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ZIP code

97448

in Junction City, OregonPopulation 14,323

50.94/ 100

Ranked #14,937 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 47%)

Ranked #156 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (top 38%)

Ranked #13 of 34 Eugene-Springfield, OR ZIPs (top 38%)

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.

Floodplain exposure

36.8%

in the top 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

52.5%

in the top 11.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US88th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Grocery access

0.15 per 1,000 residents

in the top 12.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US88th
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 ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Junction City, Oregon (ZIP 97448) sits in the top 47% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,937th) and the top 38% of Oregon (156th).

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The measures that most flatter this area set the tone for the rest: elder services resides in the top 10.3% nationally, modeled humid heat sits in the bottom 11.1% nationally, and modeled short sleep stands in the bottom 12.0% nationally. Grocery resides in the top 12.2% nationally, and civic sits in the top 12.3% nationally. Distance to a nursing home stands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Childcare resides in the top 13.9% nationally. Against that, floodplain exposure sits in the top 7.2% nationally, and modeled pfas stands in the top 11.9% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss resides in the top 12.9% nationally.

Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 97324, 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 Eugene-Springfield, 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 64%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 91%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 77%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 49%

21%

Disability

healthier than 60%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 36%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 18%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 25%

5%

Lifting this score

Risk Behavior

healthier than 74%

11%

Disability

healthier than 69%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 74%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 59%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 56%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 47%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 34%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 4%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 76%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

Disability

healthier than 73%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 79%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 42%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 52%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 53%

8%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the bottom 0.00%

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 ›

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 adults31.3%28.5–34.0
High blood pressure among adults34.7%31.6–37.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.3%9.4–11.2
Current asthma among adults12.3%10.9–13.7
Coronary heart disease among adults7.1%6.4–7.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.7%6.8–8.6
Depression among adults27.1%24.0–30.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.0%9.6–12.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.9%33.5–40.1
Obesity among adults34.4%29.9–38.7
Stroke among adults3.7%3.4–4.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.4%10.1–14.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.4%6.3–8.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure73.7%70.4–76.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.2%70.0–76.2
Cholesterol screening among adults84.3%82.4–86.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.6%60.4–68.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.8%61.5–68.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.8%70.4–82.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.5%12.3–16.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.7%11.0–14.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults18.9%16.2–22.0
Short sleep duration among adults30.5%26.4–34.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.6%16.6–21.0
Frequent mental distress among adults18.2%16.3–20.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.4%12.9–16.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.8%13.2–16.6
Any disability among adults31.0%27.9–34.4
Hearing disability among adults7.7%6.8–8.5
Independent living disability among adults8.1%7.2–9.1
Mobility disability among adults13.9%12.3–15.7
Self-care disability among adults3.6%3.3–4.0
Vision disability among adults4.5%4.1–5.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36411.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411
Uninsured 18–645.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411
No HS diploma (25+)6.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412
Bachelor's or higher (25+)26.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412
Unemployment rate (16+)6.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409
Households without a vehicle7.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410
Broadband subscription92.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)31.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32229.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410
Homeownership rate70.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410
Foreign-born population3.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412
Single-parent households56.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407
Population 65+18.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412
Median age42.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410
Median household income$81,029$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378
Median home value$478,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374
Median gross rent$1,265$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 birth78.0 yr ± 0.7478.9 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 0.74 years of 78.0, 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