ZIP code
95389
in Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaPopulation 2,181
49.58/ 100
Ranked #16,833 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 48%)
Ranked #1,095 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 36%)
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.
Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
3.9%
in the top 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST82ndUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Transportation noise
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
24.2%
in the bottom 2.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
1.7 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Slow internet speeds
4.6%
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Walkability
1 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 2.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST2ndUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
46%
in the top 4.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
13.8 mi
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Yosemite National Park, California (ZIP 95389) lands in the bottom 48% nationally (16,833rd) and the bottom 36% of California (1,095th).
Where the load on this area runs deepest, the data leads: modeled fine-particle lands in the top 1.6% nationally, and slow internet speeds sits in the top 2.6% nationally. Walkability is in the bottom 2.7% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles in the top 4.9% nationally. Distance to a nursing home resides in the top 6.3% nationally. More encouragingly, fatal road crashes registers at the national minimum, modeled transportation noise rests at the national minimum, and recreation stands in the top 2.6% nationally. Home broadband subscription lies at the national maximum, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 7.2% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 93529, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.
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 84%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Disability
healthier than 56%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 14%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 13%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 8%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 94%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 55%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 43%
14%
Disability
healthier than 53%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 39%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 32%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 6%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 4%
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 14.0; chronic-disease standing 83.9 — 70 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #16,374 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
93529
Californiashares a border
Score 51.04
Closest healthier
93541
Californiashares a border
Score 50.02
Similar health profile
59441
Montana94% similar profile
Score 53.03
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 | 22.4% | 19.5–25.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 29.2% | 25.3–33.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.8% | 6.1–7.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.0% | 9.7–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.4% | 5.5–7.4 |
| Depression among adults | 26.1% | 22.2–30.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.7% | 8.3–11.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 32.7% | 28.7–36.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 31.4% | 24.1–39.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.8–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.5% | 8.4–12.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.4% | 5.9–9.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 68.2% | 64.4–71.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 69.5% | 64.8–73.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.8% | 81.4–86.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.2% | 57.8–68.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.6% | 62.0–69.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.6% | 65.4–80.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 18.9% | 15.5–22.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.2% | 11.8–17.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.9% | 18.0–26.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.4% | 27.0–40.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.7% | 17.8–23.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.9% | 17.5–22.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.0% | 12.2–16.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.5% | 14.4–18.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.8% | 26.6–35.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.3–6.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.1% | 7.9–10.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.1% | 11.1–15.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.5–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.5–5.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.8% | 21.2–29.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.7% | 13.0–19.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.7% | 13.7–20.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.6% | 11.4–16.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.2% | 7.9–10.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.7% | 29.6–40.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 6.7–9.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 20.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 21.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 36.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 14.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 46.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 24.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 27.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 100.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 9.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 34.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $51,500 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $1,712 | $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 | 81.0 yr ± 1.94 | 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 1.94 years of 81.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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