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ZIP code

93932

in Lockwood, CaliforniaPopulation 482

54.61/ 100

Ranked #9,946 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 31%)

Ranked #794 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 46%)

Ranked #14 of 28 Salinas, CA ZIPs (top 50%)

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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

5.6%

in the bottom 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

40 per million

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd
US96th
Definition & 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 ›

Median household income

$134,342

in the top 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST81st
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

0.00%

in the bottom 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

1.3%

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

3.7%

in the bottom 12.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US13th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

9.6 mi

in the top 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US79th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

16.5%

in the bottom 23% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US23rd
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Lockwood, California (ZIP 93932) places in the top 31% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,946th) and the top 46% of California (794th).

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The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 0.9% nationally, and pfas is in the bottom 1.6% nationally. Home broadband subscription lands at the national maximum, and household income stands in the top 6.1% nationally. Modeled transportation noise registers in the bottom 4.9% nationally. Unemployment settles at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle sits at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Pulling the other way, modeled air-toxics cancer risk lies in the top 4.5% nationally, and slow internet speeds rests in the top 9.1% nationally. Fiber broadband resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

For readers new to these terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 93450, 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 Salinas, 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 62%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 69%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 70%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 79%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 69%

8%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 49%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 45%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 17%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 64%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 64%

8%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 60%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 59%

11%

Disability

healthier than 46%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 28%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 36%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 70%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 78%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 67%

11%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 52%

8%

Disability

healthier than 48%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

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 adults26.8%23.7–30.0
High blood pressure among adults36.5%32.6–40.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.5–10.3
Current asthma among adults10.2%8.9–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults7.5%6.5–8.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.0%5.9–8.3
Depression among adults20.8%17.8–24.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.4%10.6–14.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.2%34.1–42.3
Obesity among adults30.7%24.8–37.2
Stroke among adults3.9%3.4–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.0%8.7–13.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.5%7.7–11.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure74.9%71.6–78.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.4%71.8–79.0
Cholesterol screening among adults87.3%85.6–89.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.0%62.0–71.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.8%61.1–68.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.8%63.3–79.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.0%13.3–19.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.3%10.0–14.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.3%19.2–27.7
Short sleep duration among adults32.0%26.5–37.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.2%19.1–25.7
Frequent mental distress among adults16.3%14.3–18.5
Frequent physical distress among adults14.6%12.6–16.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.6%12.7–16.8
Any disability among adults31.1%26.9–35.7
Hearing disability among adults7.6%6.7–8.6
Independent living disability among adults8.4%7.3–9.7
Mobility disability among adults15.6%13.3–18.3
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.7–4.8
Vision disability among adults5.5%4.8–6.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.5%20.9–28.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.9%12.5–17.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.9%11.4–16.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.6%10.7–14.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.3%7.1–9.5
Loneliness among adults32.8%28.2–37.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.8–7.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–641.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)13.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate85.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population14.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households59.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+22.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age51.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$134,342$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$793,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$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 birth86.4 yr ± 3.2978.9 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 3.29 years of 86.4, 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