ZIP code
92273
in Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,090
44.53/ 100
Ranked #22,885 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)
Ranked #1,334 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 22%)
Ranked #3 of 15 El Centro, CA ZIPs (top 20%)
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.
Dry extreme heat
153 days/year
in the top 0.03% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Unemployment rate
18.9%
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
54%
in the bottom 4.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST19thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
19.6%
in the top 4.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
9.7%
in the top 5.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
152.7 days/year
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
31.5%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Health need and barriers to care documented here
On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.
These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.
Health need documented here
- People without health insurance
- Food insecurity
- Housing insecurity
- Adults reporting fair or poor health
Barriers to reaching care
- Thin local supply of doctors
- Thin local supply of pharmacies
- Limited home internet for telehealth
A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.
See the full care-deserts analysis →The read
Seeley, California (ZIP 92273), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 29% nationally (22,885th) and the bottom 22% of California (1,334th).
What the data shows most clearly about this place comes first: modeled extreme heat rests in the top 0.03% nationally, unemployment sits in the top 2.3% nationally, and modeled colon screening registers in the bottom 4.1% nationally. Modeled uninsured lands in the top 4.9% nationally, vision disability resides in the top 5.5% nationally, and humid heat lies in the top 4.0% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health settles in the top 5.9% nationally, and tree cover stands at the national minimum. More positively, fatal road crashes is at the national minimum, and home broadband subscription rests at the national maximum.
In everyday language, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 92251, just across the boundary. Across the board, the area also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.
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 El Centro, 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 72%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 60%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 18%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 5%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 25%
11%
Disability
healthier than 16%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 8%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 30%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 90%
14%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 55%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 38%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 12%
11%
Disability
healthier than 16%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 8%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 18%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 69%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the top 0.00%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 77%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 92%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 77%
8%
Disability
healthier than 85%
7%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 15%
5%
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 ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
92243
Californiashares a border
Score 42.30
Closest healthier
92251
Californiashares a border
Score 47.03
Similar health profile
78566
Texas98% similar profile
Score 45.78
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% | 19.0–24.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.2% | 30.2–38.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.2% | 4.7–5.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.3% | 8.2–10.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.8% | 6.1–7.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.6% | 4.8–6.5 |
| Depression among adults | 20.1% | 17.0–23.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.8% | 13.8–17.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.8% | 31.8–40.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.4% | 28.0–43.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.8% | 3.4–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.9% | 13.8–20.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 19.6% | 15.4–24.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 72.1% | 68.9–74.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 70.6% | 66.2–74.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 82.9% | 80.0–85.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 54.0% | 48.3–59.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 52.2% | 48.3–56.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.8% | 63.1–79.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.3% | 12.5–18.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.9% | 9.6–14.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 34.5% | 28.9–40.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 41.4% | 34.8–48.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 31.5% | 27.0–36.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.8% | 15.4–20.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.0% | 14.7–19.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.6% | 15.9–21.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.3% | 33.1–43.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.3–8.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.0–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.2% | 16.4–22.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.2–7.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 9.7% | 8.4–11.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 29.6% | 25.2–34.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 29.3% | 24.1–35.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 26.7% | 21.8–32.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 23.9% | 19.9–28.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 14.7% | 12.3–17.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 37.3% | 31.9–42.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 12.5% | 10.4–14.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 21.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 19.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 3.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 18.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 32.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 49.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 24.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 59.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 11.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 35.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $62,051 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $205,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $1,100 | $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 | 78.1 yr ± 1.56 | 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 1.56 years of 78.1, 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