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99556

in Anchor Point, AlaskaPopulation 2,866

ZipVitals Score
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47.78/ 100

Ranked #19,210 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 40%)

Ranked #62 of 211 Alaska ZIPs (top 29%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across health domains

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.

Mammography

61.5%

in the bottom 1.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST49th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

50 mi

in the top 0.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST45th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US3rd
Definition & 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 Superfund site

107.4 mi

in the top 3.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST37th
US97th
Definition & 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 ›

Elder-services access

0.35 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US93rd
Definition & 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 ›

Walkability

2 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST64th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

7.0%

in the top 8.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST48th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.0%

in the top 9.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST24th
US91st
Definition & 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 ›

Short sleep

31.2%

in the bottom 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US16th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

The read

Anchor Point, Alaska (ZIP 99556) ranks in the bottom 40% nationally (19,210th) and the top 29% of Alaska (62nd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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A number of readings press hard on the profile and set its tone: modeled mammography lands in the bottom 1.0% nationally, and disaster risk settles in the top 6.6% nationally. Walkability rests in the bottom 7.6% nationally, and crowded housing lands in the top 8.4% nationally. Modeled energy burden settles in the top 9.3% nationally. On the brighter side, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 0.8% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site settles in the top 3.3% nationally. Elder services rests in the top 3.8% nationally. Distance to a community health center lands at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs.

Against its neighbors, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 99603, just across the boundary.

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 HazardPartial

in the top 0.00%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 61%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

9%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 66%

6%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 30%

22%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

17%

Preventive Care

healthier than 6%

13%

Disability

healthier than 35%

8%

No data: Climate / Disaster Risk — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.

“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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults31.3%28.2–34.4
High blood pressure among adults40.8%37.3–44.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.3%9.3–11.4
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.4–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults8.8%7.8–10.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.8%8.3–11.4
Depression among adults20.1%17.3–23.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.2%10.6–14.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.6%38.0–45.2
Obesity among adults34.8%30.0–39.8
Stroke among adults4.5%4.0–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.9%14.1–20.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.4%8.5–12.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure74.6%71.1–77.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults68.1%64.3–71.5
Cholesterol screening among adults82.1%79.8–84.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.2%57.1–65.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.1%53.0–59.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years61.5%54.7–68.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.2%12.8–17.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.4%16.4–22.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.0%21.2–29.3
Short sleep duration among adults31.2%27.5–35.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.5%19.4–26.0
Frequent mental distress among adults15.0%13.3–17.0
Frequent physical distress among adults16.6%14.6–19.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.1%12.2–16.2
Any disability among adults33.7%29.8–38.2
Hearing disability among adults10.6%9.4–11.9
Independent living disability among adults8.8%7.6–10.1
Mobility disability among adults16.5%14.1–19.1
Self-care disability among adults4.7%4.1–5.5
Vision disability among adults5.7%5.0–6.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.5%18.6–24.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.8%12.4–17.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.8%9.7–14.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.0%9.3–12.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.3%7.2–9.6
Loneliness among adults30.9%27.2–34.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.8–9.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AK median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.7% (1.4–38.0%) n=230
Uninsured 18–6421.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28620.8% (8.5–50.0%) n=225
No HS diploma (25+)11.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.4% (1.4–25.1%) n=230
Bachelor's or higher (25+)20.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.0% (0.0–37.4%) n=230
Unemployment rate (16+)7.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2748.6% (0.0–29.5%) n=226
Households without a vehicle6.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,32231.1% (1.0–95.5%) n=228
Broadband subscription85.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.8% (49.6–96.0%) n=228
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)25.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32217.0% (0.0–33.2%) n=228
Homeownership rate82.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32271.7% (45.5–94.4%) n=228
Crowded housing (>1 per room)7.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3228.5% (0.0–48.6%) n=228
Foreign-born population3.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–11.1%) n=231
Single-parent households64.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08744.2% (18.7–68.2%) n=221
Population 65+26.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55312.7% (3.0–29.7%) n=231
Median age50.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29235.7 yr (22.6–53.6) n=226
Median household income$62,179$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,823 ($39,905–$108,850) n=197
Median home value$239,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,500 ($66,830–$395,940) n=178
Median gross rent$1,078$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,078 ($688–$1,571) n=143
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AK median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth84.1 yr ± 2.7278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.0 yr (75.1–84.7) n=222

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 2.72 years of 84.1, 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