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ZIP code

94610

in Oakland, CaliforniaPopulation 32,628

67.51/ 100

Ranked #1,131 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 3.6%)

Ranked #170 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 9.9%)

Ranked #67 of 174 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ZIPs (top 39%)

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.

Expected annual disaster loss

$1

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

250 intersections/sq mi

in the top 1.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

4.3%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US98th
Definition & 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 ›

Obesity

23.7%

in the bottom 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST20th
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US97th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

0.97%

in the bottom 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US1st
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 ›

Hearing disability

4.3%

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Lead in tap water

0 ppb

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

US1st
Definition & source ›

The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

4.0%

in the bottom 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
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 ›

Median household income

$134,507

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 ›

The read

By its overall health score, ZIP 94610, one of several in Oakland, California lands in the top 3.6% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,131st) and the top 9.9% of California (170th).

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Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: walkability rests in the top 1.4% nationally, and modeled obesity is in the bottom 3.8% nationally. Modeled energy burden stands in the bottom 0.9% nationally, and hearing disability settles in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Lead in tap water lies at the national minimum, modeled coronary heart disease resides in the bottom 3.3% nationally, and household income lands in the top 6.1% nationally. On the other hand, modeled expected annual loss registers in the top 0.4% nationally, loud transportation noise sits in the top 1.9% nationally, and disaster risk rests in the top 3.4% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 94611, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 91%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 72%

8%

Disability

healthier than 96%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 88%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 94%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 37%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 92%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 88%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 66%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 68%

8%

Disability

healthier than 94%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 73%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 89%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 80%

21%

Disability

healthier than 78%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 86%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 55%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 57%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 50%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 33%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 31%

8%

“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 37.4; chronic-disease standing 96.9 (top 10%) — 60 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #15,360 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 adults19.1%17.0–21.5
High blood pressure among adults26.3%23.5–29.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.8%6.1–7.4
Current asthma among adults9.7%8.6–10.9
Coronary heart disease among adults4.0%3.6–4.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults3.4%3.1–3.9
Depression among adults21.7%19.0–24.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults8.3%7.3–9.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened30.7%27.7–34.1
Obesity among adults23.7%19.9–28.1
Stroke among adults2.3%2.1–2.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years4.8%3.8–5.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.5%3.8–5.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure68.9%65.8–72.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults72.9%69.7–76.1
Cholesterol screening among adults89.0%87.7–90.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.3%61.2–69.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults73.2%70.5–75.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.1%72.0–83.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.5%15.8–21.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults7.6%6.5–8.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults14.9%12.8–17.4
Short sleep duration among adults32.4%28.6–36.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults13.8%12.3–15.6
Frequent mental distress among adults15.3%13.7–17.0
Frequent physical distress among adults9.9%8.8–11.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults10.7%9.6–12.1
Any disability among adults23.2%20.6–26.2
Hearing disability among adults4.3%3.9–4.9
Independent living disability among adults5.6%5.0–6.2
Mobility disability among adults8.9%7.9–10.1
Self-care disability among adults2.3%2.1–2.6
Vision disability among adults3.2%2.9–3.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.0%20.1–26.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.3%8.0–10.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.5–10.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.2%8.0–10.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.9%5.2–6.7
Loneliness among adults35.2%31.2–39.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.2%4.5–6.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–642.4%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+)72.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)3.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle13.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription94.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)31.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate38.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population17.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households48.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+17.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age40.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$134,507$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$1,379,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$2,209$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 birth82.7 yr ± 0.7678.9 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 0.76 years of 82.7, 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