ZIP code
92283
in Winterhaven, CaliforniaPopulation 1,732
23.10/ 100
Ranked #31,652 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 1.3%)
Ranked #1,716 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 0.2%)
Ranked #14 of 15 El Centro, CA ZIPs (bottom 6.7%)
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.
Vision disability
12.9%
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
140.9 days/year
in the top 0.06% 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 ›Independent-living disability
16.5%
in the top 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
38.7%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
127 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Mammography
61.5%
in the bottom 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
8.5%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
27%
in the top 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
23.7%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
28.8%
in the top 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Health need and barriers to care documented here
On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its severe level: severe means at least four of the six health-need readings and at least four 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 living in poverty
- Food insecurity
- Housing insecurity
- Adults reporting fair or poor health
- Chronic conditions
Barriers to reaching care
- Thin local supply of doctors
- Thin local supply of pharmacies
- Households with no vehicle
- 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
On the composite measure, Winterhaven, California (ZIP 92283) stands in the bottom 1.3% nationally (31,652nd) and the bottom 0.2% of California (1,716th).
On the ground here, a handful of readings tell most of the story: modeled vision disability rests in the top 1.4% nationally, and extreme heat lands in the top 0.06% nationally. Modeled independent living disability settles in the top 1.3% nationally, and fair or poor health rests in the top 1.0% nationally. Fatal road crashes lands in the top 0.3% nationally, modeled mammography settles in the bottom 1.0% nationally, and modeled self-care disability rests in the top 2.0% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lands in the top 1.6% nationally, modeled cognitive disability settles in the top 1.8% nationally, and unemployment rests in the top 0.9% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, fatal road crashes runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 85364, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby. Beyond the headline readings, 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
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 2%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 3%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 2%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.6%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 10%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 65%
14%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 1%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 10%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.2%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 2%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.4%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 9%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 77%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 15%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 38%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 8%
11%
Mental Health
in the bottom 0.00%
8%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
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
85364
Arizonashares a border
Score 43.17
Closest healthier
85365
Arizonashares a border
Score 49.96
Similar health profile
74937
Oklahoma99% similar profile
Score 31.63
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 | 29.9% | 26.6–33.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.9% | 37.7–46.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.3% | 6.6–8.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.8% | 11.4–14.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.5% | 10.1–12.9 |
| Depression among adults | 25.0% | 21.4–29.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 19.4% | 17.1–21.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.9% | 33.8–42.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.5% | 31.1–46.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.1% | 5.6–6.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 27.6% | 23.3–32.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 15.0% | 12.6–17.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.2% | 71.2–76.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 72.3% | 68.3–76.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 80.9% | 78.4–83.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 52.6% | 46.9–58.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 41.0% | 37.2–44.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 61.5% | 51.8–70.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.1% | 11.6–17.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 23.3% | 20.1–26.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 37.9% | 32.6–43.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 45.7% | 38.7–52.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 38.7% | 34.6–43.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 22.9% | 20.3–25.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 22.3% | 19.8–25.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 23.7% | 20.9–26.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 48.2% | 43.1–53.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.1% | 10.0–12.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 16.5% | 14.6–18.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 27.0% | 24.0–30.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.7–9.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 12.9% | 11.6–14.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 32.2% | 28.0–36.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 37.6% | 33.2–42.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 40.5% | 36.0–44.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 27.1% | 23.6–30.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 20.9% | 18.4–23.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 38.9% | 33.6–44.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 17.8% | 15.5–20.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 41.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 19.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 11.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 28.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 13.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 64.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 12.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 45.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 14.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 33.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $43,393 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $94,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $674 | $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 | 70.8 yr ± 2.35 | 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 2.35 years of 70.8, 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