ZIP code
96765
in Lawai, HawaiiPopulation 513
59.87/ 100
Ranked #4,951 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 15%)
Ranked #32 of 92 Hawaii ZIPs (top 35%)
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.
Unemployment rate
29.3%
in the top 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Obesity
23.8%
in the bottom 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST18thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
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 ›Housing-cost burden
49.5%
in the top 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
97 mi
in the top 3.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST54thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the bottom 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS6thDefinition & 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
2.9%
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Distance to a community health center
7.3 mi
in the top 28% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS72ndDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.
Full methodology ›The read
Lawai, Hawaii (ZIP 96765), by its composite score, sits in the top 15% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,951st) and the top 35% of Hawaii (32nd), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: modeled obesity sits in the bottom 4.0% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk lies in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site rests in the top 3.8% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss resides in the bottom 5.3% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 6.2% nationally. Households without a vehicle lands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Poverty stands in the bottom 9.5% nationally. Pulling the other way, unemployment registers in the top 0.9% nationally, housing-cost burden settles in the top 3.3% nationally, and modeled short sleep sits in the top 10.5% nationally.
Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 96741, just across the boundary.
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 86%
21%
Environmental HazardPartial
in the top 0.4%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 89%
8%
Disability
healthier than 76%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 82%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 42%
11%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 30%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 34%
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.
Nearby
96741
Hawaiishares a border
Score 60.95
Closest healthier
96756
Hawaiishares a border
Score 61.87
Similar health profile
96793
Hawaii98% similar profile
Score 60.50
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 | 25.0% | 22.4–27.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.5% | 27.3–33.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.3% | 6.6–8.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.3% | 9.1–11.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.8% | 5.2–6.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.4% | 4.7–6.3 |
| Depression among adults | 17.7% | 15.2–20.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.5% | 9.1–12.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.8% | 31.3–38.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 23.8% | 19.5–28.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.7% | 6.2–9.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.9% | 4.8–7.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.3% | 70.0–76.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.1% | 70.6–77.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.0% | 80.9–84.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.5% | 58.0–66.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 70.9% | 67.8–73.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.6% | 65.8–78.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 18.9% | 16.2–21.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.6% | 9.8–13.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.1% | 16.1–22.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 41.6% | 36.5–46.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.5% | 14.3–19.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.1% | 13.3–16.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.6% | 11.2–14.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.9% | 11.3–14.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 25.7% | 22.6–29.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.4% | 5.7–7.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.0% | 6.1–8.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.8% | 10.3–13.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.4% | 3.0–3.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.3–5.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.0% | 22.6–29.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.9% | 12.4–17.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 11.8% | 9.5–14.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.0% | 8.4–11.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 6.3–8.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 29.3% | 25.7–33.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.3% | 5.3–7.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | HI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 2.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (5.2–19.8%) n=86 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (1.1–10.4%) n=86 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 1.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.2% (1.5–11.7%) n=90 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 34.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.6% (16.3–48.7%) n=90 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 29.3% | 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 | 95.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (84.3–96.6%) n=86 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 49.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 35.3% (21.1–49.6%) n=86 |
| Homeownership rate | 64.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 68.1% (46.6–84.7%) n=86 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 7.6% (3.1–16.2%) n=86 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 12.5% (5.0–27.3%) n=90 |
| Single-parent households | 58.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.6% (41.2–64.3%) n=86 |
| Population 65+ | 25.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.2% (12.9–29.5%) n=90 |
| Median age | 34.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.8 yr (33.4–51.3) n=90 |
| Median household income | $102,679 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,346 ($62,869–$124,659) n=83 |
| Median home value | $864,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $811,050 ($388,170–$1,090,410) n=82 |
| Median gross rent | $1,875 | $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 | 83.0 yr ± 1.32 | 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 1.32 years of 83.0, 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