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95699

in Drytown, CaliforniaPopulation 147

ZipVitals Score
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51.89/ 100

Ranked #13,605 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 42%)

Ranked #952 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 45%)

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.

Median household income

$250,001

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

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Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

3.0%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US98th
Definition & 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.

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Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

3.8%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Air-toxics cancer risk

40 per million

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd
US96th
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.

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PFAS in drinking water

7.9%

in the bottom 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US5th
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US8th
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.

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Homeownership rate

93%

in the top 11.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US88th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Drytown, California (ZIP 95699) places in the top 42% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,605th) and the bottom 45% of California (952nd).

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The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: household income is at the national maximum, and housing-cost burden lands at the national minimum. Poverty stands at the national minimum, and home broadband subscription registers at the national maximum. Modeled pfas settles in the bottom 4.9% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled expected annual loss lies in the bottom 7.8% nationally. On the other side, modeled fine-particle rests in the top 2.3% nationally, loud transportation noise resides in the top 2.4% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 4.5% nationally.

For readers new to these terms, 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. 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. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 95685, 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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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 77%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 69%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 81%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 68%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 46%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 53%

8%

Disability

healthier than 45%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 2%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 34%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 71%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 84%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 63%

11%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 45%

8%

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 12%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

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 ›

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 adults29.8%26.1–33.6
High blood pressure among adults38.9%34.4–43.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.8%10.6–13.2
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.4–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults8.8%7.5–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.0%6.4–9.8
Depression among adults22.9%19.5–26.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.6%9.7–13.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.3%34.8–43.8
Obesity among adults28.8%22.1–36.2
Stroke among adults4.4%3.7–5.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.4%8.2–12.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.8%4.2–7.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.6%73.3–79.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.8%70.8–78.6
Cholesterol screening among adults88.4%86.4–90.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.5%64.1–74.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults67.4%63.6–70.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.3%70.9–84.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.5%12.7–18.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.6%9.9–15.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults22.0%17.4–27.0
Short sleep duration among adults32.3%25.7–39.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.3%16.7–24.3
Frequent mental distress among adults16.6%14.5–18.9
Frequent physical distress among adults14.8%12.6–17.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.9%11.8–16.3
Any disability among adults33.4%28.2–38.6
Hearing disability among adults9.4%8.0–10.8
Independent living disability among adults8.7%7.2–10.2
Mobility disability among adults16.3%13.2–19.4
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.4–4.9
Vision disability among adults4.9%4.1–5.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.4%19.4–27.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.0%8.5–13.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.1%8.5–14.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.4–11.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.7–8.1
Loneliness among adults32.6%27.1–38.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.6%4.6–6.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)4.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate93.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households93.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+56.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age70.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$250,001$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$856,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent—$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 birth79.6 yr ± 1.8378.9 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 1.83 years of 79.6, 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