ZIP code
97147
in Wheeler, OregonPopulation 448
55.53/ 100
Ranked #8,832 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 28%)
Ranked #68 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (top 17%)
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.
Humid extreme heat
2 days/year
in the bottom 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Short sleep
27.5%
in the bottom 2.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the bottom 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.2%
in the bottom 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS7thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
42.9%
in the top 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Walkability
110 intersections/sq mi
in the top 8.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
13.8 mi
in the top 9.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST72ndUS91stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
7.5%
in the bottom 10.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS11thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Obesity
30.4%
in the bottom 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS19thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›The read
Wheeler, Oregon (ZIP 97147), on the composite measure, lands in the top 28% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,832nd) and the top 17% of Oregon (68th).
The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: modeled humid heat resides in the bottom 1.3% nationally, short sleep lies in the bottom 2.2% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 3.4% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss stands in the bottom 3.8% nationally, and arsenic is in the bottom 6.6% nationally. Households without a vehicle rests at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Walkability sits in the top 8.6% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 9.0% nationally. Working the other way, housing-cost burden lands in the top 7.2% nationally. Fiber broadband resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, walkability runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 97131, 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 61%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 96%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 80%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 96%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 94%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 46%
8%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 88%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 93%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 92%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 90%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 72%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 65%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 41%
21%
Disability
healthier than 54%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
“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
97131
Oregonshares a border
Score 55.92
Closest healthier
97130
Oregonabout 1.4 mi away
Score 56.59
Similar health profile
97498
Oregon97% similar profile
Score 56.85
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 | 36.2% | 32.0–40.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.9% | 34.2–43.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.1% | 11.6–14.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.2% | 10.7–13.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.6–10.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.0% | 7.1–11.1 |
| Depression among adults | 25.3% | 21.5–29.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.4% | 11.3–15.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.0% | 34.3–43.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 30.4% | 23.3–37.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 3.8–5.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.5% | 5.9–9.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.6% | 5.0–8.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.0% | 75.4–82.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.4% | 74.8–81.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.4% | 86.6–90.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.6% | 65.6–75.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 70.8% | 67.2–74.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.4% | 68.2–83.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.0% | 10.5–15.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.7% | 9.1–14.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.8% | 16.3–25.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 27.5% | 21.9–33.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.4% | 15.8–23.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.7% | 13.6–18.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.3% | 12.9–17.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.5% | 11.3–15.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.5% | 27.3–37.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.5% | 8.2–10.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.4% | 6.9–10.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.7% | 13.5–20.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.2–4.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.0–5.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 39.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 84.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 42.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 61.5% | 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 | 11.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 67.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407 |
| Population 65+ | 43.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412 |
| Median age | 54.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410 |
| Median household income | $64,792 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378 |
| Median home value | $414,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $994 | $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 | 79.7 yr ± 1.26 | 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 1.26 years of 79.7, 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