ZIP code
98604
in Battle Ground, WashingtonPopulation 38,839
56.00/ 100
Ranked #8,272 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 26%)
Ranked #200 of 581 Washington ZIPs (top 34%)
Ranked #50 of 120 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ZIPs (top 42%)
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.
Energy-cost burden
1.4%
in the bottom 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST20thUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
10.8 days/year
in the bottom 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST53rdUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 8.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST68thUS91stDefinition & 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
By the composite measure, Battle Ground, Washington (ZIP 98604) sits in the top 26% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,272nd) and the top 34% of Washington (200th).
Reading across the measures, this area's clearest strengths come through: modeled energy burden stands in the bottom 4.1% nationally, and humid heat is in the bottom 7.9% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled short sleep sits in the bottom 11.5% nationally. Distance to a nursing home registers at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Subsidized affordable housing lands in the top 14.3% nationally. By contrast, modeled disaster risk resides in the top 8.8% nationally, and expected annual loss lies in the top 11.3% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 12.0% nationally, and arsenic stands in the top 12.3% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, industrial-pollution burden runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. ZIP 98606, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-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 74%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 71%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 86%
11%
Disability
healthier than 75%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 94%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 85%
5%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 27%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 11%
8%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 66%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 66%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 72%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 52%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 58%
11%
Disability
healthier than 60%
7%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 11%
8%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 64%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 84%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 78%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 68%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 52%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 44%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 48%
11%
Disability
healthier than 50%
7%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
“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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 79.0 ± 1.3 years. A median household income of $112,448 predicts 80.5 years — 1.6 years below.
Ranked #1,944 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
98606
Washingtonshares a border
Score 58.49
Closest healthier
98642
Washingtonshares a border
Score 59.47
Similar health profile
98223
Washington98% similar profile
Score 54.21
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 | 26.7% | 24.7–28.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 31.3% | 29.1–33.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.9% | 8.2–9.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.1% | 10.9–13.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.6% | 5.1–6.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.5 |
| Depression among adults | 28.4% | 25.9–30.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.4% | 8.4–10.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.8% | 31.5–36.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.6% | 32.2–39.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.8–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.9% | 6.4–9.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.1% | 6.2–8.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 72.2% | 69.6–74.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 69.0% | 66.4–71.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.8% | 82.2–85.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.8% | 64.6–70.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.2% | 64.6–69.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.1% | 70.1–79.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.9% | 15.0–19.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.6% | 10.3–13.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.4% | 17.3–21.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.4% | 27.4–33.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.9% | 15.3–18.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.0% | 17.3–20.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.6% | 12.4–14.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.4% | 13.1–15.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 28.4% | 26.1–30.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.6% | 6.0–7.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.5–7.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.0% | 10.8–13.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.2% | 2.9–3.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.6–4.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 29.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 27.4% (12.3–59.7%) n=588 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.5% (0.0–9.7%) n=584 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.2%) n=580 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 28.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.2% (48.2–91.7%) n=580 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.6% (0.0–7.9%) n=580 |
| Foreign-born population | 7.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 6.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588 |
| Single-parent households | 53.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574 |
| Population 65+ | 17.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588 |
| Median age | 39.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584 |
| Median household income | $112,448 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547 |
| Median home value | $589,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $452,750 ($241,540–$826,380) n=542 |
| Median gross rent | $1,587 | $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 | 79.0 yr ± 0.64 | 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 0.64 years of 79.0, 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