ZIP code
98624
in Ilwaco, WashingtonPopulation 1,555
52.23/ 100
Ranked #13,148 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 41%)
Ranked #339 of 581 Washington ZIPs (bottom 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.
Humid extreme heat
1.1 days/year
in the bottom 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS1stDefinition & 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 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Pharmacy access
0.77 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies located 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 ›Expected annual disaster loss
$1
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Dental provider access
1.5 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of dental offices located 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 ›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 ›Recreation access
1.5 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.3% 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 ›Physician access
2.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of physicians’ offices located 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 ›Slow internet speeds
2.0%
in the top 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
0.77 per 1,000 residents
in the top 6.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›The read
In its overall standing, Ilwaco, Washington (ZIP 98624) lands in the top 41% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,148th) and the bottom 42% of Washington (339th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: modeled humid heat stands in the bottom 0.8% nationally, pharmacy rests in the top 2.0% nationally, and dental providers registers in the top 2.4% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and recreation settles in the top 3.3% nationally. Distance to an emergency room is at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Physicians sits in the top 5.6% nationally. Set against that, modeled disaster risk lands in the top 1.3% nationally, and expected annual loss lies in the top 2.1% nationally. Slow internet speeds stands in the top 5.7% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, expected annual loss runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. On the overall standing, ZIP 98614, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 81%
16%
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.6%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 80%
11%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 35%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 36%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 34%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 61%
13%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 52%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 46%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 39%
11%
Disability
healthier than 24%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 12%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 28%
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 99.4 (top 1%); chronic-disease standing 35.0 — 64 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,430 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
98586
Washingtonshares a border
Score 46.69
Closest healthier
98614
Washingtonshares a border
Score 52.64
Similar health profile
98645
Washington91% similar profile
Score 51.94
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 | 34.1% | 31.0–37.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.9% | 35.4–42.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.1% | 10.1–12.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.1–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.8% | 7.0–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.6% | 6.6–8.8 |
| Depression among adults | 26.0% | 22.8–29.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.4% | 11.7–15.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.5% | 36.7–44.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.3% | 30.9–42.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.8–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.5% | 9.5–13.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.8% | 6.5–9.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.2% | 74.3–80.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.1% | 69.5–76.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.9% | 84.2–87.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.7% | 62.0–71.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.7% | 58.3–65.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.9% | 66.8–80.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.8% | 12.3–17.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.7% | 10.7–14.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.4% | 17.3–24.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.9% | 29.8–40.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.3% | 17.8–23.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.6% | 14.8–18.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.5–17.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.4% | 12.8–16.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.9% | 29.3–36.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.9% | 7.9–10.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.3–9.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.7% | 13.7–17.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.7–4.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.5–5.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 11.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 27.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 27.4% (12.3–59.7%) n=588 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.5% | 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 | 89.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580 |
| Homeownership rate | 62.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.2% (48.2–91.7%) n=580 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.6% (0.0–7.9%) n=580 |
| Foreign-born population | 6.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 6.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588 |
| Single-parent households | 60.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574 |
| Population 65+ | 25.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588 |
| Median age | 49.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584 |
| Median household income | $83,214 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547 |
| Median home value | $364,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $452,750 ($241,540–$826,380) n=542 |
| Median gross rent | $1,196 | $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 | 77.0 yr ± 0.95 | 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 0.95 years of 77.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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