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95956

in Meadow Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 373

ZipVitals Score
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47.99/ 100

Ranked #18,930 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 41%)

Ranked #1,194 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 31%)

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.

Park land

88.3%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

6.0%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US99th
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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Air-toxics cancer risk

46.1 per million

in the top 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US99th
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 ›

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.

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US4th
Definition & 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 ›

Crowded housing

9.1%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

17.1 mi

in the top 6.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US94th
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.

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Home broadband subscription

73.1%

in the bottom 8.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Tree cover

71.1%

in the top 8.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US9th
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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The read

Meadow Valley, California (ZIP 95956), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 41% nationally (18,930th) and the bottom 31% of California (1,194th).

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Where this area is stretched, the data is unambiguous: modeled fine-particle sits in the top 0.8% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the top 1.4% nationally, and crowded housing lands in the top 5.3% nationally. Home broadband subscription resides in the bottom 8.2% nationally. Better still, park land lies in the top 0.4% nationally, and poverty settles at the national minimum. Modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 4.0% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 6.5% nationally. Unemployment rests at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle sits at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 95971, 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

Preventive Care

healthier than 82%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 76%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 96%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 4%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

Disability

healthier than 34%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 10%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 91%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 92%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 45%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 55%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 20%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 25%

8%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 6%

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 adults34.5%30.5–38.6
High blood pressure among adults41.9%37.3–46.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.8%10.5–13.1
Current asthma among adults11.2%9.9–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.1–10.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.5%8.1–11.3
Depression among adults24.6%20.9–28.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.4%12.3–16.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.7%38.0–47.7
Obesity among adults31.9%24.4–40.4
Stroke among adults4.7%4.1–5.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.0%6.3–10.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.7%4.7–7.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.6%74.9–81.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.8%73.9–81.2
Cholesterol screening among adults90.2%88.6–91.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years71.0%65.8–75.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults67.5%63.8–71.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.5%68.5–83.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.0%11.4–16.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.2%12.5–18.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.9%20.5–30.1
Short sleep duration among adults32.2%25.9–39.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.5%20.2–27.5
Frequent mental distress among adults17.4%15.4–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults17.0%14.8–19.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.6%12.8–16.7
Any disability among adults35.9%31.2–41.0
Hearing disability among adults8.9%7.8–10.0
Independent living disability among adults9.3%8.1–10.7
Mobility disability among adults19.0%16.3–22.2
Self-care disability among adults4.8%4.2–5.6
Vision disability among adults5.5%4.8–6.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.6%19.7–27.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.0%10.4–15.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.1%11.3–17.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.5%8.7–12.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.3%6.2–8.4
Loneliness among adults32.6%27.2–38.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.4%5.3–7.5
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 18–6414.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)19.4%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 subscription73.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)37.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate64.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)9.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population1.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households74.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+46.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age61.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$61,324$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$306,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$1,168$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 birth81.0 yr ± 1.8878.9 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 1.88 years of 81.0, 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