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ZIP code

98047

in Pacific, WashingtonPopulation 6,817

54.18/ 100

Ranked #10,461 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 33%)

Ranked #268 of 581 Washington ZIPs (top 46%)

Ranked #124 of 166 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ZIPs (bottom 25%)

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.

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Humid extreme heat

5.5 days/year

in the bottom 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST25th
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

Housing-cost burden

43%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

97.8%

in the top 8.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

4.7%

in the bottom 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST16th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

5.2%

in the bottom 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST14th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

28.8%

in the bottom 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST17th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

8.8%

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST17th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

10.1%

in the bottom 9.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST17th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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Energy-cost burden

1.8%

in the bottom 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST39th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Pacific, Washington (ZIP 98047) ranks in the top 33% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,461st) and the top 46% of Washington (268th).

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Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: modeled humid heat sits in the bottom 3.5% nationally, and home broadband subscription rests in the top 8.0% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease is in the bottom 7.0% nationally, and hearing disability stands in the bottom 8.1% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure settles in the bottom 7.7% nationally, obesity lies in the bottom 12.4% nationally, and diabetes resides in the bottom 7.6% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lands in the bottom 9.5% nationally. On the other hand, modeled disaster risk registers in the top 1.2% nationally, and housing-cost burden sits in the top 7.0% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs it borders, expected annual loss runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer 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. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 98001, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare within

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 90%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 73%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 75%

11%

Disability

healthier than 71%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 88%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 63%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 37%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 8%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 78%

21%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 53%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 56%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 36%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 39%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 29%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 53%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 42%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 45%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 16%

8%

Disability

healthier than 27%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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

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 76.4 ± 2.7 years. A median household income of $115,188 predicts 80.6 years — 4.2 years below.

    Ranked #5,189 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 37.5; chronic-disease standing 89.6 — 52 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #14,597 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.

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 adults20.9%19.6–22.3
High blood pressure among adults28.8%27.1–30.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.8%5.4–6.3
Current asthma among adults11.2%10.3–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults4.7%4.2–5.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.1%4.4–5.8
Depression among adults27.1%25.2–29.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults8.8%8.0–9.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened33.7%32.0–35.5
Obesity among adults28.4%25.8–31.0
Stroke among adults2.8%2.6–3.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.5%8.9–12.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.5%9.8–13.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure65.3%63.1–67.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults67.1%64.9–69.2
Cholesterol screening among adults81.0%79.3–82.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.2%58.8–63.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.1%59.0–63.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.9%71.5–78.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.8%16.3–19.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.9%10.3–13.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.2%17.1–21.3
Short sleep duration among adults33.7%31.3–36.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.5%16.6–20.5
Frequent mental distress among adults19.2%17.7–20.8
Frequent physical distress among adults13.2%11.9–14.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.3%14.7–17.9
Any disability among adults27.8%25.5–30.3
Hearing disability among adults5.2%4.7–5.8
Independent living disability among adults7.9%7.0–8.8
Mobility disability among adults10.1%8.9–11.3
Self-care disability among adults3.7%3.2–4.1
Vision disability among adults5.0%4.5–5.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583
Uninsured 18–6415.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582
No HS diploma (25+)14.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588
Bachelor's or higher (25+)21.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50527.4% (12.3–59.7%) n=588
Unemployment rate (16+)4.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.5% (0.0–9.7%) n=584
Households without a vehicle3.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.2%) n=580
Broadband subscription97.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)43.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32228.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580
Homeownership rate57.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.2% (48.2–91.7%) n=580
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.6% (0.0–7.9%) n=580
Foreign-born population28.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5536.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588
Single-parent households32.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574
Population 65+11.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588
Median age38.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584
Median household income$115,188$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547
Median home value$482,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$452,750 ($241,540–$826,380) n=542
Median gross rent$1,697$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,416 ($840–$2,197) n=476
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.4 yr ± 1.4078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.2 yr (77.3–83.1) n=584

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 1.40 years of 76.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

More ZIPs to explore ▾

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