ZIP code
98562
in Moclips, WashingtonPopulation 34
46.64/ 100
Ranked #20,599 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 36%)
Ranked #491 of 581 Washington ZIPs (bottom 15%)
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.
Housing-cost burden
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
1 days/year
in the bottom 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Distance to an emergency room
40.6 mi
in the top 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
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 ›Distance to a nursing home
23.3 mi
in the top 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
25.9%
in the bottom 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & 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 a hazardous-chemical facility
23.8 mi
in the top 3.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
37.7%
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
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 ›The read
By the composite measure, Moclips, Washington (ZIP 98562) sits in the bottom 36% nationally (20,599th) and the bottom 15% of Washington (491st).
Where this area is stretched, the data is unambiguous: housing-cost burden lands at the national maximum, distance to an emergency room resides in the top 1.1% nationally, and distance to a nursing home lies in the top 2.5% nationally. Homeownership settles in the bottom 2.6% nationally, and floodplain exposure stands in the top 7.0% nationally. Better still, modeled humid heat is in the bottom 0.7% nationally, and poverty rests at the national minimum. Home broadband subscription sits at the national maximum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 3.3% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 98571, just across the boundary, ranks healthier 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.3%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 67%
11%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 53%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 49%
8%
Disability
healthier than 40%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 32%
16%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 27%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 4%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 71%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 17%
11%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
5%
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
98571
Washingtonshares a border
Score 48.58
Closest healthier
98536
Washingtonless than 0.1 mi away
Score 50.97
Similar health profile
22948
Virginia93% similar profile
Score 48.66
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 | 36.6% | 32.9–40.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.2% | 41.2–49.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.1% | 10.8–13.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.7% | 10.4–13.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.4% | 8.2–10.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.5% | 7.0–10.0 |
| Depression among adults | 24.3% | 21.2–27.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.3% | 14.0–18.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.0% | 40.1–48.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.2% | 31.7–43.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.1–5.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.6% | 12.0–17.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.8% | 5.4–8.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.1% | 75.9–82.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.2% | 71.7–78.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.1% | 87.5–90.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 72.2% | 68.1–76.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.6% | 57.2–63.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.9% | 62.5–76.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.3% | 11.0–15.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.6% | 11.9–17.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.6% | 18.7–26.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.0% | 34.1–43.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.4% | 18.0–24.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.0% | 14.1–18.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.5% | 14.4–18.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.7% | 11.8–15.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.1% | 30.5–39.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.0–11.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.0% | 6.9–9.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.4% | 14.6–20.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.7–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.6–6.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 100.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 58.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 41.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 27.4% (12.3–59.7%) n=588 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.5% (0.0–9.7%) n=584 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.2%) n=580 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 100.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580 |
| Homeownership rate | 25.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.2% (48.2–91.7%) n=580 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.6% (0.0–7.9%) n=580 |
| Foreign-born population | 58.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 6.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588 |
| Single-parent households | 100.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574 |
| Population 65+ | 41.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588 |
| Median age | 30.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547 |
| Median home value | — | $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 | 79.4 yr ± 1.21 | 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 1.21 years of 79.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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