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96785

in Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 4,433

ZipVitals Score
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49.96/ 100

Ranked #16,296 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 49%)

Ranked #79 of 92 Hawaii ZIPs (bottom 14.2%)

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.

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US99th
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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

212.5 mi

in the top 0.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
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 ›

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 ›

Crowded housing

8.1%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST55th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

12.3 mi

in the top 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

14.5 mi

in the top 12.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US88th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

5.2%

in the top 11.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US89th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

29.2%

in the bottom 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US16th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

10.1%

in the top 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US83rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

The read

Volcano, Hawaii (ZIP 96785), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 49% nationally (16,296th) and the bottom 14.2% of Hawaii (79th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The profile carries real weight, and several readings make that plain: modeled disaster risk lies in the top 0.8% nationally, crowded housing registers in the top 6.6% nationally, and distance to a nursing home is in the top 7.6% nationally. Distance to an emergency room lies in the top 12.0% nationally, and modeled stroke registers in the top 11.3% nationally. Better still, distance to a Superfund site is in the top 0.9% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk lies in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Floodplain exposure registers at the national minimum, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 10.6% nationally. Modeled loneliness lies in the bottom 16% nationally.

Defined simply, for reference, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 96720, 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

Environmental HazardPartial

in the top 0.00%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 66%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 97%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 16%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 39%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 12%

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 adults32.4%29.5–35.4
High blood pressure among adults35.1%31.9–38.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.1%9.3–11.0
Current asthma among adults11.6%10.4–12.9
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%8.3–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.5%8.4–10.6
Depression among adults21.7%19.0–24.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.8%12.2–15.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.1%33.8–40.7
Obesity among adults30.4%25.7–35.7
Stroke among adults5.2%4.8–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.2%10.1–14.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.9%5.8–8.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.5%75.5–81.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.8%73.8–79.7
Cholesterol screening among adults83.4%81.5–85.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.2%62.2–70.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.0%60.7–67.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.6%65.4–77.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.4%15.1–19.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.1%15.2–19.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.5%20.4–27.0
Short sleep duration among adults36.8%32.3–41.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.6%21.2–26.2
Frequent mental distress among adults16.0%14.4–17.8
Frequent physical distress among adults17.0%15.4–18.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.5%14.0–17.3
Any disability among adults35.8%32.4–39.4
Hearing disability among adults10.1%9.0–11.2
Independent living disability among adults9.9%8.9–11.0
Mobility disability among adults17.7%15.8–19.7
Self-care disability among adults5.5%4.9–6.0
Vision disability among adults7.1%6.4–7.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults27.4%24.5–30.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.9%18.7–23.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.9%17.5–22.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.0%11.5–14.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.0%8.9–11.1
Loneliness among adults29.2%26.0–32.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.3%7.2–9.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)HI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate16.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (5.2–19.8%) n=86
Uninsured 18–649.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (1.1–10.4%) n=86
No HS diploma (25+)4.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.2% (1.5–11.7%) n=90
Bachelor's or higher (25+)41.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.6% (16.3–48.7%) n=90
Unemployment rate (16+)3.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.5% (1.9–11.7%) n=89
Households without a vehicle3.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.0%) n=86
Broadband subscription84.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.5% (84.3–96.6%) n=86
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)26.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32235.3% (21.1–49.6%) n=86
Homeownership rate83.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32268.1% (46.6–84.7%) n=86
Crowded housing (>1 per room)8.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3227.6% (3.1–16.2%) n=86
Foreign-born population2.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55312.5% (5.0–27.3%) n=90
Single-parent households65.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.6% (41.2–64.3%) n=86
Population 65+31.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.2% (12.9–29.5%) n=90
Median age56.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.8 yr (33.4–51.3) n=90
Median household income$68,463$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,346 ($62,869–$124,659) n=83
Median home value$369,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$811,050 ($388,170–$1,090,410) n=82
Median gross rent$1,217$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 birth78.5 yr ± 1.3778.9 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 1.37 years of 78.5, 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