ZIP code
96822
in Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 43,747
66.13/ 100
Ranked #1,570 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 4.9%)
Ranked #6 of 92 Hawaii ZIPs (top 6.6%)
Ranked #6 of 33 Urban Honolulu, HI ZIPs (top 18%)
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.
Obesity
22.8%
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
4.6%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
45.1%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST64thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Park land
39.7%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
0.9 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Lead in tap water
0 ppb
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
US1stDefinition & 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 ›Transportation noise
12.8%
in the top 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
15.7 per million
in the bottom 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST72ndUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
7.9%
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST53rdUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST37thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›The read
ZIP 96822, one of several in Honolulu, Hawaii, by its overall standing, sits in the top 4.9% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,570th) and the top 6.6% of Hawaii (6th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: modeled obesity stands in the bottom 2.8% nationally, park land lands in the top 3.4% nationally, and fatal road crashes is in the bottom 4.4% nationally. Lead in tap water resides at the national minimum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 6.2% nationally. Set against that, modeled loud transportation noise lies in the top 1.7% nationally, and short sleep sits in the top 3.0% nationally. Modeled transportation noise settles in the top 5.7% nationally, and crowded housing registers in the top 7.0% nationally. Modeled disaster risk stands in the top 7.0% nationally.
Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 96816, 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 92%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 75%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 83%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 98%
8%
Disability
healthier than 86%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 93%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 90%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 40%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 53%
11%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
2 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 83.0 ± 0.8 years. A median household income of $95,947 predicts 79.9 years — 3.1 years above.
Ranked #394 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 83.0 ± 0.8 years. The 41 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 81.1 years — 2.0 years above them.
Ranked #1,400 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
96734
Hawaiishares a border
Score 65.32
Closest healthier
96816
Hawaiishares a border
Score 66.17
Similar health profile
10970
New York99% similar profile
Score 61.97
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 | 21.3% | 19.1–23.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.7% | 27.8–33.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.5% | 6.0–7.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.1% | 8.2–10.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–5.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.5 |
| Depression among adults | 14.6% | 12.7–16.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.6% | 10.4–12.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.9% | 33.7–40.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 22.8% | 19.0–26.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.9–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 5.5% | 4.5–6.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.3% | 3.6–4.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.4% | 76.1–80.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.6% | 76.7–82.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.2% | 82.6–85.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.1% | 64.4–71.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 74.2% | 71.6–76.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.3% | 75.5–84.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.4% | 14.4–18.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.0% | 7.0–9.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.2% | 18.5–24.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 45.1% | 40.5–49.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.8% | 14.3–17.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.0% | 11.7–14.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 10.4% | 9.4–11.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.7% | 9.6–11.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 25.7% | 23.1–28.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.4% | 5.8–7.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.4–6.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.4% | 10.3–12.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.7% | 2.4–2.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–4.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 28.2% | 25.3–31.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.1% | 12.7–15.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.1% | 7.9–10.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.6% | 7.6–9.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.1% | 5.4–6.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.0% | 27.8–34.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 4.5% | 3.9–5.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | HI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (5.2–19.8%) n=86 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (1.1–10.4%) n=86 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.2% (1.5–11.7%) n=90 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 56.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.6% (16.3–48.7%) n=90 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.5% (1.9–11.7%) n=89 |
| Households without a vehicle | 10.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.0%) n=86 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (84.3–96.6%) n=86 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 36.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 35.3% (21.1–49.6%) n=86 |
| Homeownership rate | 53.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 68.1% (46.6–84.7%) n=86 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 7.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 7.6% (3.1–16.2%) n=86 |
| Foreign-born population | 20.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 12.5% (5.0–27.3%) n=90 |
| Single-parent households | 49.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.6% (41.2–64.3%) n=86 |
| Population 65+ | 23.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.2% (12.9–29.5%) n=90 |
| Median age | 42.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.8 yr (33.4–51.3) n=90 |
| Median household income | $95,947 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,346 ($62,869–$124,659) n=83 |
| Median home value | $1,003,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $811,050 ($388,170–$1,090,410) n=82 |
| Median gross rent | $1,764 | $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 ± 0.43 | 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 0.43 years of 83.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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