ZIP code
92688
in Rancho Santa Margarita, CaliforniaPopulation 43,320
64.03/ 100
Ranked #2,428 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 7.6%)
Ranked #305 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 18%)
Ranked #105 of 371 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ZIPs (top 28%)
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.
Median household income
$152,528
in the top 3.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Obesity
24.2%
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST23rdUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
3.5%
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
25.7%
in the bottom 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
4.4%
in the bottom 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
2.5%
in the top 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Park land
28.1%
in the top 5.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST84thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
4.3%
in the bottom 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Stroke
2.3%
in the bottom 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS4thDefinition & 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
1.5%
in the bottom 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST20thUS4thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Rancho Santa Margarita, California (ZIP 92688), overall, ranks in the top 7.6% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,428th) and the top 18% of California (305th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: household income lands in the top 3.6% nationally, modeled obesity lies in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure stands in the bottom 3.4% nationally. Modeled hearing disability rests in the bottom 3.2% nationally, park land registers in the top 5.1% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease resides in the bottom 4.6% nationally. Modeled stroke settles in the bottom 4.3% nationally, and energy burden is in the bottom 4.2% nationally. Set against that, modeled loud transportation noise sits in the top 2.9% nationally, and slow internet speeds lands in the top 4.7% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. ZIP 92679, 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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 96%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 86%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Disability
healthier than 91%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 76%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 63%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 44%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 45%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 59%
8%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 89%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 80%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 70%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 63%
11%
Disability
healthier than 86%
7%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 52%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 55%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 83%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 76%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 72%
13%
Disability
healthier than 82%
7%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 26%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 31%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 7%
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 ›
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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 44.0; chronic-disease standing 96.0 (top 10%) — 52 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #14,582 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
92679
Californiashares a border
Score 68.90
Closest healthier
92692
Californiashares a border
Score 66.35
Similar health profile
94703
California100% similar profile
Score 66.01
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 | 17.9% | 16.0–19.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 25.7% | 23.3–28.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.6% | 6.0–7.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.8% | 8.7–11.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.5 |
| Depression among adults | 21.6% | 19.2–24.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 8.9% | 7.8–10.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.9% | 31.0–36.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 24.2% | 20.8–27.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.3% | 2.2–2.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 6.3% | 5.1–7.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.9% | 5.1–6.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 69.9% | 66.5–73.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 72.7% | 69.7–75.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.0% | 86.6–89.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.0% | 56.8–65.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 70.4% | 67.7–73.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.2% | 74.5–84.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.8% | 15.4–20.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.8% | 7.6–10.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 18.9% | 16.6–21.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.3% | 30.6–38.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.6% | 14.9–18.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.9% | 15.2–18.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.3% | 10.1–12.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.5% | 11.2–13.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 24.1% | 21.6–26.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 4.4% | 4.0–5.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–7.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.7% | 2.5–3.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.3–4.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.4% | 22.6–28.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.0% | 9.5–12.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.1% | 7.8–10.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.3% | 8.9–11.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.4% | 5.7–7.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.8% | 30.3–37.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.3% | 4.6–6.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 49.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 97.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 34.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 68.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 23.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 46.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 10.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 39.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $152,528 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $906,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $2,651 | $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 | 81.6 yr ± 0.70 | 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 0.70 years of 81.6, 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