ZIP code
98671
in Washougal, WashingtonPopulation 24,871
53.14/ 100
Ranked #11,883 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 37%)
Ranked #305 of 581 Washington ZIPs (bottom 48%)
Ranked #80 of 120 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ZIPs (bottom 33%)
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.
Air-toxics cancer risk
58.2 per million
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
1.5%
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST21stUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST73rdUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Loud transportation noise
1.9%
in the top 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
1.5 mi
in the bottom 8.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST18thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
12.6 days/year
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST61stUS9thDefinition & 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 ›The read
In its overall standing, Washougal, Washington (ZIP 98671) lands in the top 37% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,883rd) and the bottom 48% of Washington (305th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled energy burden rests in the bottom 4.4% nationally, humid heat registers in the bottom 9.5% nationally, and pfas resides in the bottom 11.4% nationally. Modeled short sleep settles in the bottom 13.0% nationally. On the other side, modeled air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 0.4% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden sits in the top 7.0% nationally. Modeled disaster risk lands in the top 7.7% nationally, and loud transportation noise lies in the top 8.2% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site stands in the bottom 8.9% nationally, and PFOS in drinking water rests in the top 11.6% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. On the overall standing, ZIP 97019, 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. 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 69%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 86%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 85%
11%
Disability
healthier than 70%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 71%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 10%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 28%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 14%
8%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 64%
16%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 46%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 55%
11%
Disability
healthier than 52%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 12%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 19%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 33%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 45%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 45%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 44%
11%
Disability
healthier than 41%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 38%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 40%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 27%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 26%
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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 10.6; chronic-disease standing 68.8 — 58 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,237 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 58.2 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 80.7 ± 1.5 years.
Ranked #57 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
97014
Oregonshares a border
Score 51.60
Closest healthier
97019
Oregonshares a border
Score 56.85
Similar health profile
97013
Oregon99% similar profile
Score 53.26
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 | 27.8% | 25.9–29.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.8% | 30.6–35.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.2% | 8.5–9.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.0% | 11.0–13.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.0% | 5.5–6.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–7.0 |
| Depression among adults | 27.8% | 25.6–30.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.1% | 9.1–11.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.8% | 32.6–37.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.0% | 32.8–39.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.2% | 3.0–3.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.7% | 6.4–9.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.2% | 6.3–8.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 72.9% | 70.5–75.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 70.0% | 67.7–72.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.6% | 83.3–86.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.1% | 64.0–69.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.8% | 64.4–68.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.9% | 69.0–77.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.5% | 14.8–18.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.1% | 10.7–13.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.7% | 17.7–21.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.7% | 27.9–33.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.6% | 15.9–19.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.4% | 16.9–20.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.0% | 12.7–15.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.2% | 13.0–15.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 28.9% | 26.5–31.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.3–7.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.7–8.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.7% | 11.5–14.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.5% | 3.2–3.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 31.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 27.4% (12.3–59.7%) n=588 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.5% (0.0–9.7%) n=584 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.2%) n=580 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 30.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580 |
| Homeownership rate | 76.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.2% (48.2–91.7%) n=580 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.6% (0.0–7.9%) n=580 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 6.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588 |
| Single-parent households | 52.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574 |
| Population 65+ | 17.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588 |
| Median age | 40.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584 |
| Median household income | $111,545 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547 |
| Median home value | $586,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $452,750 ($241,540–$826,380) n=542 |
| Median gross rent | $1,704 | $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 | 80.7 yr ± 0.77 | 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 0.77 years of 80.7, 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