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ZIP code

98376

in Quilcene, WashingtonPopulation 1,982

55.10/ 100

Ranked #9,340 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 29%)

Ranked #229 of 581 Washington ZIPs (top 39%)

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.

Humid extreme heat

5.2 days/year

in the bottom 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST24th
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 ›

Short sleep

28.5%

in the bottom 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST17th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

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Air-toxics cancer risk

19.7 per million

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST11th
US8th
Definition & 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 ›

Tree cover

70.6%

in the top 8.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST89th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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Fatal road crashes

35.3 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US91st
Definition & 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

0.94 per 1,000 residents

in the top 10.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US90th
Definition & 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 ›

Homeownership rate

93.1%

in the top 11.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US89th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

72.3%

in the top 9.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

41.4%

in the top 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US80th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Quilcene, Washington (ZIP 98376) ranks in the top 29% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,340th) and the top 39% of Washington (229th).

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A number of signals point in a favorable direction for this area: modeled humid heat rests in the bottom 3.3% nationally, and short sleep is in the bottom 4.3% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 7.6% nationally, and tree cover settles in the top 8.9% nationally. Recreation lies in the top 10.1% nationally, homeownership resides in the top 11.5% nationally, and modeled colon screening lands in the top 9.5% nationally. Working the other way, fatal road crashes registers in the top 9.4% nationally, slow internet speeds sits in the top 12.8% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site rests in the bottom 13.7% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs it borders, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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 98325, 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 65%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 94%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 85%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 51%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 47%

8%

Disability

healthier than 58%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 39%

21%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 87%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 78%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 69%

8%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Disability

healthier than 34%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

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.

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 adults35.4%31.9–39.0
High blood pressure among adults38.4%34.5–42.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.1%11.0–13.3
Current asthma among adults11.1%9.8–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults8.2%7.3–9.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.3%6.1–8.6
Depression among adults25.6%22.2–29.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.3%10.6–14.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.4%37.5–45.4
Obesity among adults30.1%24.7–35.7
Stroke among adults4.1%3.6–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.6%8.6–12.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.0%4.8–7.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.4%73.0–79.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.0%72.5–79.1
Cholesterol screening among adults88.3%86.6–89.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years72.3%68.0–76.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults68.7%65.4–71.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.6%65.3–79.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.3%12.7–18.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.5%9.5–13.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults17.5%14.4–21.2
Short sleep duration among adults28.5%23.8–33.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.0%15.4–21.2
Frequent mental distress among adults15.3%13.4–17.3
Frequent physical distress among adults15.0%13.1–17.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.1%11.5–15.1
Any disability among adults32.4%28.4–36.9
Hearing disability among adults9.0%8.0–10.3
Independent living disability among adults7.4%6.4–8.6
Mobility disability among adults14.9%12.7–17.5
Self-care disability among adults3.8%3.3–4.4
Vision disability among adults4.4%3.8–5.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583
Uninsured 18–648.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582
No HS diploma (25+)6.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588
Bachelor's or higher (25+)33.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50527.4% (12.3–59.7%) n=588
Unemployment rate (16+)4.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.5% (0.0–9.7%) n=584
Households without a vehicle1.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.2%) n=580
Broadband subscription85.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)29.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32228.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580
Homeownership rate93.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.2% (48.2–91.7%) n=580
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.6% (0.0–7.9%) n=580
Foreign-born population4.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5536.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588
Single-parent households67.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574
Population 65+43.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588
Median age61.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584
Median household income$57,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547
Median home value$344,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$452,750 ($241,540–$826,380) n=542
Median gross rent$1,120$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 birth80.4 yr ± 1.0278.9 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 1.02 years of 80.4, 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