ZIP code
91501
in Burbank, CaliforniaPopulation 19,016
57.04/ 100
Ranked #7,238 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 23%)
Ranked #669 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 39%)
Ranked #206 of 371 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ZIPs (bottom 44%)
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.
Housing-cost burden
50%
in the top 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Park land
37.9%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Obesity
25.2%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST27thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST73rdUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Energy-cost burden
1.2%
in the bottom 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›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 ›Homeownership rate
42.1%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST18thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
38.6%
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST74thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
7.4%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST66thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
1.2 mi
in the bottom 7.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST12thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 91501, one of several in Burbank, California, on the composite measure, lands in the top 23% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,238th) and the top 39% of California (669th).
Where this area does well, the measures make it plain: park land lies in the top 3.5% nationally, modeled obesity settles in the bottom 5.9% nationally, and modeled energy burden stands in the bottom 2.1% nationally. Fatal road crashes is in the bottom 5.7% nationally. Against that, housing-cost burden rests in the top 3.1% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk sits in the top 4.5% nationally. Homeownership registers in the bottom 5.9% nationally, and modeled loneliness lands in the top 7.0% nationally. Crowded housing resides in the top 7.7% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site lies in the bottom 7.8% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 91202, 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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 88%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 64%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 75%
11%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 45%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 26%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 25%
13%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 65%
21%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 58%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 53%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 36%
8%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 83%
14%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 54%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 55%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 48%
11%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 33%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 12%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 23%
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
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 82.9 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $91,936 predicts 79.7 years — 3.1 years above.
Ranked #387 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 26.5; chronic-disease standing 87.8 — 61 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,548 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 82.9 ± 1.4 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.
Nearby
91201
Californiashares a border
Score 52.01
Closest healthier
91202
Californiashares a border
Score 59.85
Similar health profile
95403
California99% similar profile
Score 56.78
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 | 21.8% | 20.2–23.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 29.3% | 27.3–31.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.5% | 6.9–8.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.0% | 9.0–11.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.6% | 4.9–6.2 |
| Depression among adults | 23.1% | 21.0–25.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.0% | 9.0–11.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.3% | 34.0–38.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 25.2% | 22.6–27.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.0% | 2.8–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.2% | 7.5–10.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.3% | 5.4–7.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 71.2% | 68.6–73.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 72.4% | 69.9–74.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.6% | 84.1–87.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 58.5% | 55.1–61.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.4% | 63.9–68.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.5% | 70.2–79.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.9% | 15.1–18.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.8% | 10.4–13.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.8% | 18.7–22.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.2% | 31.3–36.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.7% | 17.9–21.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.9–18.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.4% | 12.1–14.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.7% | 13.3–16.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.3% | 27.0–31.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.9% | 11.7–14.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.4–4.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.4–5.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.9% | 24.7–29.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.3% | 12.7–16.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 14.4% | 12.6–16.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.1% | 10.8–13.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 7.1–8.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 38.6% | 36.0–41.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.1% | 5.3–6.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 11.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 44.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 11.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 50.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 42.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 7.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 42.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 41.1% | 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 | 42.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $91,936 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $1,057,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $2,184 | $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 | 82.9 yr ± 0.70 | 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 0.70 years of 82.9, 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