The rural community of 95666 Buckhorn, CA is home to approximately 1,500 residents and is located in Butte County. The health care in the area is provided by two local hospitals and several medical facilities in the nearby towns of Chico and Oroville. Local hospitals offer a wide range of services including emergency, maternity care, diagnostics, surgery, and general medicine. In addition, there are many primary care physicians providing family medicine services as well as specialized services such as cardiology or endocrinology. Patients who require more specialized treatments can access nearby tertiary care centers such as Enloe Medical Center in Chico. The county also has a number of public health clinics offering comprehensive preventive and primary healthcare services for various medical needs. Additionally, a large network of substance abuse treatment centers and mental health providers are available to provide care for those struggling with addiction or mental illness. With adequate access to quality healthcare tailored to local needs, 95666 Buckhorn’s residents can have peace of mind that they can receive quality care when needed.
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
Physicians per Capita
There are Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Buckhorn (zip 95666). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Buckhorn (zip 95666) area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Buckhorn (zip 95666) area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund Index
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Buckhorn (zip 95666) area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
The EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation's most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Quick Facts
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Buckhorn (zip 95666) commutes Unlock minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Buckhorn (zip 95666) area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.