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91403

in Sherman Oaks, CaliforniaPopulation 25,793

66.12/ 100

Ranked #1,572 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 5.0%)

Ranked #227 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 13.3%)

Ranked #71 of 371 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ZIPs (top 19%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Loud transportation noise

7.6%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Obesity

22.7%

in the bottom 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST15th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Physician access

3.8 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of physicians’ offices located 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 ›

Outpatient-care access

0.87 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of outpatient clinics located 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 ›

Transportation noise

19.3%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US97th
Definition & 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 ›

Dental provider access

1.5 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of dental offices located 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 ›

Recreation access

1.5 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›

Housing-cost burden

47.6%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

40 per million

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd
US96th
Definition & 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 ›

High blood pressure

26.1%

in the bottom 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, ZIP 91403, one of several in Sherman Oaks, California ranks in the top 5.0% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,572nd) and the top 13.3% of California (227th).

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Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: modeled obesity stands in the bottom 2.7% nationally, and physicians settles in the top 2.2% nationally. Outpatient lies in the top 2.6% nationally, and dental providers resides in the top 2.7% nationally. Recreation lands in the top 3.7% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure registers in the bottom 3.7% nationally. Against that, modeled loud transportation noise sits in the top 0.6% nationally, modeled transportation noise rests in the top 2.7% nationally, and housing-cost burden is in the top 4.1% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the top 4.5% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs it borders, loud transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, 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. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 90049, 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 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.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 97%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 92%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 92%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

Disability

healthier than 94%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 87%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 7%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 91%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 89%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 83%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 74%

8%

Disability

healthier than 92%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 71%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 28%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 88%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 88%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 80%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 82%

11%

Disability

healthier than 92%

7%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 51%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 56%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

“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

3 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.

  • Above what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 83.6 ± 1.3 years. A median household income of $116,170 predicts 80.7 years — 2.9 years above.

    Ranked #456 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 6.8 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 96.5 (top 10%) — 90 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #17,860 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 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 83.6 ± 1.3 years.

    Ranked #504 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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults19.5%17.9–21.1
High blood pressure among adults26.1%24.2–28.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.8%7.1–8.4
Current asthma among adults9.3%8.4–10.3
Coronary heart disease among adults4.1%3.7–4.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults3.6%3.2–4.1
Depression among adults21.5%19.5–23.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults7.7%6.9–8.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.5%32.2–36.6
Obesity among adults22.7%20.2–25.2
Stroke among adults2.3%2.1–2.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years4.1%3.3–4.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.1%3.6–4.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure70.3%67.7–72.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.2%70.9–75.4
Cholesterol screening among adults88.5%87.2–89.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.5%60.2–66.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults73.3%71.1–75.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.5%73.7–82.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.1%16.2–20.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults7.6%6.7–8.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults15.0%13.5–16.6
Short sleep duration among adults31.9%29.2–34.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults13.7%12.5–15.0
Frequent mental distress among adults14.8%13.5–16.1
Frequent physical distress among adults10.3%9.4–11.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.0%10.0–12.1
Any disability among adults23.0%21.1–25.0
Hearing disability among adults4.8%4.3–5.3
Independent living disability among adults5.8%5.2–6.3
Mobility disability among adults9.2%8.3–10.1
Self-care disability among adults2.4%2.2–2.7
Vision disability among adults3.1%2.9–3.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.9%21.8–26.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.4%7.4–9.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.6%6.7–8.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.5%7.6–9.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.3%4.8–6.0
Loneliness among adults36.1%33.5–39.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.2%3.7–4.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–646.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)1.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)68.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)8.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle7.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription97.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)47.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate44.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population25.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households46.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+17.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age41.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$116,170$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$1,520,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$2,417$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,912 ($1,113–$2,923) n=1,461
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth83.6 yr ± 0.6478.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.5 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 0.64 years of 83.6, 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