Skip to main content
ZipVitals

ZIP code

95327

in Jamestown, CaliforniaPopulation 8,752

45.47/ 100

Ranked #21,915 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)

Ranked #1,296 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 25%)

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.

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

2.9%

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 ›

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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US95th
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 ›

Housing-cost burden

45.4%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

44.6 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US95th
Definition & 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 ›

Unemployment rate

12.1%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

1.6%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

7.2%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

52.9 days/year

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

13.7 mi

in the top 13.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US86th
Definition & 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

Jamestown, California (ZIP 95327), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 32% nationally (21,915th) and the bottom 25% of California (1,296th).

continue reading

An even profile, with readings pulling both ways: modeled fine-particle rests in the top 2.5% nationally. Against that, modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the top 4.5% nationally, modeled disaster risk lands in the top 5.1% nationally, and housing-cost burden rests in the top 5.3% nationally. Fatal road crashes settles in the top 5.4% nationally, and unemployment lands in the top 6.3% nationally. Slow internet speeds rests in the top 7.1% nationally, and crowded housing settles in the top 8.1% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands in the top 8.5% nationally. Fiber broadband rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

Defined simply, for reference, 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. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 95222, 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.

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

Compare within

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 70%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 17%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 12%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

Disability

healthier than 38%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 36%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 41%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 36%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 31%

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 12.7; chronic-disease standing 69.9 — 57 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #15,126 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 adults24.3%21.6–27.4
High blood pressure among adults34.7%31.0–39.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.0%7.3–8.8
Current asthma among adults10.1%8.9–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults7.0%6.3–7.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.2%6.4–8.1
Depression among adults22.5%19.4–26.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.9%10.4–13.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.7%31.8–40.0
Obesity among adults32.1%25.4–39.8
Stroke among adults3.8%3.5–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.2%9.8–15.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.8%10.5–15.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure69.9%66.6–73.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults70.9%66.8–74.8
Cholesterol screening among adults82.9%80.7–85.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.8%56.8–66.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.3%53.6–61.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.4%66.7–81.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.0%15.0–21.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.7%13.6–18.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.9%21.7–30.5
Short sleep duration among adults38.6%31.9–45.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.4%21.4–27.6
Frequent mental distress among adults18.6%16.6–20.7
Frequent physical distress among adults15.4%13.6–17.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.1%15.2–19.2
Any disability among adults34.3%30.0–38.9
Hearing disability among adults7.3%6.6–8.2
Independent living disability among adults9.3%8.3–10.4
Mobility disability among adults15.8%13.9–17.9
Self-care disability among adults4.6%4.2–5.1
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.4–6.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults29.4%25.4–33.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.2%16.4–22.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults18.3%15.8–21.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.5%14.3–18.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.6%9.4–12.0
Loneliness among adults34.6%29.5–39.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.9–10.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–644.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)13.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)12.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle2.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription89.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)45.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate69.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)7.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population4.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households66.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+18.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age41.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$68,040$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$372,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$1,059$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 unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
More ZIPs to explore ▾

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