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95246

in Mountain Ranch, CaliforniaPopulation 1,672

ZipVitals Score
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42.00/ 100

Ranked #25,209 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 21%)

Ranked #1,427 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 17%)

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.

PFAS in drinking water

5.2%

in the bottom 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US1st
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 ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

2.8%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US98th
Definition & 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 ›

Unemployment rate

17.4%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

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 ›

Coronary heart disease

10.7%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US94th
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 ›

Stroke

5.6%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

0.77 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST86th
US93rd
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 ›

Mobility disability

22.3%

in the top 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

6.9%

in the top 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST63rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

10.7%

in the top 11.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US88th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Mountain Ranch, California (ZIP 95246) stands in the bottom 21% nationally (25,209th) and the bottom 17% of California (1,427th).

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The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled fine-particle registers in the top 2.5% nationally, and unemployment lies in the top 2.7% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 4.5% nationally, and coronary heart disease registers in the top 5.6% nationally. Modeled stroke lies in the top 6.9% nationally, modeled mobility disability is in the top 8.7% nationally, and crowded housing registers in the top 8.7% nationally. More positively, modeled pfas lies in the bottom 1.2% nationally, and civic is in the top 6.7% nationally. Households without a vehicle registers at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.

For clarity, 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. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. ZIP 95223, 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.

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

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Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 73%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 59%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 15%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 66%

13%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 44%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 53%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 34%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 24%

8%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 15%

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 adults35.2%31.2–39.1
High blood pressure among adults42.3%37.6–46.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.0%10.8–13.2
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.7–12.4
Coronary heart disease among adults10.7%9.5–12.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.2%9.6–12.9
Depression among adults24.3%20.7–28.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.7%13.4–18.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.9%38.1–47.8
Obesity among adults32.0%24.6–39.9
Stroke among adults5.6%5.0–6.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.0%12.1–18.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.4%6.0–8.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.6%76.4–82.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.4%73.7–80.9
Cholesterol screening among adults88.0%86.2–89.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.9%58.3–69.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.4%54.5–62.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.1%64.7–80.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.6%11.1–16.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.5%13.9–19.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.7%23.7–33.8
Short sleep duration among adults34.7%28.2–41.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.2%23.5–31.0
Frequent mental distress among adults17.7%15.6–19.8
Frequent physical distress among adults18.3%16.0–20.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.4%14.3–18.6
Any disability among adults39.7%34.6–44.6
Hearing disability among adults10.7%9.4–12.1
Independent living disability among adults11.5%10.0–13.0
Mobility disability among adults22.3%19.2–25.5
Self-care disability among adults5.9%5.2–6.7
Vision disability among adults7.1%6.3–8.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.2%20.7–28.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.5%13.8–19.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.1%16.1–22.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.1%10.3–14.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.9–10.4
Loneliness among adults32.1%27.4–37.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.6%6.6–8.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate24.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–6426.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)7.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)21.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)17.4%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 subscription82.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate87.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population12.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households89.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+14.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age53.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$98,269$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$417,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$1,297$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 birth76.9 yr ± 0.8578.9 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 0.85 years of 76.9, 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