ZIP code
99566
in Chitina, AlaskaPopulation 130
46.90/ 100
Ranked #20,284 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 37%)
Ranked #69 of 211 Alaska ZIPs (top 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.
Energy-cost burden
10.0%
in the top 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST52ndUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
0.015 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 0.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST5thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
55.1 mi
in the top 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST37thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
49.7 mi
in the top 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST40thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
47 mi
in the top 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST44thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
153 mi
in the top 1.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST42ndUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Transportation noise
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
13.8%
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST59thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
34.6%
in the top 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
2.2%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Chitina, Alaska (ZIP 99566) places in the bottom 37% nationally (20,284th) and the top 33% of Alaska (69th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled energy burden is in the top 0.5% nationally, and walkability lands in the bottom 0.3% nationally. Distance to an emergency room stands in the top 0.7% nationally, and distance to a nursing home registers in the top 0.7% nationally. Crowded housing settles in the top 2.6% nationally, poverty sits in the top 4.6% nationally, and slow internet speeds lies in the top 5.2% nationally. More encouragingly, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 0.9% nationally, distance to a Superfund site resides in the top 1.8% nationally, and modeled transportation noise is at the national minimum.
For readers new to these terms, 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. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 99686, 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 0.01%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 81%
9%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 55%
22%
Disability
healthier than 50%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 2%
17%
Preventive Care
healthier than 10%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 33%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 3%
6%
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.
Nearby
99573
Alaskashares a border
Score 45.01
Closest healthier
99686
Alaskashares a border
Score 52.48
Similar health profile
99670
Alaska97% similar profile
Score 43.87
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 | 28.2% | 24.8–31.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.9% | 33.4–42.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.5% | 8.5–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.6% | 6.7–8.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.1% | 6.8–9.6 |
| Depression among adults | 20.0% | 16.9–23.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.7% | 9.1–12.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.4% | 32.1–41.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.3% | 26.0–41.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.4–4.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.5% | 12.6–18.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.3% | 7.4–11.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 72.7% | 69.2–75.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 69.8% | 65.6–74.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 82.4% | 79.9–84.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.0% | 57.5–68.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.1% | 54.2–61.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 67.6% | 58.8–75.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 18.8% | 15.6–22.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.6% | 14.5–21.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.9% | 18.5–27.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.6% | 29.1–42.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.7% | 16.7–23.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.2–17.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.6% | 12.7–16.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.8% | 11.9–16.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.4% | 26.8–36.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.2–10.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.2–9.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.2% | 12.0–16.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.5–4.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.4–5.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.9% | 20.1–27.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.2% | 10.5–16.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.6% | 7.4–11.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.5% | 8.5–12.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.3% | 7.0–9.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.3% | 26.1–36.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 6.2–8.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AK median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 34.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.7% (1.4–38.0%) n=230 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 64.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 20.8% (8.5–50.0%) n=225 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.4% (1.4–25.1%) n=230 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 22.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.0% (0.0–37.4%) n=230 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 8.6% (0.0–29.5%) n=226 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 31.1% (1.0–95.5%) n=228 |
| Broadband subscription | 79.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.8% (49.6–96.0%) n=228 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 17.0% (0.0–33.2%) n=228 |
| Homeownership rate | 51.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 71.7% (45.5–94.4%) n=228 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 13.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 8.5% (0.0–48.6%) n=228 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–11.1%) n=231 |
| Single-parent households | 48.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 44.2% (18.7–68.2%) n=221 |
| Population 65+ | 9.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 12.7% (3.0–29.7%) n=231 |
| Median age | 40.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 35.7 yr (22.6–53.6) n=226 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $66,823 ($39,905–$108,850) n=197 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $177,500 ($66,830–$395,940) n=178 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,078 ($688–$1,571) n=143 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AK median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.0 yr ± 1.28 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.0 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 1.28 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