ZIP code
92561
in Mountain Center, CaliforniaPopulation 2,157
51.16/ 100
Ranked #14,588 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 45%)
Ranked #990 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 42%)
Ranked #67 of 153 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ZIPs (top 44%)
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.
Fatal road crashes
111.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 0.4% 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 ›Park land
81.1%
in the top 0.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
44.6%
in the top 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST77thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
98.1%
in the top 7.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.17%
in the bottom 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST18thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Mammography
80.6%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
43%
in the top 10.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Fiber broadband
88.1%
in the top 17% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS25thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›The read
Mountain Center, California (ZIP 92561), by its overall standing, sits in the top 45% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,588th) and the bottom 42% of California (990th).
Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: park land sits in the top 0.6% nationally, home broadband subscription settles in the top 7.4% nationally, and floodplain exposure registers in the bottom 8.0% nationally. Modeled mammography stands in the top 8.3% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 15% nationally. By contrast, fatal road crashes is in the top 0.4% nationally, and modeled disaster risk resides in the top 2.1% nationally. Housing-cost burden rests in the top 5.7% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol lies in the top 10.6% nationally. Crowded housing sits in the top 14.5% nationally.
Held up against its neighbors, fatal road crashes runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 92260, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 94%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 75%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 74%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 79%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 36%
8%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 94%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 87%
13%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 42%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 52%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 59%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 43%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 26%
8%
Disability
healthier than 30%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 82%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 94%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 75%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 60%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 17%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 32%
8%
Disability
healthier than 40%
7%
“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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 96.0 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 29.3 — 67 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,283 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
92260
Californiashares a border
Score 53.99
Closest healthier
92264
Californiashares a border
Score 57.68
Similar health profile
28705
North Carolina98% similar profile
Score 51.58
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 | 34.1% | 31.2–36.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.2% | 38.1–44.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.7% | 9.6–11.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.6–12.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.9–10.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.5% | 7.1–10.0 |
| Depression among adults | 24.8% | 22.0–27.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.0% | 12.2–15.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.0% | 39.8–46.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.8% | 32.6–41.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.1% | 7.4–11.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.8% | 5.6–8.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.0% | 74.1–79.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.6% | 73.8–79.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.6% | 86.9–90.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.6% | 64.3–72.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.1% | 63.1–69.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.6% | 75.2–85.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.3% | 11.4–15.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.6% | 11.3–16.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.8% | 21.3–28.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.8% | 31.8–39.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.9% | 20.8–27.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.2% | 15.4–19.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.7% | 14.7–18.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.2% | 13.3–17.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.4% | 33.5–41.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.9% | 7.9–10.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.7% | 8.5–11.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.3% | 16.8–22.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.1–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.0–6.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.2% | 21.1–27.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.5% | 12.2–17.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 13.9% | 11.6–16.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 10.3–13.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 7.2–9.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.4% | 29.8–37.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.8% | 5.9–7.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 31.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 98.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 44.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 11.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 61.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 28.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 40.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $94,063 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $614,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $1,656 | $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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