ZIP code
92586
in Sun City, CaliforniaPopulation 20,767
48.34/ 100
Ranked #18,500 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)
Ranked #1,181 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 31%)
Ranked #86 of 153 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ZIPs (bottom 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.
Binge drinking
10.3%
in the bottom 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
25%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
46.1%
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
46.9%
in the top 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
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 ›Coronary heart disease
10.8%
in the top 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
6.9%
in the top 5.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
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 ›Stroke
5.7%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.18 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
46.6%
in the top 8.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›The read
On the composite measure, ZIP 92586, one of several in Sun City, California stands in the bottom 42% nationally (18,500th) and the bottom 31% of California (1,181st).
The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled mobility disability registers in the top 3.5% nationally, and high cholesterol lies in the top 2.6% nationally. Housing-cost burden is in the top 4.4% nationally, and modeled tree cover registers at the national minimum. Modeled coronary heart disease lies in the top 5.1% nationally, outer-floodplain exposure is in the top 5.5% nationally, and modeled stroke registers in the top 6.0% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure lies in the top 8.5% nationally. More positively, modeled binge drinking is in the bottom 1.7% nationally, and elder services registers in the top 8.0% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". ZIP 92584, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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 69%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 84%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 72%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 91%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 39%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 83%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 93%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 63%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 68%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 83%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 32%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 65%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 97%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 88%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 85%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 49%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 55%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 4%
21%
Disability
healthier than 16%
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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 76.0 ± 2.0 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 79.6 years — 3.6 years below them.
Ranked #2,764 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 69.3; chronic-disease standing 10.3 — 59 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,810 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
92570
Californiashares a border
Score 44.09
Closest healthier
92584
Californiashares a border
Score 57.82
Similar health profile
27850
North Carolina97% similar profile
Score 47.32
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 | 38.7% | 35.9–41.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 46.6% | 43.5–49.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.1% | 11.1–13.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.1–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.8% | 9.8–11.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.7% | 8.6–10.8 |
| Depression among adults | 21.7% | 19.2–24.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.3% | 15.5–19.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 46.1% | 42.9–49.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.5% | 32.4–40.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.7% | 5.2–6.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.7% | 11.2–16.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.5% | 8.1–11.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.6% | 79.2–83.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.9% | 77.5–82.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.6% | 89.4–91.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.1% | 64.8–73.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.1% | 61.9–68.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.3% | 73.4–84.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 10.3% | 8.7–12.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.1% | 10.5–13.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.8% | 27.6–34.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.3% | 31.4–39.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.9% | 25.3–30.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.3% | 13.7–16.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.3% | 16.6–20.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.8% | 13.3–16.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 42.6% | 39.3–45.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.0% | 9.8–12.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.0% | 9.9–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 25.0% | 22.6–27.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.2–6.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.7–8.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.3% | 22.6–28.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.4% | 14.4–18.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.2% | 13.4–17.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.6% | 11.1–14.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.3% | 7.4–9.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.9% | 30.6–37.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.6% | 5.8–7.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 11.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 14.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 10.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 83.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 46.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 71.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 14.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 59.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 40.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 58.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $57,708 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $381,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $1,752 | $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 | 76.0 yr ± 1.01 | 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 1.01 years of 76.0, 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