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95970

in Princeton, CaliforniaPopulation 453

ZipVitals Score
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37.13/ 100

Ranked #28,460 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.3%)

Ranked #1,577 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 8.3%)

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

99.2%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

3.6%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
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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Dry extreme heat

86.5 days/year

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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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.

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 ›

Poverty rate

2.4%

in the bottom 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US8th
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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Fair or poor health

29.3%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

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Mobility disability

21.1%

in the top 12.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US87th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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Radon

0.8 pCi/L

in the bottom 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST22nd
US10th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

69.7%

in the bottom 12.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US13th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

The read

Princeton, California (ZIP 95970), overall, ranks in the bottom 11.3% nationally (28,460th) and the bottom 8.3% of California (1,577th).

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Several serious readings shape the profile and deserve first mention: floodplain exposure lies in the top 0.3% nationally, modeled fine-particle stands in the top 1.9% nationally, and modeled extreme heat rests in the top 3.9% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the top 4.5% nationally, tree cover resides at the national minimum, and fair or poor health settles in the top 9.8% nationally. Fiber broadband is at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden sits in the top 11.1% nationally. On the better side, poverty lands in the bottom 7.9% nationally. Households without a vehicle lies at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.

Defined simply, 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. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". ZIP 95920, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.

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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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 19%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 10%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 39%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Disability

healthier than 12%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the bottom 0.08%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 37%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 26%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 36%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 35%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the bottom 0.4%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

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 adults29.5%26.8–32.2
High blood pressure among adults37.9%34.6–41.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.5–10.0
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.8–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults9.0%8.1–10.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.9%8.5–11.4
Depression among adults23.9%21.1–26.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.8%13.1–16.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.9%35.6–42.2
Obesity among adults34.4%28.5–40.6
Stroke among adults4.8%4.3–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.2%16.4–22.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.1%10.0–14.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.2%72.6–77.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults72.7%69.6–75.7
Cholesterol screening among adults84.0%82.2–85.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.2%57.8–66.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.6%53.5–59.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.7%62.6–75.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.8%13.6–18.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.0%14.7–19.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.9%25.9–34.2
Short sleep duration among adults34.7%29.6–40.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.3%25.9–32.9
Frequent mental distress among adults19.0%17.1–20.8
Frequent physical distress among adults18.4%16.4–20.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.5%16.4–20.7
Any disability among adults40.3%36.1–44.5
Hearing disability among adults9.3%8.3–10.3
Independent living disability among adults11.8%10.4–13.4
Mobility disability among adults21.1%18.5–23.8
Self-care disability among adults6.1%5.3–6.9
Vision disability among adults7.9%7.0–8.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults27.1%24.0–30.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.7%18.5–25.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults22.3%18.9–25.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.1%14.0–18.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.3%10.0–12.8
Loneliness among adults35.2%31.1–39.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.2%8.1–10.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate2.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–647.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)17.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)10.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)2.0%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 subscription84.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)39.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate68.7%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 population15.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households47.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+14.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age33.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$69,000$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$371,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$1,170$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 birth82.3 yr ± 1.3378.9 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 1.33 years of 82.3, 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