ZIP code
96028
in Fall River Mills, CaliforniaPopulation 1,526
48.79/ 100
Ranked #17,938 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 44%)
Ranked #1,152 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 33%)
Ranked #9 of 26 Redding, CA ZIPs (top 35%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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
7.9%
in the top 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST76thUS94thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Park land
17.1%
in the top 8.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST78thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Walkability
2.1 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 8.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
9.8%
in the top 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
32.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 11.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
43.2%
in the top 9.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
9.3%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
9.7%
in the top 22% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS78thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Fall River Mills, California (ZIP 96028) lands in the bottom 44% nationally (17,938th) and the bottom 33% of California (1,152nd).
A number of measures mark where this area is under strain: modeled fine-particle lies in the top 0.3% nationally, and disaster risk lands in the top 5.7% nationally. Walkability sits in the bottom 8.0% nationally. Fiber broadband is at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Unemployment settles in the top 10.0% nationally, and fatal road crashes resides in the top 11.1% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 1.2% nationally. Distance to an emergency room rests at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Park land stands in the top 8.0% nationally, and modeled pfas lies in the bottom 11.0% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the 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. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 96056, just across the boundary, ranks better 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Redding, CA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Risk Behavior
healthier than 67%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 81%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 58%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 51%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 49%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 28%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 19%
14%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 71%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 61%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 56%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 50%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 43%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 40%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 76%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 60%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 60%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 76%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 40%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 44%
13%
Disability
healthier than 44%
7%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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.
Nearby
96013
Californiashares a border
Score 46.00
Closest healthier
96056
Californiashares a border
Score 49.39
Similar health profile
28792
North Carolina92% similar profile
Score 49.84
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 33.2% | 29.7–36.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.6% | 37.4–45.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.9% | 10.8–13.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.5–12.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.3% | 8.2–10.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.0% | 7.7–10.5 |
| Depression among adults | 23.0% | 19.8–26.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.0% | 12.0–16.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.2% | 38.9–47.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.7% | 23.7–36.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.8% | 4.3–5.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.1% | 9.7–14.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.3% | 6.0–8.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.8% | 74.7–80.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.2% | 73.9–80.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.7% | 87.2–90.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.7% | 59.3–69.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 62.1% | 58.2–65.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.9% | 65.6–80.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.7% | 12.3–17.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.8% | 11.6–16.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.1% | 20.0–28.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.3% | 29.9–42.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.0% | 20.8–27.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.0% | 15.1–19.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.5% | 14.4–18.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.7% | 12.9–16.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.6% | 32.1–41.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.7% | 8.5–10.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.4–11.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.5% | 16.7–22.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.2–5.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.0% | 20.4–27.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.6% | 11.3–16.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 14.2% | 11.8–16.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 9.1–12.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.7–9.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.2% | 28.1–38.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.5% | 5.5–7.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 17.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 18.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 10.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 33.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 71.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 55.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 31.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 56.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $76,295 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $392,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $984 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,912 ($1,113–$2,923) n=1,461 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.8 yr ± 2.74 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.5 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 2.74 years of 81.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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