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ZIP code

96710

in Hakalau, HawaiiPopulation 162

56.04/ 100

Ranked #8,237 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 26%)

Ranked #54 of 92 Hawaii ZIPs (bottom 41%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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.

Unemployment rate

31.1%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

202.2 mi

in the top 1.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST86th
US99th
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 ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST26th
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

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 ›

Lead in tap water

0 ppb

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

US1st
Definition & source ›

The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

25.8%

in the bottom 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST44th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST41st
US95th
Definition & 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 ›

Homeownership rate

93.8%

in the top 10.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US90th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Hakalau, Hawaii (ZIP 96710) lands in the top 26% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,237th) and the bottom 41% of Hawaii (54th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: distance to a Superfund site rests in the top 1.0% nationally, and home broadband subscription stands at the national maximum. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk lies in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and floodplain exposure lands at the national minimum. Lead in tap water sits at the national minimum, and modeled obesity is in the bottom 6.8% nationally. Households without a vehicle settles at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Homeownership resides in the top 10.5% nationally. Set against that, unemployment registers in the top 0.8% nationally, and modeled disaster risk rests in the top 5.4% nationally.

A note on the terms: distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 96728, 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.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 65%

21%

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.01%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 80%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 50%

11%

Disability

healthier than 46%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 38%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 36%

13%

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. 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 adults28.5%25.9–31.3
High blood pressure among adults31.4%28.5–34.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.0%8.2–9.9
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.7–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults7.8%6.9–8.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.7%6.6–8.8
Depression among adults20.2%17.6–23.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.2%10.7–13.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.2%33.0–39.8
Obesity among adults25.8%21.5–30.6
Stroke among adults4.4%4.0–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.6%7.9–11.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.0%4.9–7.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.8%75.0–80.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.9%72.8–78.9
Cholesterol screening among adults82.5%80.4–84.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.0%63.1–70.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.5%59.1–65.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.8%65.7–77.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.5%15.3–20.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.5%12.5–16.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults21.7%18.5–25.2
Short sleep duration among adults37.3%32.6–42.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.2%17.9–22.8
Frequent mental distress among adults15.2%13.6–17.0
Frequent physical distress among adults14.9%13.3–16.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.2%12.5–16.0
Any disability among adults32.2%28.7–35.8
Hearing disability among adults8.7%7.8–9.8
Independent living disability among adults8.3%7.3–9.4
Mobility disability among adults14.8%13.1–16.8
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.8–4.8
Vision disability among adults5.9%5.3–6.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults29.1%25.9–32.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.1%15.7–20.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.1%12.7–17.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.8%9.3–12.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.5–9.9
Loneliness among adults30.6%27.4–34.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.3%5.4–7.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)HI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (5.2–19.8%) n=86
Uninsured 18–6431.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (1.1–10.4%) n=86
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.2% (1.5–11.7%) n=90
Bachelor's or higher (25+)84.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.6% (16.3–48.7%) n=90
Unemployment rate (16+)31.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.5% (1.9–11.7%) n=89
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.0%) n=86
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.5% (84.3–96.6%) n=86
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32235.3% (21.1–49.6%) n=86
Homeownership rate93.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32268.1% (46.6–84.7%) n=86
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3227.6% (3.1–16.2%) n=86
Foreign-born population13.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55312.5% (5.0–27.3%) n=90
Single-parent households85.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.6% (41.2–64.3%) n=86
Population 65+19.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.2% (12.9–29.5%) n=90
Median age54.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.8 yr (33.4–51.3) n=90
Median household income$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,346 ($62,869–$124,659) n=83
Median home value$870,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$811,050 ($388,170–$1,090,410) n=82
Median gross rent$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,820 ($1,216–$2,442) n=80
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)HI median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.7 yr ± 0.7678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30881.0 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 0.76 years of 79.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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