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95448

in Healdsburg, CaliforniaPopulation 16,077

60.83/ 100

Ranked #4,247 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.3%)

Ranked #467 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 27%)

Ranked #18 of 34 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ZIPs (bottom 47%)

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.

Air-toxics cancer risk

40.2 per million

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US98th
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 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
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 ›

Dental provider access

1.2 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST88th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of dental offices located 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 ›

Obesity

26.3%

in the bottom 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST34th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US94th
Definition & 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 ›

Civic-institution access

0.68 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST83rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Subsidized affordable housing

276 units

in the top 8.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST78th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Transit access

3.2 per 1,000 residents

in the top 9.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST86th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The number of public-transit stops 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 ›

Housing-cost burden

40.2%

in the top 9.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST59th
US90th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Radon

0.8 pCi/L

in the bottom 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST19th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

The read

Healdsburg, California (ZIP 95448), by its composite score, sits in the top 13.3% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,247th) and the top 27% of California (467th).

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The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: dental providers stands in the top 4.7% nationally. Distance to an emergency room registers at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Modeled obesity settles in the bottom 7.8% nationally, civic sits in the top 8.0% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing lies in the top 8.9% nationally. Transit rests in the top 9.7% nationally. On the other side, modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the top 2.2% nationally, disaster risk is in the top 4.0% nationally, and expected annual loss lands in the top 6.2% nationally. Housing-cost burden stands in the top 9.9% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, expected annual loss runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, 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. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 95404, 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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 75%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 88%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 89%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 68%

8%

Disability

healthier than 65%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 81%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 52%

14%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 82%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 83%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 78%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 63%

8%

Disability

healthier than 60%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 62%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 41%

21%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 78%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 69%

8%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 44%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 44%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 53%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Disability

healthier than 28%

7%

“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.

  • Above what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 82.3 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $105,120 predicts 80.3 years — 2.1 years above.

    Ranked #902 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Highest-risk tenth

    Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale

    Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.2 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 82.3 ± 1.5 years.

    Ranked #450 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 adults26.4%23.3–29.6
High blood pressure among adults33.3%29.4–37.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.2%9.2–11.2
Current asthma among adults9.9%8.7–11.1
Coronary heart disease among adults6.9%6.2–7.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.1%5.4–7.0
Depression among adults22.7%19.4–26.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.1%9.6–12.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.6%32.4–40.9
Obesity among adults26.3%20.7–32.4
Stroke among adults3.5%3.2–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years7.9%6.4–9.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.5%7.1–10.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.3%71.9–78.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.6%70.9–78.1
Cholesterol screening among adults88.5%87.0–90.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.3%64.9–73.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.5%66.5–72.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.9%73.7–85.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.9%12.3–17.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.3%8.8–12.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults20.9%17.4–24.7
Short sleep duration among adults31.9%27.0–37.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.1%16.7–21.8
Frequent mental distress among adults15.1%13.4–17.0
Frequent physical distress among adults13.5%11.8–15.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.8%11.3–14.5
Any disability among adults29.7%25.9–33.8
Hearing disability among adults7.2%6.3–8.1
Independent living disability among adults7.6%6.7–8.6
Mobility disability among adults14.6%12.7–16.8
Self-care disability among adults3.7%3.3–4.1
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.3–5.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.3%19.1–25.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.0%10.1–14.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.8%9.2–12.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.5%9.0–12.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.9%6.0–7.8
Loneliness among adults30.3%25.9–35.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.6%4.8–6.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–647.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)12.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)45.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)6.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle1.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription96.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)40.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate63.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population18.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households62.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+25.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age46.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$105,120$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$1,048,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$2,124$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 birth82.3 yr ± 0.7878.9 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 0.78 years of 82.3, 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