ZIP code
90290
in Topanga, CaliforniaPopulation 6,315
65.31/ 100
Ranked #1,882 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 5.9%)
Ranked #253 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 14.8%)
Ranked #83 of 371 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ZIPs (top 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.
Median household income
$149,304
in the top 3.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST87thUS96thDefinition & 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
54%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Obesity
23.7%
in the bottom 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST20thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Utility shut-off threat
3.8%
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS97thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Park land
32.6%
in the top 4.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST86thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
1.6 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Food insecurity
7.6%
in the bottom 5.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Lack of transportation
4.9%
in the bottom 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Child-care access
0.6 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›The read
In overall standing, Topanga, California (ZIP 90290) comes out in the top 5.9% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,882nd) and the top 14.8% of California (253rd).
Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: household income settles in the top 3.9% nationally, modeled obesity registers in the bottom 3.8% nationally, and modeled utility shutoff stands in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Park land lands in the top 4.3% nationally, fatal road crashes is in the bottom 5.7% nationally, and modeled food insecurity resides in the bottom 5.8% nationally. Modeled transportation rests in the bottom 6.7% nationally, and childcare lies in the top 7.1% nationally. By contrast, housing-cost burden sits in the top 2.0% nationally, and modeled disaster risk settles in the top 3.5% nationally.
Relative to the ZIPs around it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 90265, just across the boundary. This ZIP further sits on the healthier half of the national range on at least seven of the ten good-life measures tracked here, from quiet and green space to nearby care, a combination reached by about one in twenty-five US ZIP codes.
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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 88%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 78%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 94%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 76%
8%
Disability
healthier than 90%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 88%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 38%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 66%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 82%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 66%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 89%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 87%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 73%
8%
Disability
healthier than 86%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 73%
5%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 36%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 78%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 87%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 92%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 86%
11%
Disability
healthier than 81%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 60%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 50%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
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
One of our published findings lists 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.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 37.6 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 82.8 ± 2.6 years.
Ranked #1,780 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
90265
Californiashares a border
Score 66.82
Closest healthier
90272
Californiashares a border
Score 70.34
Similar health profile
92009
California100% similar profile
Score 68.29
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 | 23.7% | 21.8–25.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.2% | 28.0–32.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.5% | 8.7–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.7% | 8.8–10.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–5.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.6% | 3.9–5.3 |
| Depression among adults | 21.9% | 19.8–24.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.2% | 8.2–10.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.6% | 36.2–41.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 23.7% | 21.0–26.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.8% | 2.5–3.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 5.0% | 4.0–6.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 3.5% | 2.9–4.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.9% | 71.2–76.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.6% | 73.4–77.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.3% | 89.1–91.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.0% | 61.9–67.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 76.5% | 74.5–78.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.7% | 74.1–82.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.1% | 15.3–19.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.7% | 7.1–10.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 15.4% | 13.4–17.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.3% | 27.6–32.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.8% | 13.1–16.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.6% | 13.1–16.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.7% | 10.4–13.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.0% | 9.7–12.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 24.6% | 22.1–27.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.3–6.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.8% | 9.5–12.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.9% | 2.5–3.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.3% | 2.9–3.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.9% | 20.7–25.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.6% | 6.4–8.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.1% | 5.7–8.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.6% | 6.4–8.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 4.9% | 4.3–5.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.5% | 31.9–37.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 3.8% | 3.2–4.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 1.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 66.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 97.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 54.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 21.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 52.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 20.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 46.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $149,304 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $1,567,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $3,501 | $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 at birth | 82.7 yr ± 1.34 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.5 yr (76.7–83.8) n=1,665 |
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 1.34 years of 82.7, 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