ZIP code
97138
in Seaside, OregonPopulation 11,035
51.94/ 100
Ranked #13,533 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 42%)
Ranked #128 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (top 31%)
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.
Expected annual disaster loss
$5
in the top 0.01% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
1.1 days/year
in the bottom 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
13.8 per million
in the bottom 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS6thDefinition & 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
41.9%
in the top 8.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
13.7%
in the top 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Grocery access
0.18 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
1.8%
in the bottom 8.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST16thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›The read
Seaside, Oregon (ZIP 97138), in overall standing, comes out in the top 42% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,533rd) and the top 31% of Oregon (128th).
A few readings each way define this mixed profile: modeled humid heat lands in the bottom 0.8% nationally. Distance to an emergency room rests at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the bottom 6.0% nationally, and grocery lands in the top 8.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover settles in the top 10.5% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled expected annual loss lands in the top 0.01% nationally, and disaster risk rests in the top 0.2% nationally. Housing-cost burden settles in the top 8.1% nationally, and households without a vehicle lands in the top 8.6% nationally.
Set within its surrounding area, expected annual loss runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, for reference, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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 97110, 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
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 76%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 87%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 94%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 46%
13%
Disability
healthier than 43%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 30%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 27%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 18%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 61%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 62%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 65%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 73%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 43%
21%
Disability
healthier than 45%
7%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 26%
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 96.6 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 30.0 — 67 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,290 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
97016
Oregonshares a border
Score 50.28
Closest healthier
97110
Oregonshares a border
Score 55.48
Similar health profile
97827
Oregon97% similar profile
Score 50.95
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 | 33.8% | 30.2–37.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.2% | 34.1–42.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.9% | 9.9–12.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.4% | 11.0–13.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.2% | 7.3–9.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.6–9.9 |
| Depression among adults | 26.6% | 22.9–30.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.3% | 11.5–15.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.5% | 33.4–42.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.8% | 29.0–43.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.7% | 11.7–17.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.3% | 7.1–9.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.5% | 72.2–78.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.1% | 72.4–79.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.7% | 83.9–87.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.9% | 61.6–71.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.7% | 59.8–67.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.5% | 68.4–82.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.2% | 11.7–17.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.5% | 11.4–15.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.2% | 18.2–26.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.7% | 24.8–36.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.2% | 18.4–24.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.0% | 15.1–19.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.7% | 13.8–17.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.8% | 13.1–16.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.6% | 29.2–38.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.7–9.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.8–9.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.4% | 14.1–18.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.8–5.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 32.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409 |
| Households without a vehicle | 13.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 41.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 58.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 57.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407 |
| Population 65+ | 27.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412 |
| Median age | 48.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410 |
| Median household income | $60,411 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378 |
| Median home value | $483,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $1,086 | $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 | 78.1 yr ± 1.10 | 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 1.10 years of 78.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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