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92066

in Ranchita, CaliforniaPopulation 290

ZipVitals Score
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52.53/ 100

Ranked #12,711 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)

Ranked #908 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 47%)

Ranked #92 of 106 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ZIPs (bottom 13.3%)

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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

26.5 mi

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

27.5 mi

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

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Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

44.7%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

16.3 mi

in the top 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

29.7%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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Households without a vehicle

13.2%

in the top 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Median household income

$35,625

in the bottom 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US4th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

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Coronary heart disease

9.8%

in the top 11.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US89th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Ranchita, California (ZIP 92066) lands in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,711th) and the bottom 47% of California (908th).

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The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 2.0% nationally, and floodplain exposure rests at the national minimum. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 7.0% nationally, and modeled obesity lies in the bottom 11.2% nationally. Set against that, distance to a nursing home lands in the top 2.0% nationally, distance to an emergency room sits in the top 2.4% nationally, and housing-cost burden is in the top 5.6% nationally. Poverty settles in the top 7.1% nationally, and households without a vehicle resides in the top 9.2% nationally. Fiber broadband registers at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

Set beside the nearby areas, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 92004, just across the boundary, ranks better 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 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 85%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 74%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 93%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 26%

16%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 7%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 83%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 70%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 71%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 87%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 30%

16%

Disability

healthier than 31%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 87%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 65%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 74%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 81%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Disability

healthier than 12%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 2%

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 ›

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 adults32.6%29.9–35.6
High blood pressure among adults41.9%38.9–45.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.7%11.4–14.0
Current asthma among adults9.7%8.6–10.9
Coronary heart disease among adults9.8%8.6–11.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.9%7.2–10.9
Depression among adults21.6%19.3–24.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.4%12.6–16.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.6%39.7–45.8
Obesity among adults27.9%24.6–31.9
Stroke among adults5.0%4.3–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.4%8.5–12.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.7%5.1–8.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.4%74.7–80.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.1%76.7–81.4
Cholesterol screening among adults90.5%89.0–91.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.0%64.1–71.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.3%59.4–65.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.1%67.7–79.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.2%11.5–15.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.7%10.0–15.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.4%19.6–27.8
Short sleep duration among adults33.3%29.9–36.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.1%19.6–27.2
Frequent mental distress among adults15.1%13.4–17.1
Frequent physical distress among adults15.9%13.7–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.5%11.6–15.9
Any disability among adults34.1%30.0–38.6
Hearing disability among adults9.7%8.5–11.0
Independent living disability among adults9.1%7.6–10.9
Mobility disability among adults18.9%15.9–22.2
Self-care disability among adults5.0%4.2–5.9
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.1–7.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.4%22.1–29.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.2%10.5–16.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.2%11.0–17.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.7%8.8–12.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.4%6.2–8.7
Loneliness among adults32.0%28.5–35.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.9%4.9–6.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate29.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–6415.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)10.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)22.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)9.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle13.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription82.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)44.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate77.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population2.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households76.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+44.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age63.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$35,625$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$393,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent—$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 birth83.1 yr ± 3.1178.9 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 3.11 years of 83.1, 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