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ZIP code

92656

in Aliso Viejo, CaliforniaPopulation 52,229

67.18/ 100

Ranked #1,228 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 3.9%)

Ranked #177 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 10.3%)

Ranked #51 of 371 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ZIPs (top 13.8%)

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.

Obesity

23.2%

in the bottom 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST17th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

24.7%

in the bottom 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

4.1%

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

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Median household income

$137,639

in the top 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST83rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

3.9%

in the bottom 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

160 intersections/sq mi

in the top 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST88th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

2.1%

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

1.2%

in the bottom 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Park land

25.9%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST83rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

98.4%

in the top 6.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

The read

Aliso Viejo, California (ZIP 92656), overall, ranks in the top 3.9% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,228th) and the top 10.3% of California (177th).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled obesity lies in the bottom 3.2% nationally, high blood pressure stands in the bottom 2.6% nationally, and hearing disability rests in the bottom 2.3% nationally. Household income registers in the top 5.5% nationally, modeled coronary heart disease resides in the bottom 3.0% nationally, and walkability settles in the top 4.5% nationally. Modeled stroke is in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and energy burden sits in the bottom 2.0% nationally. Park land lands in the top 5.5% nationally, and home broadband subscription lies in the top 6.7% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, walkability runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. ZIP 92651, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall. This area also sits on the healthier half of the national range on at least seven of the ten good-life measures tracked here, from quiet and green space to nearby care, a combination reached by about one in twenty-five US ZIP codes.

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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 97%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 92%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 67%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 86%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 67%

8%

Disability

healthier than 95%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 84%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 76%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 48%

13%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 93%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 88%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 71%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 62%

8%

Disability

healthier than 93%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 66%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 54%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 92%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 87%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 96%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 66%

11%

Disability

healthier than 93%

7%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 36%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

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 adults17.1%15.2–18.9
High blood pressure among adults24.7%22.2–27.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.5%5.9–7.1
Current asthma among adults9.6%8.6–10.7
Coronary heart disease among adults3.9%3.5–4.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults3.6%3.2–4.0
Depression among adults21.2%18.7–23.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults8.3%7.2–9.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened33.3%30.5–36.2
Obesity among adults23.2%19.8–26.7
Stroke among adults2.1%2.0–2.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years5.3%4.2–6.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.1%4.4–5.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure69.4%66.0–72.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.0%70.0–75.9
Cholesterol screening among adults88.5%87.1–89.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.1%57.0–65.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults71.8%69.1–74.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.6%74.0–84.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.8%15.3–20.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults7.9%6.8–9.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults17.5%15.3–19.9
Short sleep duration among adults34.0%30.3–37.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults15.1%13.5–16.9
Frequent mental distress among adults16.3%14.6–18.0
Frequent physical distress among adults10.5%9.4–11.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.5%10.3–12.9
Any disability among adults22.3%19.9–24.8
Hearing disability among adults4.1%3.7–4.6
Independent living disability among adults5.7%5.1–6.4
Mobility disability among adults9.0%8.0–10.2
Self-care disability among adults2.4%2.2–2.6
Vision disability among adults3.2%3.0–3.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.9%22.1–27.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.7%8.4–11.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.8–9.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.3%8.1–10.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.9%5.2–6.6
Loneliness among adults33.4%29.9–36.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.8%4.2–5.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–645.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)3.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)57.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)4.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle3.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription98.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)39.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate57.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population25.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households41.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+11.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age39.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$137,639$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$903,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$2,841$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 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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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