ZIP code
98351
in Longbranch, WashingtonPopulation 1,891
49.11/ 100
Ranked #17,505 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 45%)
Ranked #424 of 581 Washington ZIPs (bottom 27%)
Ranked #161 of 166 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ZIPs (bottom 3.1%)
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.
Median household income
$151,660
in the top 3.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
1.5 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Poverty rate
36.7%
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
0.00%
in the bottom 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
43.8%
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
1.7%
in the bottom 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST35thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Outer-floodplain exposure
3.0%
in the top 11.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS89thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
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 ›Homeownership rate
93.2%
in the top 11.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS89thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
43.1%
in the top 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS81stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Longbranch, Washington (ZIP 98351) lands in the bottom 45% nationally (17,505th) and the bottom 27% of Washington (424th).
Several measures weigh most on this area's profile, and they come first: poverty lands in the top 3.9% nationally. Fiber broadband sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled high cholesterol is in the top 7.5% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure settles in the top 11.2% nationally. On the better side, household income resides in the top 3.7% nationally, fatal road crashes registers at the national minimum, and recreation rests in the top 3.5% nationally. Modeled transportation noise stands in the bottom 5.2% nationally, and energy burden lies in the bottom 8.3% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs.
Set beside the nearby areas, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 98303, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.
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
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 77%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 94%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 66%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 58%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 17%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 21%
8%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 87%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 88%
13%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 41%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 39%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 20%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 21%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 90%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 33%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Disability
healthier than 1%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 19%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 7%
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 94.3 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 17.3 — 77 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #655 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
98303
Washingtonshares a border
Score 49.65
Closest healthier
98349
Washingtonshares a border
Score 50.25
Similar health profile
28020
North Carolina98% similar profile
Score 49.37
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 | 37.9% | 35.3–40.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.1% | 40.3–45.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.7% | 10.7–12.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.6% | 10.5–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.8–10.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.1–10.3 |
| Depression among adults | 27.6% | 25.2–29.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.3% | 13.5–17.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.8% | 41.2–46.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.9% | 36.4–43.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.6% | 4.0–5.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.1% | 8.5–11.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.5% | 5.3–8.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.5% | 76.1–80.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.4% | 74.2–78.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.9% | 86.3–89.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.9% | 68.0–73.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.8% | 65.6–70.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.6% | 69.3–77.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.6% | 12.1–15.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.2% | 10.7–15.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.4% | 18.4–24.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.4% | 32.7–38.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.9% | 18.1–24.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.2% | 15.3–18.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.5% | 15.4–19.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.5% | 13.5–17.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.9% | 33.3–40.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.2% | 9.0–11.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.0% | 7.7–10.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.0% | 15.4–20.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.1–5.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 4.8–6.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 36.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 26.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 27.4% (12.3–59.7%) n=588 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.5% (0.0–9.7%) n=584 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.2%) n=580 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 23.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580 |
| Homeownership rate | 93.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.2% (48.2–91.7%) n=580 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.6% (0.0–7.9%) n=580 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 6.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588 |
| Single-parent households | 71.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574 |
| Population 65+ | 26.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588 |
| Median age | 52.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584 |
| Median household income | $151,660 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547 |
| Median home value | $752,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $452,750 ($241,540–$826,380) n=542 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 82.2 yr ± 2.10 | 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 2.10 years of 82.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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