ZIP code
97444
in Gold Beach, OregonPopulation 5,416
50.17/ 100
Ranked #15,997 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 50%)
Ranked #173 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (top 43%)
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
1.2 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
48.8 mi
in the top 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 1.1% 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 ›Expected annual disaster loss
$1
in the top 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 6.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST13thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
15.4 per million
in the bottom 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Civic-institution access
0.73 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST86thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›Distance to a nursing home
12.7 mi
in the top 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST70thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
74.2%
in the top 7.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.18 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›The read
Gold Beach, Oregon (ZIP 97444), overall, ranks in the top 50% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,997th) and the top 43% of Oregon (173rd).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled humid heat settles in the bottom 0.8% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 0.9% nationally. Distance to an emergency room sits at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 6.1% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk lies in the bottom 6.2% nationally. Civic stands in the top 7.2% nationally, and modeled tree cover rests in the top 7.2% nationally. On the other side, modeled disaster risk registers in the top 1.1% nationally, and expected annual loss resides in the top 1.1% nationally. Distance to a nursing home settles in the top 7.2% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. ZIP 97415, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.
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 69%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 89%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 58%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 43%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 12%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 35%
8%
Disability
healthier than 34%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 80%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 70%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 80%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 18%
21%
Disability
healthier than 33%
7%
“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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 76.3 ± 1.8 years. A median household income of $64,920 predicts 78.4 years — 2.1 years below.
Ranked #2,750 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 98.1 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 12.3 — 86 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #248 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
97406
Oregonshares a border
Score 40.77
Closest healthier
97415
Oregonshares a border
Score 51.10
Similar health profile
15421
Pennsylvania98% similar profile
Score 50.44
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 | 38.2% | 34.3–42.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.7% | 38.3–47.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.8% | 11.6–14.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.3% | 10.9–13.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.8% | 8.8–10.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.4 |
| Depression among adults | 25.8% | 22.2–29.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.1% | 13.0–17.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.4% | 35.8–44.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.7% | 31.3–46.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.3% | 11.6–17.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.1% | 6.0–8.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.4% | 75.0–81.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.1% | 73.4–80.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.1% | 86.4–89.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.7% | 63.6–73.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.5% | 59.7–67.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.5% | 65.2–80.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.1% | 10.7–15.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.9% | 11.8–16.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.0% | 19.1–27.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 29.9% | 24.1–36.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.3% | 19.5–25.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.6% | 14.7–18.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.7% | 14.8–18.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.3% | 12.7–16.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.6% | 31.2–40.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.2% | 9.0–11.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.0% | 8.0–10.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.5% | 16.1–21.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–5.1 |
| 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 | 13.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 27.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 81.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 67.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407 |
| Population 65+ | 38.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412 |
| Median age | 60.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410 |
| Median household income | $64,920 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378 |
| Median home value | $402,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $1,037 | $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 | 76.3 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 76.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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