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99925

in Klawock, AlaskaPopulation 841

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42.39/ 100

Ranked #24,915 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 22%)

Ranked #87 of 211 Alaska ZIPs (top 41%)

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.

Child-care access

2.6 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

9 per million

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST40th
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 a nursing home

50.4 mi

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST40th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

46.1 mi

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST33rd
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mammography

65.1%

in the bottom 3.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST73rd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

1.3 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US97th
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 ›

Park land

35.1%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.8%

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST34th
US96th
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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US94th
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 ›

Hearing disability

11.5%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Klawock, Alaska (ZIP 99925), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 22% nationally (24,915th) and the top 41% of Alaska (87th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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What the numbers press hardest on defines much of the story here: distance to a nursing home rests in the top 0.6% nationally, distance to an emergency room sits in the top 0.9% nationally, and modeled mammography registers in the bottom 3.0% nationally. Modeled energy burden lands in the top 3.7% nationally, disaster risk resides in the top 5.9% nationally, and hearing disability lies in the top 6.5% nationally. On the encouraging side, childcare settles in the top 0.2% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 0.3% nationally. Civic is in the top 2.6% nationally, and park land rests in the top 3.9% nationally.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, childcare runs far higher 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. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 99921, 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 0.02%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 73%

9%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

22%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

17%

Preventive Care

healthier than 7%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 36%

11%

Disability

healthier than 21%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

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 adults30.1%26.6–33.9
High blood pressure among adults39.0%34.6–43.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.7%7.9–9.7
Current asthma among adults12.0%10.6–13.6
Coronary heart disease among adults8.8%7.8–9.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.1%7.8–10.5
Depression among adults19.9%16.7–23.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.6%11.6–15.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.5%32.0–41.1
Obesity among adults37.2%29.6–45.3
Stroke among adults4.8%4.3–5.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.7%17.1–24.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.4%8.5–12.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure73.3%69.7–76.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults70.3%66.1–74.4
Cholesterol screening among adults81.1%78.8–83.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.4%53.9–64.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.2%50.4–58.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years65.1%56.0–73.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.1%13.3–19.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.1%17.7–24.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.4%20.9–30.4
Short sleep duration among adults34.0%28.1–40.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.8%21.4–28.5
Frequent mental distress among adults16.5%14.5–18.7
Frequent physical distress among adults17.3%15.1–19.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.0%14.0–18.2
Any disability among adults37.0%32.1–42.2
Hearing disability among adults11.5%10.2–12.9
Independent living disability among adults10.1%8.8–11.5
Mobility disability among adults18.0%15.5–20.7
Self-care disability among adults5.0%4.4–5.7
Vision disability among adults7.0%6.2–8.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults27.5%23.2–31.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.0%15.8–22.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.5%11.0–16.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.5%12.2–16.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.8%10.1–13.3
Loneliness among adults33.3%28.1–38.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.4%8.8–11.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AK median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate17.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.7% (1.4–38.0%) n=230
Uninsured 18–6430.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28620.8% (8.5–50.0%) n=225
No HS diploma (25+)11.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.4% (1.4–25.1%) n=230
Bachelor's or higher (25+)12.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.0% (0.0–37.4%) n=230
Unemployment rate (16+)5.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2748.6% (0.0–29.5%) n=226
Households without a vehicle9.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,32231.1% (1.0–95.5%) n=228
Broadband subscription78.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.8% (49.6–96.0%) n=228
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32217.0% (0.0–33.2%) n=228
Homeownership rate68.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32271.7% (45.5–94.4%) n=228
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3228.5% (0.0–48.6%) n=228
Foreign-born population1.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–11.1%) n=231
Single-parent households47.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08744.2% (18.7–68.2%) n=221
Population 65+20.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55312.7% (3.0–29.7%) n=231
Median age47.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29235.7 yr (22.6–53.6) n=226
Median household income$61,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,823 ($39,905–$108,850) n=197
Median home value$278,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,500 ($66,830–$395,940) n=178
Median gross rent$1,005$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 birth79.0 yr ± 0.9378.9 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 0.93 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