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96068

in Nubieber, CaliforniaPopulation 94

ZipVitals Score
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47.93/ 100

Ranked #19,004 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 41%)

Ranked #1,198 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 30%)

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.

Housing-cost burden

77.8%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

5.8%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 1.0% 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 ›

Poverty rate

53.8%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

22.2%

in the bottom 2.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

28.6 mi

in the top 2.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
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.

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

20.7%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

7.9 days/year

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST12th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

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Floodplain exposure

33.4%

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US91st
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 ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Nubieber, California (ZIP 96068) ranks in the bottom 41% nationally (19,004th) and the bottom 30% of California (1,198th).

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Several measures weigh most on this area's profile, and they come first: housing-cost burden resides in the top 0.6% nationally, and modeled fine-particle registers in the top 0.9% nationally. Poverty rests in the top 1.3% nationally, and homeownership stands in the bottom 2.2% nationally. Modeled binge drinking lies in the top 3.9% nationally. On the better side, modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 1.0% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 2.2% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss is in the bottom 2.3% nationally. Modeled humid heat settles in the bottom 5.1% nationally. Households without a vehicle resides at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.

Read against the ZIPs closest to it, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, 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. Close by, ZIP 96009, just across the boundary, ranks 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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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 85%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 50%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 26%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 8%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

5%

Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 66%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 57%

14%

Disability

healthier than 47%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 8%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 28%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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 adults19.8%17.4–22.5
High blood pressure among adults32.9%28.9–37.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.4%5.7–7.1
Current asthma among adults8.9%7.8–10.1
Coronary heart disease among adults6.6%5.7–7.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.1%5.1–7.3
Depression among adults19.2%16.1–22.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.3%9.7–13.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened32.2%28.3–36.5
Obesity among adults34.8%27.2–43.2
Stroke among adults3.4%3.0–3.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.3%8.2–12.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.4%9.2–16.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure66.0%62.5–69.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults67.9%63.3–72.2
Cholesterol screening among adults80.2%77.1–83.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.5%55.4–65.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.8%55.0–62.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.8%70.8–84.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults20.7%17.0–24.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.1%11.4–17.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.1%18.8–28.0
Short sleep duration among adults40.1%33.1–47.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.2%19.8–27.0
Frequent mental distress among adults17.3%15.1–19.7
Frequent physical distress among adults13.6%11.7–15.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.1%13.8–18.7
Any disability among adults33.8%29.0–39.1
Hearing disability among adults7.1%6.2–8.1
Independent living disability among adults8.4%7.2–9.7
Mobility disability among adults13.4%11.4–15.7
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.6–4.8
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.2–6.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.6%24.4–33.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.8%14.9–23.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults17.3%13.6–21.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.9%12.9–19.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.2%9.3–13.3
Loneliness among adults34.7%29.2–40.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.6–11.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate53.8%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+)43.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)0.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)—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 subscription77.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)77.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate22.2%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+13.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age35.6 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 birth76.6 yr ± 1.0178.9 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 1.01 years of 76.6, 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