ZIP code
96755
in Kapaau, HawaiiPopulation 3,677
60.21/ 100
Ranked #4,703 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 14.7%)
Ranked #31 of 92 Hawaii ZIPs (top 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.
Distance to a Superfund site
156.5 mi
in the top 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST72ndUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST26thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
25.6%
in the bottom 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST41stUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
15.5 mi
in the top 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
2.7 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST18thUS9thDefinition & 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 ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Kapaau, Hawaii (ZIP 96755) ranks in the top 14.7% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,703rd) and the top 34% of Hawaii (31st), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 1.7% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 4.3% nationally, and obesity rests in the bottom 6.5% nationally. Distance to an emergency room is at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle stands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes settles in the bottom 9.5% nationally. Distance to a community health center lies at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Against that, distance to a nursing home resides in the top 5.1% nationally, and crowded housing lands in the top 10.3% nationally.
In plainer 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. 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 ZIP overall, look to ZIP 96738, about 9.4 miles away.
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 76%
22%
Environmental HazardPartial
in the top 0.00%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 61%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 90%
9%
Disability
healthier than 62%
8%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 60%
17%
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 37%
6%
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
96719
Hawaiishares a border
Score 58.93
Closest healthier
96738
Hawaiiabout 9.4 mi away
Score 60.21
Similar health profile
96756
Hawaii97% similar profile
Score 61.87
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 | 26.8% | 24.3–29.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.3% | 27.4–33.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.5% | 7.8–9.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.3% | 9.3–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.1% | 6.4–7.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.2% | 5.5–6.9 |
| Depression among adults | 18.5% | 16.1–21.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.8% | 10.5–13.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.3% | 32.1–38.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 25.6% | 21.4–30.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.0% | 7.4–10.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.1% | 5.2–7.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.4% | 74.5–80.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.3% | 73.2–79.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.2% | 82.4–85.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.1% | 61.1–68.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.0% | 62.7–69.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.5% | 67.6–78.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.4% | 15.2–19.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.6% | 11.0–14.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.9% | 18.1–24.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.1% | 32.5–41.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.5% | 16.6–20.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.2% | 12.8–15.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.6% | 12.3–15.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.8% | 11.4–14.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.0% | 27.0–33.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.1% | 7.3–9.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.6–8.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.4% | 12.0–14.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.4–4.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.9–5.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 29.2% | 26.2–32.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.6% | 14.7–18.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.8% | 11.1–14.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 7.0–8.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.1% | 27.0–33.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.1% | 5.3–7.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | HI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (5.2–19.8%) n=86 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (1.1–10.4%) n=86 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 3.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.2% (1.5–11.7%) n=90 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 24.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.6% (16.3–48.7%) n=90 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.5% (1.9–11.7%) n=89 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.0%) n=86 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (84.3–96.6%) n=86 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 35.3% (21.1–49.6%) n=86 |
| Homeownership rate | 79.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 68.1% (46.6–84.7%) n=86 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 6.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 7.6% (3.1–16.2%) n=86 |
| Foreign-born population | 11.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 12.5% (5.0–27.3%) n=90 |
| Single-parent households | 57.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.6% (41.2–64.3%) n=86 |
| Population 65+ | 32.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.2% (12.9–29.5%) n=90 |
| Median age | 45.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.8 yr (33.4–51.3) n=90 |
| Median household income | $96,813 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,346 ($62,869–$124,659) n=83 |
| Median home value | $722,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $811,050 ($388,170–$1,090,410) n=82 |
| Median gross rent | $1,745 | $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 | 79.5 yr ± 1.13 | 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 1.13 years of 79.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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