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ZIP code

95334

in Livingston, CaliforniaPopulation 17,363

39.99/ 100

Ranked #26,761 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 17%)

Ranked #1,504 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 12.6%)

Ranked #7 of 19 Merced, CA ZIPs (top 37%)

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.

Colon-cancer screening

47.7%

in the bottom 1.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

102.3 days/year

in the top 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Uninsured (under 65)

21.1%

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

Nitrate in drinking water

32.4%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

3.3%

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
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 ›

Loneliness

41.5%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US96th
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 ›

Fair or poor health

31.7%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

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 ›

Housing insecurity

24.2%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Livingston, California (ZIP 95334) sits in the bottom 17% nationally (26,761st) and the bottom 12.6% of California (1,504th).

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A demanding profile, and several measures drive it: modeled colon screening resides in the bottom 1.3% nationally, extreme heat sits in the top 1.4% nationally, and uninsured stands in the top 3.8% nationally. Modeled nitrate resides in the top 1.5% nationally, fine-particle sits in the top 2.0% nationally, and loneliness stands in the top 2.3% nationally. Modeled disaster risk resides in the top 3.7% nationally, and fair or poor health sits in the top 5.7% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the top 4.5% nationally, and housing insecurity resides in the top 4.6% nationally.

Put plainly, nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 95303, 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 Merced, 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 81%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 74%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 57%

8%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 2%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 1%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 24%

11%

Disability

healthier than 20%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 8%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 49%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 51%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 11%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 6%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

Disability

healthier than 20%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 78%

21%

Mental Health

in the top 0.00%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 72%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 50%

11%

Disability

healthier than 56%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 28%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

“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

2 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.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 2.2 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 80.7 — 79 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #17,082 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 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 81.1 ± 2.1 years.

    Ranked #504 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.

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 adults19.0%16.6–21.6
High blood pressure among adults30.8%27.1–34.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults4.3%3.9–4.7
Current asthma among adults9.3%8.2–10.5
Coronary heart disease among adults6.0%5.4–6.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.7%5.1–6.4
Depression among adults19.7%16.7–23.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.3%12.6–16.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.2%32.1–40.5
Obesity among adults31.9%25.2–39.2
Stroke among adults3.4%3.2–3.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.6%17.1–24.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years21.1%17.8–24.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure68.3%65.0–71.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults68.3%64.0–72.5
Cholesterol screening among adults79.8%77.3–82.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years47.7%42.4–53.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults49.0%45.3–52.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.9%58.3–75.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.6%12.0–17.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.2%12.3–16.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.6%31.8–42.0
Short sleep duration among adults39.2%32.8–46.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.7%28.5–35.3
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%16.4–20.7
Frequent physical distress among adults16.4%14.7–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.6%17.5–21.9
Any disability among adults36.8%32.5–41.4
Hearing disability among adults6.4%5.7–7.2
Independent living disability among adults10.7%9.6–12.0
Mobility disability among adults17.5%15.6–19.7
Self-care disability among adults5.5%5.0–6.0
Vision disability among adults9.1%8.3–10.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults33.9%29.5–38.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults32.3%28.4–36.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults26.7%23.4–30.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults24.2%21.2–27.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults14.8%13.1–16.6
Loneliness among adults41.5%36.0–47.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.6%10.0–13.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate17.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–649.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)44.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)10.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle5.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription91.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)29.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate58.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)9.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population38.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households45.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+10.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age32.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$76,277$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$377,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$1,412$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 birth81.1 yr ± 1.0878.9 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 1.08 years of 81.1, 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