8% | 13.4–16.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 24.1% | 22.0–26.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.5–11.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 12.7% | 11.6–13.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 35.8% | 33.1–38.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 37.8% | 34.9–40.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 41.1% | 38.3–43.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 29.3% | 26.9–31.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 19.1% | 17.3–21.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 41.8% | 39.0–44.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 17.9% | 16.1–19.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 46.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 33.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 10.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 48.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 71.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 59.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 8.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 19.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 28.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 24.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 10.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 40.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $32,222 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $1,102,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $1,089 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,912 ($1,113–$2,923) n=1,461 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled. | |||
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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