ZIP code
96704
in Captain Cook, HawaiiPopulation 7,261
54.89/ 100
Ranked #9,576 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 30%)
Ranked #61 of 92 Hawaii ZIPs (bottom 34%)
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.
Natural-disaster risk
in the top 0.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
184.2 mi
in the top 1.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST80thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
26.3 mi
in the top 2.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
10.2%
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST66thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST20thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
18.8 per million
in the bottom 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
31.7 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 11.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS88thDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
3.3 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 18% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST10thUS18thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›The read
Captain Cook, Hawaii (ZIP 96704), overall, ranks in the top 30% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,576th) and the bottom 34% of Hawaii (61st), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: distance to a Superfund site stands in the top 1.2% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 2.7% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 6.7% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the bottom 7.0% nationally, and obesity settles in the bottom 12.2% nationally. Distance to a community health center is at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled tooth loss sits in the bottom 11.1% nationally. On the other side, modeled disaster risk lands in the top 0.6% nationally, and crowded housing lies in the top 4.5% nationally. Fatal road crashes stands in the top 11.9% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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. ZIP 96725, just across the boundary, comes out 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental HazardPartial
in the top 0.2%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 79%
9%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 62%
6%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 57%
22%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 41%
17%
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Disability
healthier than 41%
8%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
No data: Climate / Disaster Risk — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.
“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
96725
Hawaiishares a border
Score 58.28
Closest healthier
96750
Hawaiishares a border
Score 59.33
Similar health profile
31320
Georgia92% similar profile
Score 48.90
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 | 30.0% | 27.2–32.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.7% | 29.6–36.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.5% | 8.6–10.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.2% | 10.0–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.1% | 7.3–9.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.9% | 7.0–9.0 |
| Depression among adults | 20.4% | 17.8–23.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.9% | 11.4–14.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.5% | 33.1–40.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.3% | 23.7–33.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.6% | 4.3–5.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.6% | 6.3–9.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.4% | 5.4–7.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.9% | 75.0–80.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.6% | 73.6–79.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.8% | 82.0–85.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.2% | 63.3–70.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.8% | 62.5–68.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.2% | 68.3–79.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.4% | 15.2–19.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.8% | 12.9–16.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.7% | 18.6–25.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.0% | 32.4–41.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.1% | 18.8–23.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.6–16.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.4% | 13.8–17.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.1% | 12.7–15.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.7% | 29.4–36.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–10.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.6% | 13.9–17.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.6% | 4.2–5.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 27.9% | 25.1–31.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.6% | 16.7–21.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.3% | 14.1–18.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.9% | 10.5–13.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.9% | 7.9–10.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 29.6% | 26.4–33.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.1% | 6.3–8.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | HI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (5.2–19.8%) n=86 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 10.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (1.1–10.4%) n=86 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.2% (1.5–11.7%) n=90 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 30.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.6% (16.3–48.7%) n=90 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.5% (1.9–11.7%) n=89 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.0%) n=86 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (84.3–96.6%) n=86 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 23.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 35.3% (21.1–49.6%) n=86 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 68.1% (46.6–84.7%) n=86 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 10.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 7.6% (3.1–16.2%) n=86 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 12.5% (5.0–27.3%) n=90 |
| Single-parent households | 57.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.6% (41.2–64.3%) n=86 |
| Population 65+ | 27.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.2% (12.9–29.5%) n=90 |
| Median age | 48.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.8 yr (33.4–51.3) n=90 |
| Median household income | $86,941 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,346 ($62,869–$124,659) n=83 |
| Median home value | $662,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $811,050 ($388,170–$1,090,410) n=82 |
| Median gross rent | $2,053 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,820 ($1,216–$2,442) n=80 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | HI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.3 yr ± 1.12 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 81.0 yr (78.3–85.4) n=84 |
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 1.12 years of 80.3, 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