ZIP code

92040

in Lakeside, CaliforniaPopulation 46,216

ZipVitals Score

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54.61/ 100

Ranked #9,947 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 31%)

Ranked #795 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 46%)

Ranked #85 of 106 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ZIPs (bottom 20%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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.

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th

US99th

Definition & 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

20.3%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST80th

US93rd

Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Lakeside, California (ZIP 92040) comes out in the top 31% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,947th) and the top 46% of California (795th).

Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: park land sits in the top 6.9% nationally, and modeled obesity settles in the bottom 10.7% nationally. Distance to a community health center registers at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home stands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Subsidized affordable housing lands in the top 14.0% nationally, and modeled radon is in the bottom 12.9% nationally. By contrast, modeled disaster risk resides in the top 1.3% nationally, and pfas rests in the top 14.2% nationally. Housing-cost burden lies in the top 14.3% nationally, and crowded housing sits in the top 14.9% 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. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 92064, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare withinUnited StatesCaliforniaMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 81%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 68%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 78%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 82%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 55%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 48%

14%

Disability

healthier than 57%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Preventive Care

healthier than 28%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of California

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 72%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 63%

About typical

close to the middle of California

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 49%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 54%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 51%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 43%

11%

Disability

healthier than 54%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 58%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of California

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 45%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 53%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 57%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 24%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 12%

Disability

healthier than 34%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 29%

“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.

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%	21.8–26.1
High blood pressure among adults	31.7%	29.3–34.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	8.4%	7.7–9.2
Current asthma among adults	10.1%	9.1–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults	6.1%	5.6–6.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	6.4%	5.8–7.2
Depression among adults	24.5%	22.0–27.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	10.4%	9.3–11.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	35.1%	32.5–38.0
Obesity among adults	27.7%	24.5–31.5
Stroke among adults	3.3%	3.1–3.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	9.8%	7.9–11.7

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	7.7%	6.7–8.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	69.6%	66.6–72.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	73.3%	70.8–76.2
Cholesterol screening among adults	85.9%	84.4–87.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	63.9%	59.8–67.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	64.0%	61.1–66.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	75.5%	69.3–80.7

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	17.1%	15.0–19.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults	12.9%	11.4–14.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	21.3%	18.9–24.0
Short sleep duration among adults	34.9%	31.4–38.4

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	20.3%	18.5–22.5
Frequent mental distress among adults	18.5%	16.8–20.4
Frequent physical distress among adults	13.9%	12.6–15.4

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	15.5%	14.1–17.2
Any disability among adults	29.9%	27.3–32.8
Hearing disability among adults	6.4%	5.8–7.1
Independent living disability among adults	8.7%	7.9–9.6
Mobility disability among adults	13.8%	12.4–15.4
Self-care disability among adults	3.9%	3.6–4.3
Vision disability among adults	5.1%	4.7–5.5

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	27.6%	24.9–30.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	15.1%	13.4–17.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	15.6%	13.9–17.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	13.5%	12.0–15.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	8.6%	7.7–9.7
Loneliness among adults	35.8%	32.6–39.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	6.9%	6.1–7.9

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	8.5%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–64	6.2%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)	7.8%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	27.0%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)	6.4%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle	4.5%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription	94.4%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	36.9%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate	67.7%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	4.7%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population	8.8%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households	43.4%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+	16.0%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age	39.0 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income	$107,937	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value	$723,200	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent	$1,960	$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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as of 2026

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