ZIP code
97465
in Port Orford, OregonPopulation 1,811
42.61/ 100
Ranked #24,724 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 23%)
Ranked #331 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (bottom 19%)
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.
Coronary heart disease
12.9%
in the top 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
1.3 days/year
in the bottom 0.9% 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
39.5 mi
in the top 1.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
12.9%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Stroke
6.3%
in the top 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
19.3%
in the top 2.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
1.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Elder-services access
0.47 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
84.8%
in the top 3.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
19.9 mi
in the top 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS97thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›The read
Port Orford, Oregon (ZIP 97465), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 23% nationally (24,724th) and the bottom 19% of Oregon (331st).
The measures that matter most for this area lead the way: modeled coronary heart disease resides in the top 0.9% nationally, and hearing disability is in the top 2.1% nationally. Modeled stroke lands in the top 2.8% nationally, and unemployment stands in the top 2.2% nationally. Distance to a nursing home registers in the top 3.4% nationally. On the better side, modeled humid heat settles in the bottom 0.9% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 1.2% nationally, and civic lies in the top 2.2% nationally. Elder services rests in the top 2.6% nationally, and modeled tree cover resides in the top 3.1% nationally.
For anyone unfamiliar, 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 97444, 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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 87%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 42%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 58%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 2%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 34%
8%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 22%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 64%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 77%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 87%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 2%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Disability
healthier than 4%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
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 97.9 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 1.8 (bottom 10%) — 96 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #19 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
97444
Oregonshares a border
Score 50.17
Closest healthier
97411
Oregonabout 9.4 mi away
Score 47.16
Similar health profile
98320
Washington99% similar profile
Score 43.39
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 | 43.5% | 39.2–47.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 48.7% | 44.0–53.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 14.2% | 12.8–15.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.5% | 11.1–14.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 12.9% | 11.3–14.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 13.5% | 11.4–15.9 |
| Depression among adults | 26.1% | 22.4–29.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.9% | 16.3–21.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.4% | 38.7–48.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.2% | 33.5–49.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.3% | 5.6–7.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.6% | 13.7–19.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.0% | 6.3–10.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.0% | 77.9–83.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.0% | 75.6–82.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.5% | 86.7–90.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.0% | 62.6–72.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.3% | 57.5–65.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.3% | 62.6–78.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.1% | 9.0–13.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.9% | 13.0–19.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.0% | 22.2–32.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 29.7% | 23.9–35.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.3% | 23.3–31.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.5% | 14.5–18.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.3% | 16.7–22.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 13.3–17.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.8% | 35.7–46.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.9% | 11.3–14.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.2% | 9.7–13.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 23.8% | 20.2–27.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.4–7.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.5% | 6.5–8.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 26.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 32.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 19.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 81.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 35.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.7% | 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 | 4.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 75.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407 |
| Population 65+ | 49.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412 |
| Median age | 64.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410 |
| Median household income | $43,777 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378 |
| Median home value | $342,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $837 | $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 | 77.5 yr ± 1.27 | 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 1.27 years of 77.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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