ZIP code
97054
in Deer Island, OregonPopulation 1,494
48.21/ 100
Ranked #18,664 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)
Ranked #219 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (bottom 46%)
Ranked #104 of 120 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ZIPs (bottom 13.4%)
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.
Homeownership rate
97.8%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
40.2 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Poverty rate
3.0%
in the bottom 9.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
24.9%
in the top 13.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS87thDefinition & 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 ›The read
On the composite measure, Deer Island, Oregon (ZIP 97054) stands in the bottom 42% nationally (18,664th) and the bottom 46% of Oregon (219th).
Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: homeownership is in the top 5.9% nationally, and poverty registers in the bottom 9.8% nationally. Modeled humid heat lies in the bottom 10.4% nationally. Crowded housing is at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Outer-floodplain exposure registers at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Working the other way, fatal road crashes lies in the top 6.8% nationally, floodplain exposure is in the top 13.2% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the top 14.0% nationally. Unemployment lies in the top 14.6% nationally. Recreation is at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.
For clarity, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". ZIP 97018, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 88%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 71%
11%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 55%
16%
Disability
healthier than 45%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 42%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 32%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 15%
8%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 81%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 47%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 44%
13%
Disability
healthier than 49%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 50%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 22%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 21%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 35%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 9%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 94%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 55%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 44%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 7%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 10%
11%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 9%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 19%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists 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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 87.7; chronic-disease standing 33.5 — 54 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,168 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
97018
Oregonshares a border
Score 50.05
Closest healthier
97051
Oregonshares a border
Score 50.18
Similar health profile
98349
Washington93% similar profile
Score 50.25
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 | 34.0% | 31.4–36.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.6% | 34.8–40.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.1% | 9.4–10.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.6% | 11.5–13.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.2–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.0% | 8.0–10.1 |
| Depression among adults | 27.6% | 24.9–30.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.6% | 12.2–15.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.4% | 33.4–39.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.9% | 30.2–39.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.8–4.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.4% | 10.9–16.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.3% | 6.1–8.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.0% | 71.3–76.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.3% | 70.4–76.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.6% | 84.0–87.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.5% | 58.4–68.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.4% | 59.7–67.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.7% | 68.0–82.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.8% | 12.9–16.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.9% | 14.0–18.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.1% | 20.2–26.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.3% | 27.6–39.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.7% | 19.4–24.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.3% | 16.7–19.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.3% | 14.8–17.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.7% | 14.2–17.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.6% | 28.5–34.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.0% | 7.3–8.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.8% | 8.0–9.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.9% | 14.2–17.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 3.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 25.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 80.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 29.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 97.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 65.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407 |
| Population 65+ | 26.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412 |
| Median age | 53.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410 |
| Median household income | $87,327 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378 |
| Median home value | $459,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,252 ($807–$1,772) n=327 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.6 yr ± 0.93 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.1 yr (76.4–82.0) n=409 |
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 0.93 years of 78.6, 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