ZIP code
97840
in Oxbow, OregonPopulation 107
43.50/ 100
Ranked #23,906 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 25%)
Ranked #319 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (bottom 22%)
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.
Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
41.5 mi
in the top 1.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a nursing home
34.3 mi
in the top 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Walkability
0.58 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 1.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
10.1%
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
11.3%
in the bottom 1.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
9.9%
in the bottom 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
43.6 per million
in the top 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST78thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to an emergency room
30.8 mi
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›The read
Oxbow, Oregon (ZIP 97840), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 25% nationally (23,906th) and the bottom 22% of Oregon (319th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The clearest local signals in the data come through up front: distance to a nursing home lies in the top 1.2% nationally, walkability sits in the bottom 1.3% nationally, and slow internet speeds settles in the top 1.4% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the top 1.6% nationally, and distance to an emergency room stands in the top 1.8% nationally. On the brighter side, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 1.1% nationally, and modeled binge drinking is in the bottom 1.2% nationally. Housing-cost burden resides at the national minimum, and poverty rests at the national minimum. Home broadband subscription lies at the national maximum.
Held up against its neighbors, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 83610, 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
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 95%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 94%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 31%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 35%
8%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Healthcare Access
in the bottom 0.7%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 99%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 86%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 80%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 73%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 57%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Disability
healthier than 7%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 3%
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.
Nearby
83610
Idahoshares a border
Score 49.21
Closest healthier
83612
Idahoshares a border
Score 44.58
Similar health profile
95310
California97% similar profile
Score 44.96
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 | 45.6% | 40.9–50.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.5% | 40.2–50.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 15.4% | 13.6–17.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 13.3% | 11.6–15.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.6% | 8.7–12.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.7% | 9.6–16.3 |
| Depression among adults | 26.7% | 22.7–31.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.7% | 13.7–19.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.6% | 37.8–47.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.4% | 30.4–46.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.0% | 4.8–7.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.1% | 11.5–17.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.6% | 5.3–10.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.8% | 78.6–84.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.7% | 78.4–84.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.3% | 88.2–92.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.3% | 64.5–73.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 69.1% | 65.4–72.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.9% | 73.3–85.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 9.9% | 8.0–12.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.1% | 10.7–18.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.1% | 19.5–33.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 28.5% | 23.1–34.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.2% | 19.6–31.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.9% | 13.3–18.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.0% | 15.6–22.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.0% | 11.9–18.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.6% | 33.8–47.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.5% | 9.5–13.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.5% | 8.8–14.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 24.3% | 19.1–29.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.6% | 4.3–7.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.9% | 5.3–8.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 28.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 0.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 11.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 9.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 60.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407 |
| Population 65+ | 5.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412 |
| Median age | 37.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410 |
| Median household income | $85,469 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $420 | $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 | 77.9 yr ± 1.88 | 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 1.88 years of 77.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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