Korbel, CA is a small rural town located in Humboldt County with a population of approximately 250 people. It is a tight knit community that values health and wellness. The local hospitals in the area are the Redwood Memorial Hospital, located just 10 miles away in Fortuna and the Mad River Community Hospital, located 18 miles away in Arcata. There are also several medical facilities close to Korbel that provide excellent care to residents. These include the Eel River Valley Rural Health Center, the Humboldt Area Clinics and St Joseph Health Medical Group. All of these facilities work together to make sure that all of the citizens of Korbel get access to quality healthcare they need to stay healthy and safe.
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 192 physicians per 100,000 population in Korbel (zip 95550). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Korbel (zip 95550) area is 95.5 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
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Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Korbel (zip 95550) area is 53 (100=best). The US average is 55.
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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 Korbel (zip 95550) area is 82 (100=best). The US average is 87.
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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 Korbel (zip 95550) commutes 18.2 minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Korbel (zip 95550) area is 83 (100=best). The US average is 58.
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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.