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ZIP code

93660

in San Joaquin, CaliforniaPopulation 4,086

28.08/ 100

Ranked #31,090 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 3.1%)

Ranked #1,695 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 1.4%)

Ranked #55 of 65 Fresno, CA ZIPs (bottom 15%)

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.

Uninsured (under 65)

30.8%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

14.4%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

43.3%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

46.5%

in the bottom 1.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

25.9%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

35.5%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

8.5%

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

47.9%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

15.2%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

110.6 days/year

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Health need and barriers to care documented here

On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.

These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.

Health need documented here

  • People without health insurance
  • People living in poverty
  • Food insecurity
  • Housing insecurity
  • Adults reporting fair or poor health

Barriers to reaching care

  • Distance to the nearest emergency room
  • Thin local supply of doctors
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies

A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.

See the full care-deserts analysis →

The read

By the composite health measure, San Joaquin, California (ZIP 93660) ranks in the bottom 3.1% nationally (31,090th) and the bottom 1.4% of California (1,695th).

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What defines this place in the numbers is worth naming first: modeled uninsured sits in the top 1.0% nationally, and vision disability is in the top 0.6% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health settles in the top 0.2% nationally, and colon screening resides in the bottom 1.0% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability registers in the top 0.8% nationally, housing insecurity rests in the top 0.3% nationally, and self-care disability stands in the top 2.0% nationally. Modeled food insecurity lies in the top 0.4% nationally, independent living disability lands in the top 2.4% nationally, and extreme heat sits in the top 1.1% nationally.

To spell things out, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Close by, ZIP 93630, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall. On other measures, the area also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.

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 Fresno, CA metro area.

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

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 60%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 9%

14%

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.08%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 8%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

8%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.7%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 3%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 7%

8%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 81%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 34%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 11%

8%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 27%

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 9.3 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 59.6 — 50 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #14,414 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.

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 adults20.4%18.1–22.9
High blood pressure among adults32.6%29.4–36.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults3.7%3.3–4.1
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.1–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults7.0%6.2–7.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.9%5.9–8.0
Depression among adults22.5%19.5–25.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.8%14.8–19.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened32.7%29.4–36.4
Obesity among adults45.5%39.8–51.8
Stroke among adults4.0%3.5–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.8%20.9–29.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years30.8%25.1–37.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure67.6%64.4–70.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults66.6%62.5–70.7
Cholesterol screening among adults74.8%71.1–78.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years46.5%41.7–51.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults35.7%32.6–39.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years64.5%56.2–72.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.6%11.2–16.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.8%15.0–20.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults45.1%39.8–51.1
Short sleep duration among adults39.1%34.2–44.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults43.3%38.3–48.4
Frequent mental distress among adults22.1%19.7–24.9
Frequent physical distress among adults20.5%18.0–23.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults25.9%22.4–29.5
Any disability among adults48.3%43.0–53.8
Hearing disability among adults7.5%6.6–8.5
Independent living disability among adults15.2%13.1–17.4
Mobility disability among adults23.3%20.2–26.6
Self-care disability among adults8.5%7.4–9.7
Vision disability among adults14.4%12.6–16.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults33.2%28.6–37.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults47.9%41.3–53.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults45.0%38.7–50.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults35.5%30.8–40.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults22.7%19.5–26.0
Loneliness among adults41.4%36.4–46.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults19.4%16.8–22.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate41.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–6415.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)55.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)1.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)16.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle3.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription87.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)41.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate37.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)13.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population39.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households38.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+8.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age26.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$55,063$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$291,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$967$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 birth78.0 yr ± 1.1478.9 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 1.14 years of 78.0, 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