ZIP code
95225
in Burson, CaliforniaPopulation 1,609
50.35/ 100
Ranked #15,774 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 49%)
Ranked #1,046 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 39%)
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.
Civic-institution access
3.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Child-care access
1.7 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST73rdUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
1.9%
in the top 4.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST64thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
65.2 days/year
in the top 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST78thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
71.2%
in the bottom 6.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
2.9%
in the bottom 9.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the bottom 13.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS14thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a community health center
10.1 mi
in the top 20% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS80thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Burson, California (ZIP 95225), by its overall standing, sits in the top 49% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,774th) and the bottom 39% of California (1,046th).
The profile opens balanced, with readings on either hand: civic sits in the top 0.4% nationally, childcare settles in the top 0.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes registers at the national minimum. Unemployment stands at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle lands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Poverty is in the bottom 9.3% nationally. By contrast, modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the top 4.5% nationally, and fine-particle rests in the top 4.8% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies in the top 6.6% nationally, and home broadband subscription sits in the bottom 6.8% nationally.
Held up against its neighbors, civic runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 95640, about 0.1 miles away.
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.
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 69%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 62%
11%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 41%
13%
Disability
healthier than 51%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 12%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 31%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 34%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 16%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 62%
13%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Disability
healthier than 49%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 39%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 37%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 21%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 10%
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 11.8; chronic-disease standing 68.9 — 57 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,115 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
95252
Californiashares a border
Score 48.75
Closest healthier
95640
Californiaabout 0.1 mi away
Score 51.60
Similar health profile
95974
California96% similar profile
Score 48.61
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 | 26.9% | 23.4–30.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.0% | 28.8–37.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.9% | 6.0–7.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.2% | 6.0–8.6 |
| Depression among adults | 24.2% | 20.5–28.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.1% | 9.4–12.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.5% | 33.0–42.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.1% | 22.2–36.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.7% | 3.2–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.3% | 8.1–12.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.4% | 6.0–9.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.2% | 70.6–77.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.5% | 69.4–77.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.3% | 84.1–88.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.4% | 59.9–70.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.6% | 60.9–68.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.8% | 69.0–83.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.2% | 14.0–20.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.8% | 11.2–16.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.5% | 19.1–28.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.2% | 27.7–40.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.2% | 18.0–24.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.2% | 15.9–20.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.9% | 12.8–17.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 13.2–17.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.5% | 27.7–37.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.3–8.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.5–10.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.4% | 12.9–17.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.4–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.3–5.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.9% | 22.0–30.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.4% | 10.9–16.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.8% | 10.3–15.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.5% | 9.5–13.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.7% | 6.5–8.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.4% | 29.4–39.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.2% | 5.2–7.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 2.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 8.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 71.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 22.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 68.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 6.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 77.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 30.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 51.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $558,700 | $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
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.9 yr ± 2.98 | 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 2.98 years of 84.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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