ZIP code
95320
in Escalon, CaliforniaPopulation 13,500
49.55/ 100
Ranked #16,873 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 47%)
Ranked #1,098 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 36%)
Ranked #18 of 30 Stockton-Lodi, CA ZIPs (bottom 40%)
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.
Nitrate in drinking water
34.5%
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of this area’s domestic-well groundwater at or above the federal nitrate limit of 10 milligrams per liter.
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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Dry extreme heat
90.4 days/year
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
2.5%
in the top 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST72ndUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Lithium in drinking water
9.5 µg/L
in the bottom 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
2.2%
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST65thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Outer-floodplain exposure
5.3%
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
38.4 per million
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST57thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›The read
Overall, Escalon, California (ZIP 95320) places in the bottom 47% nationally (16,873rd) and the bottom 36% of California (1,098th).
The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled nitrate resides in the top 1.4% nationally, and disaster risk is in the top 1.5% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands in the top 2.9% nationally, and fine-particle stands in the top 3.1% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the top 4.0% nationally, tree cover settles at the national minimum, and loud transportation noise sits in the top 6.5% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure lies in the top 6.9% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the top 7.8% nationally. More encouragingly, lithium in drinking water resides in the bottom 3.6% nationally.
Beside the areas that surround it, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 95230, 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area.
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 77%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 68%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 43%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 40%
8%
Disability
healthier than 49%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 23%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 17%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 43%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 45%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 45%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 44%
11%
Disability
healthier than 46%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 13%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 15%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 76%
13%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 48%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 52%
11%
Disability
healthier than 48%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 48%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 14%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 17%
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
4 of our published findings list 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.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 80.9 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $82,572 predicts 79.3 years — 1.6 years above.
Ranked #1,218 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 80.9 ± 1.4 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 78.3 years — 2.6 years above them.
Ranked #1,054 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 2.7 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 76.8 — 74 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #16,747 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 38.4 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 80.9 ± 1.4 years.
Ranked #1,701 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
95215
Californiashares a border
Score 40.94
Closest healthier
95230
Californiashares a border
Score 51.04
Similar health profile
95826
California96% similar profile
Score 51.25
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 | 24.4% | 21.7–27.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 31.3% | 28.0–34.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.1% | 7.4–8.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.4% | 5.7–7.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.6% | 5.8–7.3 |
| Depression among adults | 23.1% | 20.0–26.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.1% | 9.6–12.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.7% | 31.1–38.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 31.6% | 26.2–37.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.5% | 3.2–3.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.8% | 7.7–11.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.9% | 8.4–11.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 72.4% | 69.1–75.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.8% | 68.0–75.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.6% | 83.8–87.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.5% | 57.3–66.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.0% | 59.2–66.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.1% | 67.4–81.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.9% | 13.3–18.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.7% | 10.9–14.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.3% | 18.9–25.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.3% | 31.0–41.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.2% | 19.7–24.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.9% | 16.0–20.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.6% | 13.0–16.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.8% | 14.1–17.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.4% | 29.6–37.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.8% | 6.1–7.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–9.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.3% | 13.5–17.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.8–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 5.1–6.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.1% | 21.9–28.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.5% | 13.5–17.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 14.1% | 12.3–16.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.5% | 11.8–15.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.8% | 7.9–10.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.8% | 29.5–38.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.2% | 6.3–8.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 17.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 28.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 70.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 6.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 13.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 50.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 18.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 34.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $82,572 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $521,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $1,658 | $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 | 80.9 yr ± 0.71 | 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 0.71 years of 80.9, 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