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ZIP code

95548

in Klamath, CaliforniaPopulation 1,024

32.69/ 100

Ranked #30,121 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.1%)

Ranked #1,654 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 3.8%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

127 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

PFAS in drinking water

3.4%

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Humid extreme heat

1.3 days/year

in the bottom 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US1st
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

39.2 mi

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

14.6%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

36.2 mi

in the top 1.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Civic-institution access

1.7 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US98th
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 ›

Crowded housing

16.5%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

7.4%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.1%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Health need and barriers to care documented here

On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.

These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.

Health need documented here

  • People living in poverty
  • Food insecurity
  • Housing insecurity
  • Adults reporting fair or poor health
  • Chronic conditions

Barriers to reaching care

  • Distance to the nearest emergency room
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies
  • Limited home internet for telehealth

A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.

See the full care-deserts analysis →

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Klamath, California (ZIP 95548) ranks in the bottom 6.1% nationally (30,121st) and the bottom 3.8% of California (1,654th).

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Plainly stated, a few measures mark out this area: fatal road crashes stands in the top 0.3% nationally, and distance to an emergency room settles in the top 1.1% nationally. Modeled independent living disability lies in the top 3.2% nationally, and crowded housing resides in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled self-care disability lands in the top 4.4% nationally, and stroke registers in the top 3.6% nationally. Better still, modeled pfas sits in the bottom 0.3% nationally, modeled humid heat rests in the bottom 0.9% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 1.4% nationally. Civic stands in the top 1.7% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs it borders, fatal road crashes runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 95531, 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 77%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 10%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 8%

8%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 97%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 4%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 15%

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.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 97.5 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 9.9 (bottom 10%) — 88 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #192 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 adults32.6%29.1–36.3
High blood pressure among adults42.1%37.7–46.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.5%8.5–10.5
Current asthma among adults13.1%11.7–14.8
Coronary heart disease among adults10.6%9.4–11.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.1%10.6–14.0
Depression among adults26.0%22.1–30.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.1%14.9–19.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.8%34.3–43.5
Obesity among adults35.7%27.5–44.8
Stroke among adults6.1%5.4–6.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.1%17.5–25.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.2%7.5–11.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.1%71.9–78.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.1%70.1–77.9
Cholesterol screening among adults83.6%81.5–85.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.9%54.0–65.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.8%45.1–53.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.4%57.1–75.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.2%11.6–17.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.6%18.5–25.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.2%26.3–36.7
Short sleep duration among adults41.6%34.3–49.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults32.7%29.0–37.0
Frequent mental distress among adults21.6%19.2–24.2
Frequent physical distress among adults20.7%18.3–23.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.7%18.3–23.4
Any disability among adults44.4%39.4–49.8
Hearing disability among adults11.1%9.9–12.5
Independent living disability among adults14.6%12.9–16.6
Mobility disability among adults24.8%21.8–28.1
Self-care disability among adults7.4%6.6–8.4
Vision disability among adults9.8%8.7–10.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.2%24.1–32.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults27.4%23.5–31.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults30.2%26.0–34.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.8%17.0–23.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults15.7%13.7–17.9
Loneliness among adults36.7%31.3–42.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.3%11.5–15.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate32.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–648.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)12.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)13.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle4.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription85.0%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 rate75.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)16.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population2.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households36.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+17.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age36.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$43,333$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$215,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$1,250$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 birth77.2 yr ± 2.7478.9 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 2.74 years of 77.2, 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