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95002

in Alviso, CaliforniaPopulation 1,542

ZipVitals Score
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54.43/ 100

Ranked #10,159 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 32%)

Ranked #806 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 47%)

Ranked #55 of 61 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ZIPs (bottom 9.9%)

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.

Floodplain exposure

99.3%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Park land

76.9%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Lithium in drinking water

9.2 µg/L

in the bottom 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

In this ZIP

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

20.4%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US98th
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 ›

Crowded housing

13.1%

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

40.8%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Transit access

6.2 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of public-transit stops inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

54.9%

in the bottom 4.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST21st
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

0.98 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Alviso, California (ZIP 95002) stands in the top 32% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,159th) and the top 47% of California (806th).

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A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: park land stands in the top 0.8% nationally, and lithium in drinking water sits in the bottom 1.8% nationally. Transit resides in the top 3.3% nationally, and civic stands in the top 4.3% nationally. By contrast, floodplain exposure sits in the top 0.3% nationally, distance to a Superfund site resides at the national minimum, and modeled transportation noise stands in the top 2.5% nationally. Crowded housing sits in the top 2.9% nationally, modeled loneliness resides in the top 3.0% nationally, and modeled colon screening stands in the bottom 4.8% nationally.

Set beside the wider area around it, floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". ZIP 94089, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 93%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 76%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 80%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 69%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

16%

Disability

healthier than 55%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 17%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 77%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 78%

8%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 55%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 48%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 54%

11%

Disability

healthier than 52%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 46%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 62%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 18%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 3%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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 17.7; chronic-disease standing 92.6 (top 10%) — 75 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #16,820 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 adults17.6%15.4–19.9
High blood pressure among adults29.2%26.1–32.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults4.9%4.5–5.5
Current asthma among adults8.5%7.5–9.7
Coronary heart disease among adults5.4%4.6–6.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults4.6%3.8–5.5
Depression among adults18.9%16.4–21.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.2%11.5–15.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.6%31.5–38.1
Obesity among adults27.9%23.6–32.5
Stroke among adults3.0%2.6–3.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.4%8.3–12.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years14.0%10.6–17.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure69.5%66.2–72.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults68.7%65.1–72.2
Cholesterol screening among adults83.4%80.8–85.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years54.9%50.4–59.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.4%56.3–62.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.1%70.6–82.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.2%11.1–15.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.6%9.3–13.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.6%26.0–35.2
Short sleep duration among adults33.5%29.6–37.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.6%20.9–28.5
Frequent mental distress among adults16.1%14.1–18.3
Frequent physical distress among adults13.6%11.7–15.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.0%12.7–17.5
Any disability among adults31.5%27.2–35.8
Hearing disability among adults5.9%5.1–6.8
Independent living disability among adults8.0%6.7–9.4
Mobility disability among adults14.3%12.0–16.7
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.5–4.8
Vision disability among adults6.5%5.6–7.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults31.5%27.6–36.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.1%17.0–25.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.5%13.1–20.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.1%14.1–20.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.3%8.6–12.3
Loneliness among adults40.8%36.6–45.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.5–9.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–642.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)22.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)37.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)5.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle1.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription89.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)38.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate73.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)13.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population33.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households55.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+13.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age48.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$121,953$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$1,080,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$2,107$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 birth81.6 yr ± 2.0078.9 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 2.00 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