ZIP code
98635
in Lyle, WashingtonPopulation 1,721
49.01/ 100
Ranked #17,651 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 45%)
Ranked #427 of 581 Washington ZIPs (bottom 27%)
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.
Civic-institution access
1.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST76thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Child-care access
0.54 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Fatal road crashes
34.9 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS90thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Lyle, Washington (ZIP 98635), overall, ranks in the bottom 45% nationally (17,651st) and the bottom 27% of Washington (427th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: civic registers in the top 3.6% nationally. Unemployment resides at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Childcare settles in the top 9.2% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 12.9% nationally. Modeled pfas sits in the bottom 15% nationally. Set against that, modeled disaster risk lands in the top 6.5% nationally, and fatal road crashes lies in the top 9.7% nationally. Modeled mammography stands in the bottom 10.1% nationally, and walkability rests in the bottom 14.8% nationally. Crowded housing registers in the top 16% nationally.
Defined 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. ZIP 97040, just across the boundary, comes out 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
Risk Behavior
healthier than 82%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 58%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 40%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 28%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 29%
13%
Disability
healthier than 35%
7%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 60%
8%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 58%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 50%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 44%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 51%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Disability
healthier than 14%
7%
“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
97040
Oregonshares a border
Score 50.94
Closest healthier
98605
Washingtonshares a border
Score 54.52
Similar health profile
84761
Utah95% similar profile
Score 50.72
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 | 34.9% | 31.7–38.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.9% | 34.3–41.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.4% | 10.3–12.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.9% | 10.6–13.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.2% | 8.3–10.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.7–10.5 |
| Depression among adults | 24.9% | 21.8–28.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.5% | 11.8–15.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.7% | 35.1–42.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.7% | 29.3–40.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.1% | 9.2–13.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.0% | 6.5–9.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.4% | 75.3–81.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.1% | 69.5–76.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.7% | 83.8–87.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.4% | 62.8–71.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.0% | 57.7–64.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.9% | 61.1–76.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.5% | 12.2–17.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.9% | 11.5–16.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.5% | 18.1–25.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.6% | 27.7–37.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.0% | 18.1–24.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.6% | 14.7–18.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.4–18.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.8% | 13.0–16.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.1% | 29.1–37.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.7–10.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.7% | 14.3–19.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.2–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 4.9–6.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 39.2% | 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 | 1.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.2%) n=580 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 29.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580 |
| Homeownership rate | 76.3% | 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 | 2.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 6.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588 |
| Single-parent households | 52.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574 |
| Population 65+ | 35.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588 |
| Median age | 53.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584 |
| Median household income | $61,448 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547 |
| Median home value | $491,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $452,750 ($241,540–$826,380) n=542 |
| Median gross rent | $1,398 | $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 | 80.9 yr ± 1.65 | 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 1.65 years of 80.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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