ZIP code
95372
in Soulsbyville, CaliforniaPopulation 1,811
52.15/ 100
Ranked #13,249 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 41%)
Ranked #934 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 46%)
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.
Distance to an emergency room
35.2 mi
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
3.8%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS98thDefinition & 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 ›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 ›Distance to a community health center
34.9 mi
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›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 ›PFAS in drinking water
65.8%
in the top 5.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the bottom 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
0.44%
in the bottom 9.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST23rdUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
12.9 mi
in the top 10.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›The read
On the composite measure, Soulsbyville, California (ZIP 95372) stands in the top 41% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,249th) and the bottom 46% of California (934th).
A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 1.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes rests at the national minimum. Modeled expected annual loss lands in the bottom 6.7% nationally. Households without a vehicle settles at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure rests in the bottom 9.4% nationally. By contrast, distance to an emergency room lands in the top 1.4% nationally, modeled fine-particle settles in the top 1.7% nationally, and distance to a community health center rests in the top 3.0% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the top 4.5% nationally, and pfas settles in the top 5.8% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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 95379, 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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 67%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 77%
11%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 5%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 39%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 1%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 82%
13%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 62%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 56%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 32%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 23%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 1%
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 5.3 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 67.3 — 62 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,611 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
95370
Californiashares a border
Score 49.28
Closest healthier
95379
Californiashares a border
Score 52.64
Similar health profile
55321
Minnesota95% similar profile
Score 52.51
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 | 27.7% | 24.4–31.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.3% | 30.4–38.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.3% | 9.3–11.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.6% | 9.4–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.9% | 6.1–7.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.7% | 5.7–7.7 |
| Depression among adults | 24.4% | 20.9–28.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.8% | 9.2–12.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.1% | 33.8–42.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.1% | 21.8–35.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.6% | 3.2–4.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.6% | 7.7–12.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.6% | 4.7–6.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.1% | 71.7–78.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.6% | 71.9–79.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.5% | 86.9–90.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.3% | 64.4–74.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 68.6% | 65.3–72.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.0% | 68.4–82.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.6% | 13.8–19.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.9% | 10.0–14.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.7% | 17.1–24.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.9% | 27.5–40.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.5% | 16.1–21.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.1% | 15.1–19.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.0% | 12.3–15.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.7% | 12.0–15.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.0% | 25.9–34.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.4–8.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.8–8.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.3% | 12.4–16.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.5% | 3.1–4.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.8–4.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.6% | 20.1–27.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.5% | 8.7–12.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.1% | 8.3–12.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.4% | 7.9–11.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.5% | 5.6–7.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.7% | 27.0–36.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.3% | 4.5–6.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 3.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.2% | 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 | 95.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 37.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 71.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 13.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 44.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $97,398 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $408,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $1,741 | $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 | 78.0 yr ± 1.05 | 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 1.05 years of 78.0, 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