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ZIP Code 22436

618 residents in the 2020 Census, 522 adults. CDC PLACES 2025 release.

ZIP 22436 within Essex County. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
46.7%obesity, adults95% interval 37.8–55.9similar · county 42.6%
21.5%diabetes, adults95% interval 18.8–24.3similar · county 18.0%
50.4%high blood pressure, adults95% interval 45.6–55.2similar · county 45.9%
31.2%fair or poor health, adults95% interval 27.2–35.3similar · county 25.6%

CDC's PLACES project publishes model-based estimates of 40 health measures for ZIP Code 22436, in Essex County, Virginia: 618 residents in the 2020 Census, 522 of them adults.

In the 2025 release it estimates that 46.7% of adults have obesity (95% confidence interval 37.8–55.9%), similar to Essex County's 42.6%, above the Virginia figure of 34.5% (site aggregate), higher than the national estimate of 32.8%. Where intervals overlap the figures are described as similar, because the model cannot separate them.

Diagnosed diabetes: 21.5% of adults (95% confidence interval 18.8–24.3%) in the 2025 release, similar to Essex County's 18.0%, above the Virginia figure of 12.5% (site aggregate), higher than the national estimate of 12.0%.

Across the 40 measures published for both, the interval for ZIP Code 22436 lies entirely above the Essex County interval for 3 measures, entirely below it for 0 and overlaps it for 37.

Report card: 40 measures by CDC category

Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. CDC: "We don't provide age-adjusted prevalence estimates at census tract and ZCTA levels because some of these areas do not have population in all age groups used in the adjustment process."

estimate with 95% intervalEssex Co.VA figureUS estimate

Health outcomes (12)vs Essex Co.: 0 higher · 0 lower · 12 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 2022 · Adults aged 65 years and older24.2%20.0–28.6Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 202337.8%33.7–41.9Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 20238.4%7.5–9.4Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 202312.1%10.4–13.9Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 20239.7%8.5–11.0Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 202312.8%11.2–14.4Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Depression among adultsBRFSS 202323.1%19.5–27.1Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 202321.5%18.8–24.3Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 202350.4%45.6–55.2Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 202344.1%39.0–49.0Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 202346.7%37.8–55.9Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 20236.3%5.6–7.0Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Prevention (7)vs Essex Co.: 0 higher · 0 lower · 7 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 202388.0%86.0–89.7Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 2022 · Adults aged 45–75 years66.1%60.7–71.3Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 2023 · Adults aged 18–64 years11.3%9.2–14.0Co. ≈St. ↑US ≈2025
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 2022 · Women aged 50–74 years73.6%65.0–81.0Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202255.1%51.0–59.0Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓2025
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 202383.0%79.7–85.9Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Health risk behaviors (4)vs Essex Co.: 0 higher · 0 lower · 4 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 202310.7%8.5–13.2Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓2025
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 202321.2%17.8–24.6Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 202336.8%31.1–42.5Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202242.6%35.3–49.9Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Disability (7)vs Essex Co.: 2 higher · 0 lower · 5 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 202342.7%37.4–47.9Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 202318.9%16.4–21.5Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 20238.6%7.5–9.7Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 202313.3%11.6–15.1Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 202325.9%22.5–29.3Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 20237.5%6.5–8.6Co. ↑St. ↑US ↑2025
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 20239.1%8.0–10.3Co. ↑St. ↑US ↑2025
Health status (3)vs Essex Co.: 0 higher · 0 lower · 3 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 202331.2%27.2–35.3Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 202318.9%16.6–21.3Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 202319.6%17.1–22.1Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Health-related social needs (7)vs Essex Co.: 1 higher · 0 lower · 6 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 202326.2%21.9–31.1Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 202319.0%16.0–22.3Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 202312.8%10.9–14.9Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Lack of social and emotional support among adultsBRFSS 202326.0%21.9–30.4Co. ≈St. ↑US ≈2025
Loneliness among adultsBRFSS 202335.6%29.7–41.6Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 202326.6%22.2–31.5Co. ↑St. ↑US ↑2025
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 202313.9%11.9–16.1Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025

Flags: Co. = Essex County, St. = Virginia figure (site aggregate, no interval: above, below or in line), US = national estimate. ↑ interval entirely above, ↓ entirely below, ≈ overlapping or containing the reference. Hover a flag for the wording. Release column in colour: not published for this ZIP in the 2025 release, most recent published release shown.

Compared with county, state and nation

MeasureThis ZIPEssex CountyVirginia (site aggregate)United States
Obesity46.7%
37.8–55.9
42.6%
33.7–51.8 · similar
34.5%
above
32.8%
32.4–33.1 · higher
Diabetes21.5%
18.8–24.3
18.0%
15.6–20.6 · similar
12.5%
above
12.0%
11.8–12.2 · higher
High Blood Pressure50.4%
45.6–55.2
45.9%
41.1–50.5 · similar
35.4%
above
34.4%
34.0–34.7 · higher
Current Asthma12.8%
11.2–14.4
11.8%
10.4–13.3 · similar
10.4%
above
9.8%
9.6–10.0 · higher
COPD12.1%
10.4–13.9
9.8%
8.4–11.3 · similar
6.2%
above
6.2%
6.1–6.3 · higher
Coronary Heart Disease9.7%
8.5–11.0
8.9%
7.9–10.1 · similar
6.1%
above
6.4%
6.2–6.5 · higher
Depression23.1%
19.5–27.1
22.8%
19.3–26.8 · similar
21.8%
in line
20.2%
19.9–20.5 · similar
Current Cigarette Smoking21.2%
17.8–24.6
16.9%
14.3–19.9 · similar
12.2%
above
11.4%
11.2–11.6 · higher
Binge Drinking10.7%
8.5–13.2
11.8%
9.4–14.5 · similar
14.5%
below
15.2%
15.0–15.5 · lower
Physical Inactivity36.8%
31.1–42.5
31.2%
26.2–36.8 · similar
23.8%
above
24.5%
24.2–24.8 · higher
Health Insurance11.3%
9.2–14.0
10.3%
8.4–12.6 · similar
8.7%
above
11.0%
10.7–11.3 · similar
General Health31.2%
27.2–35.3
25.6%
22.2–29.4 · similar
18.1%
above
19.2%
18.9–19.5 · higher

Twelve headline measures, crude prevalence. State figures are population-weighted county estimates computed by this site and carry no interval; the county and US columns carry CDC's 95% intervals. The full report card above covers all 40.

Estimates by release

What each PLACES release published for ZIP 22436 (crude prevalence with 95% interval). CDC advises that the estimates cannot be used to track local change over time: each release re-models a different survey year onto a fixed population, intervals usually overlap and the interval method changed in 2023. Listed for reference only. The 2022 and 2023 columns use 2010-vintage Census geographies for ZIP Codes and places (the same code may have covered a different area); 2024 onward use 2020 geographies.

Measure2022 release2023 release2024 release2025 release
COPD8.9%
7.9–9.9
9.5%
8.0–11.1
12.5%
11.2–13.8
12.1%
10.4–13.9
Coronary Heart Disease7.7%
7.1–8.3
7.2%
6.3–8.2
9.7%
8.7–10.7
9.7%
8.5–11.0
Current Asthma11.4%
10.9–12.0
12.3%
10.8–13.9
12.4%
10.9–14.0
12.8%
11.2–14.4
Depression19.5%
18.5–20.4
21.0%
17.2–24.8
23.7%
20.1–27.6
23.1%
19.5–27.1
Diabetes17.2%
16.2–18.2
16.9%
14.5–19.2
21.5%
18.9–24.3
21.5%
18.8–24.3
High Blood Pressure44.9%
43.7–46.2
45.0%
40.2–49.5
50.1%
45.5–55.0
50.4%
45.6–55.2
Obesity42.9%
41.4–44.3
46.5%
38.1–54.5
41.7%
33.7–49.9
46.7%
37.8–55.9
Health Insurance16.6%
14.1–19.1
10.3%
8.1–12.8
10.6%
8.4–13.1
11.3%
9.2–14.0
Binge Drinking12.9%
12.4–13.2
13.3%
10.7–16.1
12.8%
10.2–15.7
10.7%
8.5–13.2
Current Cigarette Smoking22.8%
20.3–25.4
21.6%
17.6–25.4
21.8%
19.2–24.6
21.2%
17.8–24.6
Physical Inactivity31.6%
29.0–34.1
30.2%
25.0–35.5
33.3%
28.4–38.5
36.8%
31.1–42.5
General Health22.7%
20.3–25.2
24.4%
21.0–27.8
28.7%
25.9–31.6
31.2%
27.2–35.3

Nearby

All 7 ZIP Codes in Essex County and its 1 place · Virginia (881 ZIP Codes).

Questions and answers

What share of adults in ZIP Code 22436 have obesity, according to PLACES?

PLACES estimates 46.7% (95% confidence interval 37.8–55.9%) in the 2025 release, based on 2023 BRFSS responses modelled onto the area's adult population. It is a modelled estimate for the whole adult population of the area, not a count of diagnoses.

How common is diagnosed diabetes in ZIP Code 22436?

PLACES estimates 21.5% of adults (95% confidence interval 18.8–24.3%) in the 2025 release. The national estimate in the same release is 12.0%.

Is ZIP Code 22436 different from Essex County on obesity?

The 95% confidence intervals for ZIP Code 22436 and Essex County overlap for obesity, so the estimates are described as similar; the model cannot separate them.

Can these figures describe a person who lives in ZIP Code 22436?

No. CDC states: "We do not produce estimates for individuals; only aggregated results for counties, places, census tracts, or ZCTAs." The figures describe the expected prevalence across the area's adult population given its demographic make-up and its county and state; they say nothing about any resident.

Can ZIP Code 22436 be ranked or tracked over time with these figures?

CDC advises that the data "should not be used for ranking the overall health of any county, place, census tract, or ZCTA" and that the modelling procedure "does not support using the estimates to track changes at the local level over time". Areas can be compared on individual measures, with their confidence intervals; this site lists estimates by release for reference only.

Where does this data come from?

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release (data updated 4 Dec 2025), which models Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System responses with Census population and American Community Survey data. Earlier releases (2022, 2023, 2024) are shown for reference. Boundaries and ZIP-to-county relationships are from the US Census Bureau.

Provenance

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release (data updated 4 Dec 2025), with the 2022, 2023, 2024 releases for reference; US government work, public domain. Dataset on data.cdc.gov. Boundaries and ZIP-to-county relationships: US Census Bureau. Percentages are shown to one decimal as CDC publishes them; state figures are population-weighted means computed by this site. ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-place shares are land-area overlaps from the Census 2020 relationship files. PLACES does not publish age-adjusted figures for ZCTAs. Processing errors are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections. Generated 1 Oct 2026.