ZIP code
97394
in Waldport, OregonPopulation 5,363
50.64/ 100
Ranked #15,358 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 48%)
Ranked #163 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (top 40%)
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
0.1 days/year
in the bottom 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Park land
46.2%
in the top 2.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Unemployment rate
12.1%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
75.1%
in the top 6.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.19 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
40.3%
in the top 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
12.3%
in the bottom 8.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
10.1%
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST82ndUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
44.3%
in the top 14.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS85thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›The read
Waldport, Oregon (ZIP 97394), by its overall standing, sits in the top 48% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,358th) and the top 40% of Oregon (163rd).
Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: modeled humid heat lands in the bottom 0.2% nationally, park land is in the top 2.8% nationally, and modeled tree cover resides in the top 6.9% nationally. Elder services rests in the top 7.7% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled binge drinking sits in the bottom 8.5% nationally. By contrast, modeled disaster risk settles in the top 5.1% nationally, and unemployment registers in the top 6.3% nationally. Housing-cost burden stands in the top 9.7% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease lands in the top 9.0% nationally.
Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 97390, 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 74%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 81%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 90%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 36%
8%
Disability
healthier than 34%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 93%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 95%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 72%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 82%
8%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 60%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Disability
healthier than 33%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 36%
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 97.5 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 9.8 (bottom 10%) — 88 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #186 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
97376
Oregonshares a border
Score 49.64
Closest healthier
97390
Oregonshares a border
Score 50.95
Similar health profile
98303
Washington98% similar profile
Score 49.65
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 | 39.7% | 35.8–43.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.3% | 40.0–48.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.7% | 12.4–15.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.7% | 11.3–14.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–12.0 |
| Depression among adults | 26.5% | 23.1–30.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.9% | 13.7–18.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.9% | 37.5–46.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.0% | 29.7–42.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.0% | 4.6–5.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.8% | 9.4–14.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.4% | 5.3–7.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.7% | 76.5–82.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.1% | 75.8–82.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.4% | 87.9–90.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.0% | 64.9–74.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.6% | 62.9–70.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.8% | 69.1–83.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.3% | 10.1–14.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.5% | 11.4–15.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.1% | 19.1–27.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.2% | 25.4–37.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.5% | 19.6–25.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.9% | 14.1–17.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.6% | 15.5–19.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.5% | 11.9–15.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.6% | 30.4–39.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.2% | 9.0–11.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.0% | 7.9–10.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.8% | 16.4–21.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 24.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 12.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 40.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 79.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 72.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407 |
| Population 65+ | 42.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412 |
| Median age | 60.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410 |
| Median household income | $60,660 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378 |
| Median home value | $374,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $1,195 | $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 | 79.6 yr ± 1.69 | 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 1.69 years of 79.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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