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ZIP code

97381

in Silverton, OregonPopulation 15,405

51.05/ 100

Ranked #14,776 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)

Ranked #148 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (top 36%)

Ranked #12 of 30 Salem, OR ZIPs (top 40%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 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.

Air-toxics cancer risk

53.5 per million

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US99th
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

11.2 days/year

in the bottom 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST36th
US8th
Definition & 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 ›

Grocery access

0.18 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US92nd
Definition & 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 ›

Obesity

42.3%

in the top 11.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US88th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Silverton, Oregon (ZIP 97381) lands in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,776th) and the top 36% of Oregon (148th).

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The measures split the difference for this area: distance to an emergency room rests at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat is in the bottom 8.2% nationally, and grocery stands in the top 8.4% nationally. Childcare settles in the top 11.0% nationally, elder services lies in the top 12.6% nationally, and modeled energy burden resides in the bottom 14.6% nationally. Physicians lands in the top 16% nationally. Against that, modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the top 0.5% nationally, disaster risk sits in the top 11.5% nationally, and obesity rests in the top 11.7% nationally.

To translate a couple of terms, 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 97375, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Salem, OR metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 77%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 83%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 93%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 45%

21%

Disability

healthier than 58%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 17%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 39%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

8%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 63%

16%

Disability

healthier than 66%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 68%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 53%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 33%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 74%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 70%

11%

Disability

healthier than 74%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 78%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 37%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 15%

14%

“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.

  • Highest-risk tenth

    Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale

    Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 53.5 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 79.3 ± 1.5 years.

    Ranked #77 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.

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 adults30.1%27.4–33.2
High blood pressure among adults34.8%31.7–38.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.5%8.6–10.5
Current asthma among adults12.6%11.3–14.1
Coronary heart disease among adults6.8%6.2–7.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.5%6.7–8.5
Depression among adults28.3%25.2–31.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.1%10.6–13.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.9%32.7–39.6
Obesity among adults42.3%37.5–47.7
Stroke among adults3.6%3.3–3.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.9%9.7–14.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.2%6.9–9.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure72.5%69.4–75.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.5%71.2–77.6
Cholesterol screening among adults84.7%82.8–86.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.9%62.7–70.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.1%61.8–68.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.3%71.1–82.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.8%13.5–18.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.1%10.3–14.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.7%16.8–23.0
Short sleep duration among adults32.8%28.6–37.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.3%17.1–21.8
Frequent mental distress among adults17.9%16.0–19.9
Frequent physical distress among adults14.4%12.8–16.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.0%13.3–16.8
Any disability among adults31.5%28.0–35.2
Hearing disability among adults7.5%6.7–8.5
Independent living disability among adults8.2%7.3–9.3
Mobility disability among adults14.3%12.6–16.2
Self-care disability among adults3.6%3.3–4.1
Vision disability among adults4.7%4.2–5.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate8.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36411.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411
Uninsured 18–646.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411
No HS diploma (25+)7.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412
Bachelor's or higher (25+)30.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412
Unemployment rate (16+)3.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409
Households without a vehicle2.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410
Broadband subscription90.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)32.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32229.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410
Homeownership rate67.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410
Foreign-born population4.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412
Single-parent households50.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407
Population 65+19.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412
Median age41.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410
Median household income$89,383$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378
Median home value$539,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374
Median gross rent$1,574$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,252 ($807–$1,772) n=327
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OR median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.3 yr ± 0.7778.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.1 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 0.77 years of 79.3, 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