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92389

in Tecopa, CaliforniaPopulation 201

ZipVitals Score
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45.43/ 100

Ranked #21,962 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)

Ranked #1,298 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 24%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

51.8%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

24.1%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

30.1 mi

in the top 1.6% 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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 1.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
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 hazardous-chemical facility

31.9 mi

in the top 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
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 ›

Distance to an emergency room

25.4 mi

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US4th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

64.3%

in the bottom 3.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US4th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

2.7%

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

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Slow internet speeds

2.7%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

The read

Tecopa, California (ZIP 92389), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 32% nationally (21,962nd) and the bottom 24% of California (1,298th).

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What the data marks out about this place comes first: modeled arsenic sits in the top 0.6% nationally, and crowded housing lies in the top 0.8% nationally. Distance to a nursing home rests in the top 1.6% nationally, and distance to an emergency room resides in the top 3.0% nationally. Home broadband subscription is in the bottom 3.9% nationally, and slow internet speeds lands in the top 4.3% nationally. On the better side, modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 1.7% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 1.7% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss settles in the bottom 3.8% nationally. Housing-cost burden sits in the bottom 4.2% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, arsenic runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 89061, about 15 miles away.

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.

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 66%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 73%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 85%

11%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 42%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 44%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.9%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 86%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 69%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 32%

8%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 35%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.9%

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 adults37.5%33.1–42.2
High blood pressure among adults43.4%38.3–48.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults13.0%11.7–14.5
Current asthma among adults11.5%10.1–13.1
Coronary heart disease among adults10.0%8.7–11.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.3%8.4–12.4
Depression among adults24.5%20.8–28.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.4%13.1–17.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.1%38.1–48.2
Obesity among adults31.1%23.5–39.6
Stroke among adults5.2%4.5–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.6%8.5–12.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.4%4.0–7.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.7%76.1–83.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.9%76.3–83.2
Cholesterol screening among adults92.1%90.6–93.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.1%59.9–70.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults68.4%65.0–71.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.3%61.4–78.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.1%9.8–14.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.3%12.1–18.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.0%20.7–31.8
Short sleep duration among adults30.8%24.7–37.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.9%20.8–29.6
Frequent mental distress among adults16.7%14.4–19.2
Frequent physical distress among adults17.8%15.2–20.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.4%12.1–16.9
Any disability among adults37.4%31.9–43.3
Hearing disability among adults9.7%8.5–11.2
Independent living disability among adults10.1%8.4–11.9
Mobility disability among adults20.6%17.0–24.4
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.4–6.3
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.1–7.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.4%18.7–26.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.3%10.4–16.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.4%12.0–19.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.6%8.5–12.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.4%6.1–8.7
Loneliness among adults30.8%25.5–36.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.6–8.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate26.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–641.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)10.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)7.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle12.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription64.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)2.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate90.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)24.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population19.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households71.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+36.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age53.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$113,800$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 birth78.9 yr ± 1.1378.9 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 1.13 years of 78.9, 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