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96061

in Mill Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 59

ZipVitals Score
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44.11/ 100

Ranked #23,309 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 27%)

Ranked #1,346 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 22%)

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

5.2%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
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

64%

in the top 1.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

15.7%

in the bottom 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

32.1 mi

in the top 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 1.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US2nd
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 ›

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.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

11.5%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.0%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Hearing disability

11.7%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Mill Creek, California (ZIP 96061) lands in the bottom 27% nationally (23,309th) and the bottom 22% of California (1,346th).

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A number of measures mark where this area is under strain: modeled fine-particle rests in the top 1.0% nationally, and homeownership stands in the bottom 1.7% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease lies in the top 2.8% nationally, and stroke lands in the top 4.1% nationally. Modeled hearing disability sits in the top 5.6% nationally. On the brighter side, park land is in the top 1.4% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 1.7% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 1.7% nationally. Poverty registers at the national minimum, and floodplain exposure rests at the national minimum.

Set beside the nearby areas, park land runs far higher 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. 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 96063, 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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Risk Behavior

healthier than 71%

11%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 45%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 46%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 39%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 40%

13%

Disability

healthier than 12%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 66%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 61%

13%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 46%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 48%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 39%

8%

Disability

healthier than 12%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 37%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

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 adults34.2%30.6–37.9
High blood pressure among adults42.0%37.5–46.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.5%11.2–13.8
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.4–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults11.5%10.0–13.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.8%8.7–12.9
Depression among adults22.8%19.4–26.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.3%13.0–17.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.5%36.1–45.1
Obesity among adults30.0%23.0–38.0
Stroke among adults6.0%5.2–6.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.2%10.4–16.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.8%8.5–13.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.9%76.1–81.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.4%71.7–79.0
Cholesterol screening among adults86.8%84.7–88.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.9%60.2–71.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.3%55.1–63.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.5%67.0–82.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.8%11.3–16.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.6%10.7–16.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.1%22.7–33.9
Short sleep duration among adults33.8%27.2–41.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.4%23.0–32.1
Frequent mental distress among adults17.2%15.0–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults18.0%15.4–20.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.9%14.4–19.6
Any disability among adults41.0%35.5–46.7
Hearing disability among adults11.7%10.3–13.3
Independent living disability among adults11.2%9.4–13.2
Mobility disability among adults22.4%18.7–26.1
Self-care disability among adults5.7%4.8–6.8
Vision disability among adults7.5%6.3–8.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.2%20.7–29.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.3%12.8–20.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.5%13.0–20.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.6%10.2–15.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.4%7.8–11.1
Loneliness among adults34.4%28.5–40.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.0%5.8–8.3
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 18–640.0%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+)13.6%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 vehicle15.7%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)15.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate15.7%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 population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households100.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+27.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age62.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent—$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 birth75.5 yr ± 1.3078.9 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 1.30 years of 75.5, 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