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ZIP code

95757

in Elk Grove, CaliforniaPopulation 56,764

58.69/ 100

Ranked #5,834 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 18%)

Ranked #577 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 34%)

Ranked #25 of 122 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ZIPs (top 20%)

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.

Floodplain exposure

62.3%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Subsidized affordable housing

740 units

in the top 2.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$138,198

in the top 5.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST83rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Obesity

25.1%

in the bottom 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST27th
US6th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

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.

Full methodology ›

Nitrate in drinking water

3.6%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of this area’s domestic-well groundwater at or above the federal nitrate limit of 10 milligrams per liter.

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 ›

Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Park land

28.2%

in the top 5.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST84th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

78.8 days/year

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US95th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

4.5%

in the bottom 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

The read

ZIP 95757, one of several in Elk Grove, California, by its composite score, sits in the top 18% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,834th) and the top 34% of California (577th).

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The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: subsidized affordable housing lies in the top 2.5% nationally, and household income rests in the top 5.4% nationally. Modeled obesity resides in the bottom 5.7% nationally, and park land is in the top 5.0% nationally. Modeled hearing disability lands in the bottom 3.6% nationally. Pulling the other way, floodplain exposure stands in the top 2.3% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the top 4.5% nationally, and modeled nitrate settles in the top 4.8% nationally. Modeled tree cover sits at the national minimum, and extreme heat lies in the top 5.1% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, park land 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. Nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 95612, about 0.6 miles away.

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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 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 96%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 86%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

Disability

healthier than 87%

7%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 53%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 14%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 20%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the bottom 0.7%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 88%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 70%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 71%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

8%

Disability

healthier than 83%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 43%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 42%

13%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 2%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 94%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 64%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 69%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 67%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 95%

8%

Disability

healthier than 87%

7%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

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

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.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 13.9; chronic-disease standing 95.7 (top 10%) — 82 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #17,324 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

  • Highest-risk tenth

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

    Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 81.2 ± 1.0 years.

    Ranked #504 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 adults19.1%16.9–21.5
High blood pressure among adults28.2%25.1–31.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.0%4.5–5.4
Current asthma among adults9.1%8.1–10.3
Coronary heart disease among adults4.4%3.9–4.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults3.9%3.5–4.4
Depression among adults18.9%16.4–21.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.7%9.4–12.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened33.2%29.8–36.7
Obesity among adults25.1%21.1–29.3
Stroke among adults2.6%2.4–2.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.4%6.7–10.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.5%5.6–7.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure70.7%67.2–73.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults70.9%67.4–74.2
Cholesterol screening among adults86.3%84.7–87.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years56.2%51.8–60.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.6%62.4–68.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.0%68.4–80.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.9%10.8–15.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults9.8%8.5–11.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.7%16.8–22.7
Short sleep duration among adults38.6%34.3–42.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.5%16.4–20.7
Frequent mental distress among adults15.4%13.7–17.2
Frequent physical distress among adults11.3%10.0–12.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.1%10.8–13.5
Any disability among adults25.2%22.2–28.3
Hearing disability among adults4.5%4.0–5.0
Independent living disability among adults6.6%5.9–7.3
Mobility disability among adults11.1%9.8–12.6
Self-care disability among adults3.0%2.7–3.3
Vision disability among adults4.3%4.0–4.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults30.8%27.1–34.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.1%12.3–16.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.1%10.5–13.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.2%10.6–13.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.9%7.0–8.9
Loneliness among adults39.3%34.9–43.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.4%5.5–7.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–643.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)10.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)43.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)4.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle2.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription98.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)33.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate73.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population28.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households37.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+12.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age38.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$138,198$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$677,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$2,533$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 birth81.2 yr ± 0.5378.9 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 0.53 years of 81.2, 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