ZIP code
95560
in Redway, CaliforniaPopulation 1,213
33.32/ 100
Ranked #29,951 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.6%)
Ranked #1,644 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 4.4%)
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.
Recreation access
2.6 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Independent-living disability
14.8%
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Child-care access
1.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Self-care disability
7.7%
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.65 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
31.7 mi
in the top 1.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Fair or poor health
33.6%
in the top 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
22.2%
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Dental provider access
1.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›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
- Thin local supply of doctors
- 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, Redway, California (ZIP 95560) ranks in the bottom 6.6% nationally (29,951st) and the bottom 4.4% of California (1,644th).
The measures that define the ground here come first: modeled independent living disability settles in the top 2.9% nationally, and self-care disability lies in the top 3.6% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health resides in the top 3.7% nationally, and cognitive disability lands in the top 3.6% nationally. On the stronger side, recreation registers in the top 0.8% nationally, childcare sits in the top 1.2% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 1.3% nationally. Elder services is in the top 1.7% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 1.8% nationally, and dental providers settles in the top 3.7% nationally.
In plainer terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 95542, just across the boundary. The area additionally shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.
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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 85%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 84%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 16%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 3%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 11%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 12%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 3%
8%
Disability
healthier than 3%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 93%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 68%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 66%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 30%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 5%
11%
Mental Health
in the bottom 0.7%
8%
Disability
healthier than 3%
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
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 91.1 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 15.7 — 75 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #741 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
95542
Californiashares a border
Score 38.49
Closest healthier
95553
Californiashares a border
Score 37.32
Similar health profile
28719
North Carolina99% similar profile
Score 35.14
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 | 31.4% | 28.3–34.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.9% | 36.0–43.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.8% | 7.9–9.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.1% | 10.8–13.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.1% | 9.1–11.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.8% | 11.2–14.6 |
| Depression among adults | 28.3% | 24.8–32.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.0% | 14.1–18.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.0% | 35.0–43.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.8% | 31.1–44.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.8% | 13.7–20.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.2% | 10.1–14.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.8% | 70.8–76.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.2% | 67.4–74.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 81.7% | 79.5–83.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.5% | 55.1–65.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.7% | 51.9–59.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.1% | 64.6–80.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.5% | 12.9–18.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 23.3% | 20.3–26.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.3% | 28.6–38.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.8% | 29.5–42.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 33.6% | 29.7–37.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 22.9% | 20.8–25.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 20.7% | 18.4–23.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 22.2% | 19.7–24.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 43.8% | 39.2–48.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.0% | 8.9–11.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 14.8% | 13.1–16.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 23.6% | 20.8–26.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.8–8.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.4–10.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 28.7% | 24.8–33.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 28.0% | 23.9–32.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 33.0% | 28.7–37.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.3% | 17.6–23.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 14.6% | 12.8–16.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 35.6% | 30.4–40.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 13.2% | 11.5–15.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 36.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 0.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 14.9% | 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 | 72.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 38.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 33.6% | 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 | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 49.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 13.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 47.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $23,720 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $391,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $659 | $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 | 81.5 yr ± 2.70 | 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 2.70 years of 81.5, 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