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96027

in Etna, CaliforniaPopulation 1,908

ZipVitals Score
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49.59/ 100

Ranked #16,806 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 48%)

Ranked #1,094 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 36%)

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.

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

9.6%

in the top 0.07% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
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.

Full methodology ›

Park land

74.8%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US1st
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 ›

Civic-institution access

1.5 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Walkability

0.99 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 2.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

18.9 mi

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

16.2 mi

in the top 7.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
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.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

11.3%

in the top 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Child-care access

0.51 per 1,000 residents

in the top 10.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US90th
Definition & 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 ›

Home broadband subscription

79.5%

in the bottom 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US16th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Etna, California (ZIP 96027) lands in the bottom 48% nationally (16,806th) and the bottom 36% of California (1,094th).

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The measures that press hardest set the tone here: modeled fine-particle lands in the top 0.07% nationally, and walkability registers in the bottom 2.6% nationally. Distance to a nursing home sits in the top 3.7% nationally, and unemployment rests in the top 7.3% nationally. On the stronger side, park land is in the top 0.9% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 1.2% nationally, and civic settles in the top 1.9% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies in the top 7.1% nationally. Modeled extreme heat resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Childcare lands in the top 10.1% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. 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. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 96014, 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 65%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 78%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 50%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 33%

14%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 81%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 60%

11%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 50%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 57%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Disability

healthier than 31%

7%

Healthcare Access

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 ›

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 adults33.6%29.9–37.3
High blood pressure among adults40.0%35.6–44.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.3%11.1–13.6
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.7–12.4
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.1–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.0%7.6–10.4
Depression among adults23.9%20.2–27.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.2%11.3–15.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.0%36.3–45.6
Obesity among adults30.2%22.8–38.1
Stroke among adults4.8%4.2–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.0%9.5–14.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.7%4.6–6.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.5%75.3–81.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.2%73.4–80.5
Cholesterol screening among adults88.9%87.3–90.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.7%62.1–72.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.1%59.3–66.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.8%66.7–82.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.4%11.8–17.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.4%10.9–15.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.0%19.4–28.6
Short sleep duration among adults32.7%26.2–39.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.6%19.2–25.8
Frequent mental distress among adults16.9%14.7–18.9
Frequent physical distress among adults16.2%14.1–18.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.6%12.5–16.4
Any disability among adults36.4%31.4–41.2
Hearing disability among adults9.6%8.4–10.7
Independent living disability among adults9.6%8.2–10.9
Mobility disability among adults18.9%16.1–21.6
Self-care disability among adults4.6%3.9–5.2
Vision disability among adults5.5%4.8–6.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.9%19.5–27.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.2%10.2–14.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.2%11.1–15.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.7%8.2–11.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.2–8.3
Loneliness among adults31.8%26.9–37.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.9%5.0–6.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–649.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)6.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)28.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)11.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle3.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription79.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate76.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population0.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households54.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+33.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age49.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$64,308$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$312,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$1,026$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 birth82.2 yr ± 2.0178.9 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 2.01 years of 82.2, 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