Health · Fellows

Fellows, CA health

Fellows differs from California on 22 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (74.5% vs 71.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.5% vs 5.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 93224 (all of Fellows)
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How Fellows compares with California

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Fellows adults…

40 of every 100 Fellows adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 36.3–43.7%

Bars show Fellows; the black tick is California. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fellows, betterFellows, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.9% Fellows
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.4% Fellows
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Fellows
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.5% Fellows
CA 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fellows adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks California.

74%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
52%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
83%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
59%
Colon screening
CA 58%
70%
Mammogram
CA 76%
75%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fellows 12% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Fellows adults are doing

1 in 3Fellows adults feel lonely
36.2% · California 37.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Fellows adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.2% · California 20.1% · worse
1 in 3Fellows adults lack social or emotional support
28.6% · California 28.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Fellows adults are in frequent mental distress
21.3% · California 16.4% · worse
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 4
Fellows adults worry about having enough food
22.5% · CA 17.9% · worse
1 in 6
Fellows adults worry about keeping their housing
16.4% · CA 14.9% · about the same
1 in 10
Fellows adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.6% · CA 7.3% · worse
1 in 8
Fellows adults lack reliable transportation
11.9% · CA 9.3% · worse

24.8% of Fellows adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.3%

of Fellows adults live with a disability (California 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs23.4%
Thinking or memory20.6%
Hearing10%
Errands alone13.2%
Vision8.4%
Dressing or bathing6.6%

Black tick: California. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Getting care

Care in and near Fellows

No hospital or community health center in Fellows itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMercy HospitalBakersfield · 32.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBakersfield Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 33.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOmni Family HealthTaft · 5.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.7 mi
Omni Family Health
6 sites · nearest in Taft
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.8 mi
Community Health Centers - New Cuyama
New Cuyama · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
32.3 mi
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield · ★★★★★
ER
32.9 mi
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield · not rated
33 mi
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield · ★★★★★
ER
33.8 mi
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFellows is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFellows is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFellows is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Fellows. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Fellows
MeasureFellowsMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40%36.3–43.7%30.5%worse
High cholesterol38.7%35–42.5%35.4%about the same
Obesity35.6%30.1–41.4%27.8%worse
Arthritis31%27.9–34.1%20.8%worse
Depression26.2%22.9–29.7%20.1%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)22.2%18.3–26.4%10.6%worse
Asthma11.8%10.4–13.1%9.3%worse
Cancer (not skin)9.4%8.5–10.3%6.4%worse
Diabetes15.3%13.4–17.2%11.7%worse
COPD11.5%10–13.1%5.1%worse
Heart disease9.9%8.8–11%5.6%worse
Stroke5.3%4.8–5.9%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes19.5%16.6–22.4%10.9%worse
Binge drink15.6%13.1–18.4%15.3%about the same
Get no exercise32.9%28.3–37.4%24.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours37.4%32.4–42.7%35.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.7%70.2–77%71.9%about the same
Dentist visit52%48.4–55.6%62.8%worse
Cholesterol check83.2%81–85.3%85.4%worse
Colon screening58.6%53.5–63.4%57.5%about the same
Mammogram70%62.3–77.2%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds74.5%71.4–77.4%71.3%better
No health insurance12%9.7–14.3%10.6%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely36.2%31.8–41%37.3%about the same
Lack emotional support28.6%25–32.5%28.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress21.3%19–23.6%16.4%worse
Fair or poor health30.7%26.9–34.5%22.1%worse
Frequent physical distress19.5%17.2–21.8%13.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity22.5%19–26.4%17.9%worse
Housing insecurity16.4%13.9–18.9%14.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat9.6%8.2–11%7.3%worse
No reliable transportation11.9%10.3–13.6%9.3%worse
Receive SNAP24.8%21.1–28.8%15.6%
Disability
Any disability43.3%38.5–47.7%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs23.4%20.5–26.2%13.8%
Thinking or memory20.6%18.2–23.1%14.6%
Hearing10%8.9–11%5.9%
Vision8.4%7.5–9.3%5.6%
Dressing or bathing6.6%5.8–7.5%3.9%
Errands alone13.2%11.6–14.9%8.1%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Fellows door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Fellows better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Fellows by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Fellows by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The California figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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