The 25705 Huntington, WV area has access to a variety of medical facilities and hospitals. To ensure quality healthcare, the city offers multiple options for residents seeking medical care. Kaiser Permanente is one of these providers, offering a range of preventive services, urgent care and specialty care at multiple locations in and around the city. Other nearby hospitals include Cabell Huntington Hospital, St. Mary’s Medical Center, and Valley Health System. These hospitals provide comprehensive healthcare services including emergency medicine, oncology, urology, orthopedics and more. Additionally, there are numerous clinics and physicians offices located throughout the city that can provide primary care services such as check ups and immunizations. All of these facilities are staffed by highly trained professionals committed to providing residents with the highest level of care possible.
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 Huntington (zip 25705). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Huntington (zip 25705) 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 Huntington (zip 25705) 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 Huntington (zip 25705) 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 Huntington (zip 25705) commutes Unlock 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 Huntington (zip 25705) 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.