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96128

in Standish, CaliforniaPopulation 656

ZipVitals Score
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34.80/ 100

Ranked #29,463 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.2%)

Ranked #1,614 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 6.2%)

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

7.7%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
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 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
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 ›

Colon-cancer screening

53.7%

in the bottom 3.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST18th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

21.8%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

0.46%

in the bottom 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

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 ›

PFAS in drinking water

8.0%

in the bottom 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

80.7 mi

in the top 5.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

40.5%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US94th
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 ›

Fair or poor health

30.3%

in the top 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Standish, California (ZIP 96128) lands in the bottom 8.2% nationally (29,463rd) and the bottom 6.2% of California (1,614th).

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This area's pressures are easy to read across the measures: modeled fine-particle registers in the top 0.4% nationally, colon screening resides in the bottom 3.9% nationally, and cognitive disability settles in the top 4.2% nationally. Modeled tree cover is at the national minimum, floodplain exposure sits in the top 6.1% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health lands in the top 7.8% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 1.4% nationally, and poverty stands in the bottom 4.8% nationally. Modeled pfas rests in the bottom 4.9% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site registers in the top 5.1% nationally.

Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, 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. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. On the overall standing, ZIP 96114, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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.

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 45%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 38%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 5%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 5%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 17%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 66%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 16%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 16%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 1%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 20%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

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 adults26.3%23.0–29.8
High blood pressure among adults34.6%30.5–39.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.5%6.7–8.4
Current asthma among adults12.1%10.7–13.6
Coronary heart disease among adults7.7%6.7–8.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.1%8.5–11.6
Depression among adults27.2%23.4–31.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.4%10.7–14.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.1%31.8–40.8
Obesity among adults35.2%27.4–43.9
Stroke among adults4.3%3.8–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.6%15.1–22.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.9%9.5–14.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure69.4%65.6–73.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults68.8%64.4–73.4
Cholesterol screening among adults80.8%78.1–83.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years53.7%48.2–59.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults53.8%49.8–57.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.1%60.4–77.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.4%14.3–21.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.1%18.7–25.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.2%25.1–35.5
Short sleep duration among adults39.4%32.4–47.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.3%26.2–34.4
Frequent mental distress among adults22.7%20.1–25.2
Frequent physical distress among adults18.9%16.5–21.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults21.8%19.1–24.7
Any disability among adults41.3%35.9–46.6
Hearing disability among adults8.0%7.0–9.0
Independent living disability among adults12.6%11.0–14.4
Mobility disability among adults19.5%16.7–22.4
Self-care disability among adults5.9%5.0–6.7
Vision disability among adults7.2%6.3–8.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults30.4%26.2–35.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.2%19.4–27.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults24.2%20.4–28.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.6%15.0–20.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.0%10.4–13.8
Loneliness among adults38.9%33.2–44.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.7%8.4–11.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–643.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)4.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.7%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 vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription90.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)38.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate93.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population1.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households25.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+11.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age34.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$91,012$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$394,000$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 birth83.8 yr ± 3.0678.9 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 3.06 years of 83.8, 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