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99830

in Kake, AlaskaPopulation 629

ZipVitals Score
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33.64/ 100

Ranked #29,859 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.9%)

Ranked #114 of 211 Alaska ZIPs (bottom 46%)

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

60.4%

in the bottom 0.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST46th
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

7.3%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST39th
US99th
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 ›

Walkability

0.11 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 0.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST21st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST62nd
US1st
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 an emergency room

38.2 mi

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST31st
US99th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

1.8 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to a nursing home

30.5 mi

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST32nd
US98th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Park land

60.7%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

12.8%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

30.6 mi

in the top 1.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST38th
US98th
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 ›

The read

Kake, Alaska (ZIP 99830), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 6.9% nationally (29,859th) and the bottom 46% of Alaska (114th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The main burdens in the data show plainly and lead the picture: modeled mammography is in the bottom 0.9% nationally, modeled energy burden rests in the top 1.0% nationally, and walkability sits in the bottom 0.5% nationally. Distance to an emergency room registers in the top 1.2% nationally, distance to a nursing home lands in the top 1.6% nationally, and modeled hearing disability resides in the top 2.3% nationally. More positively, modeled air-toxics cancer risk lies in the bottom 0.5% nationally, and civic settles in the top 1.3% nationally. Park land stands in the top 1.6% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 1.9% nationally.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. 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. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 99833, 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%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 53%

9%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 19%

22%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.9%

17%

Preventive Care

healthier than 2%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Disability

healthier than 8%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 9%

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.

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 adults29.1%25.7–32.7
High blood pressure among adults39.8%35.3–44.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.3%6.5–8.1
Current asthma among adults13.0%11.4–14.7
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%8.2–10.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.5%8.1–11.0
Depression among adults20.3%17.0–23.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.6%13.4–17.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.3%30.1–38.7
Obesity among adults41.5%33.4–49.6
Stroke among adults5.3%4.7–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years26.9%22.5–31.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.0%9.5–14.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure71.3%67.9–74.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults69.1%64.7–73.4
Cholesterol screening among adults78.2%75.3–80.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years54.6%49.1–59.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults46.9%42.9–50.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years60.4%51.3–69.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.0%13.1–19.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults26.2%21.9–30.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.6%23.4–34.1
Short sleep duration among adults38.7%32.3–45.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.1%24.9–33.3
Frequent mental distress among adults18.5%16.2–21.0
Frequent physical distress among adults19.0%16.5–21.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.1%15.6–20.9
Any disability among adults40.9%35.7–46.6
Hearing disability among adults12.8%11.3–14.3
Independent living disability among adults11.9%10.3–13.6
Mobility disability among adults20.1%17.2–23.0
Self-care disability among adults5.7%5.0–6.5
Vision disability among adults9.1%7.9–10.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults30.1%25.7–34.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults27.6%22.8–32.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults21.1%16.9–25.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.7%17.1–24.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults16.7%14.2–19.1
Loneliness among adults34.5%29.3–40.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults15.7%13.2–18.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AK median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.7% (1.4–38.0%) n=230
Uninsured 18–6432.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28620.8% (8.5–50.0%) n=225
No HS diploma (25+)5.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.4% (1.4–25.1%) n=230
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.0% (0.0–37.4%) n=230
Unemployment rate (16+)12.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2748.6% (0.0–29.5%) n=226
Households without a vehicle15.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,32231.1% (1.0–95.5%) n=228
Broadband subscription80.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.8% (49.6–96.0%) n=228
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32217.0% (0.0–33.2%) n=228
Homeownership rate65.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32271.7% (45.5–94.4%) n=228
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3228.5% (0.0–48.6%) n=228
Foreign-born population1.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–11.1%) n=231
Single-parent households44.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08744.2% (18.7–68.2%) n=221
Population 65+18.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55312.7% (3.0–29.7%) n=231
Median age38.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29235.7 yr (22.6–53.6) n=226
Median household income$52,159$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,823 ($39,905–$108,850) n=197
Median home value$124,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,500 ($66,830–$395,940) n=178
Median gross rent$1,016$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 birth79.8 yr ± 1.2478.9 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 1.24 years of 79.8, 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