ZIP code
98116
in Seattle, WashingtonPopulation 28,711
65.86/ 100
Ranked #1,674 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 5.3%)
Ranked #45 of 581 Washington ZIPs (top 7.8%)
Ranked #44 of 166 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ZIPs (top 27%)
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.
Expected annual disaster loss
$1
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
22.9%
in the bottom 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Mobility disability
6.4%
in the bottom 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
6.1%
in the bottom 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
10.1%
in the bottom 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
27.7%
in the bottom 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
3.8%
in the bottom 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
1.00%
in the bottom 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, ZIP 98116, one of several in Seattle, Washington ranks in the top 5.3% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,674th) and the top 7.8% of Washington (45th).
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: modeled obesity lies in the bottom 2.9% nationally, and mobility disability resides in the bottom 1.5% nationally. Modeled diabetes lands in the bottom 1.6% nationally, and fair or poor health registers in the bottom 0.9% nationally. Modeled short sleep sits in the bottom 2.5% nationally, coronary heart disease rests in the bottom 2.7% nationally, and energy burden is in the bottom 1.0% nationally. Against that, modeled expected annual loss stands in the top 1.4% nationally, industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 2.0% nationally, and disaster risk lies in the top 4.0% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 98136, 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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 96%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 95%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 98%
11%
Disability
healthier than 99%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 57%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 56%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 6%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 91%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 85%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 83%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 88%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 77%
8%
Disability
healthier than 93%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 7%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 4%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 80%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 69%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 87%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 83%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 70%
8%
Disability
healthier than 83%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 68%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 11%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 2%
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
3 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.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 82.6 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $126,151 predicts 81.0 years — 1.7 years above.
Ranked #1,156 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 6.4 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 96.4 (top 10%) — 90 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,876 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 82.6 ± 1.5 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
98126
Washingtonshares a border
Score 64.06
Closest healthier
98136
Washingtonshares a border
Score 68.50
Similar health profile
55441
Minnesota98% similar profile
Score 64.57
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 | 20.7% | 19.5–22.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 25.8% | 24.3–27.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.1% | 7.6–8.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.4–11.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 3.8% | 3.5–4.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 3.2% | 2.8–3.6 |
| Depression among adults | 25.8% | 24.0–27.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 6.1% | 5.6–6.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.9% | 32.1–35.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 22.9% | 20.8–25.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.1% | 1.9–2.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 4.7% | 4.0–5.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.9% | 4.3–5.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 67.9% | 65.8–70.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 70.9% | 69.0–72.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.1% | 87.0–89.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.5% | 68.3–72.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 75.1% | 73.4–76.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.7% | 75.6–81.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 19.1% | 17.5–20.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 6.1% | 5.3–7.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–12.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 27.7% | 25.7–29.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 10.1% | 9.2–11.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.2% | 13.1–15.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 9.1% | 8.3–9.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.9–10.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 18.9% | 17.4–20.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–4.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 6.4% | 5.7–7.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.0% | 1.8–2.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 2.5% | 2.3–2.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 4.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 3.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 1.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 67.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 27.4% (12.3–59.7%) n=588 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.5% (0.0–9.7%) n=584 |
| Households without a vehicle | 8.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.2%) n=580 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 32.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580 |
| Homeownership rate | 49.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.2% (48.2–91.7%) n=580 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.6% (0.0–7.9%) n=580 |
| Foreign-born population | 13.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 6.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588 |
| Single-parent households | 54.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574 |
| Population 65+ | 16.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588 |
| Median age | 40.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584 |
| Median household income | $126,151 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547 |
| Median home value | $973,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $452,750 ($241,540–$826,380) n=542 |
| Median gross rent | $2,075 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,416 ($840–$2,197) n=476 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.6 yr ± 0.79 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.2 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 0.79 years of 82.6, 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