Health · Pearsonville

Pearsonville, CA health

Pearsonville differs from California on 23 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.8% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.8% vs 17.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.1% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 93527 (all of Pearsonville)
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How Pearsonville 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 Pearsonville adults…

39 of every 100 Pearsonville adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 35.5–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pearsonville, betterPearsonville, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23% Pearsonville
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Pearsonville
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Pearsonville
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.2% Pearsonville
CA 10.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
67%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
90%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
66%
Colon screening
CA 58%
78%
Mammogram
CA 76%
77%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pearsonville 5.8% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Pearsonville adults are doing

1 in 3Pearsonville adults feel lonely
30.8% · California 37.3% · better
1 in 4Pearsonville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · California 20.1% · worse
1 in 4Pearsonville adults lack social or emotional support
22.6% · California 28.6% · better
1 in 6Pearsonville adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · California 16.4% · too close to call
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 8
Pearsonville adults worry about having enough food
11.8% · CA 17.9% · better
1 in 10
Pearsonville adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · CA 14.9% · better
1 in 16
Pearsonville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · CA 7.3% · better
1 in 14
Pearsonville adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · CA 9.3% · better

12.5% of Pearsonville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Pearsonville

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

HNearest ERRidgecrest Regional HospitalRidgecrest · 17.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyKern Valley Healthcare District★★★★★ · 32.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOmni Family HealthRidgecrest · 17.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.2 mi
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.2 mi
Omni Family Health
5 sites · nearest in Ridgecrest
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.3 mi
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.5 mi
Clinica Sierra Vista
2 sites · nearest in Wofford Heights
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
55.2 mi
Southern Inyo Hospital
Lone Pine · not rated
ERRural critical access
59.7 mi
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary carePearsonville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePearsonville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPearsonville 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 Pearsonville. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Pearsonville
MeasurePearsonvilleMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.1%35.5–42.9%30.5%worse
High cholesterol39.6%35.9–43.4%35.4%worse
Obesity32.3%27.3–37.7%27.8%about the same
Arthritis31%27.8–34.3%20.8%worse
Depression23.8%20.8–27.1%20.1%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)9.4%7.7–11.3%10.6%about the same
Asthma11%9.9–12.3%9.3%worse
Cancer (not skin)11.1%10.2–12.2%6.4%worse
Diabetes13.4%11.8–15.4%11.7%worse
COPD7.9%6.8–9.3%5.1%worse
Heart disease8.4%7.5–9.5%5.6%worse
Stroke4.3%3.9–4.8%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.2%10.2–14.6%10.9%about the same
Binge drink15.3%12.9–17.9%15.3%about the same
Get no exercise23%19.8–26.9%24.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.6%29.2–38.5%35.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78%75–80.8%71.9%better
Dentist visit66.7%63.6–69.7%62.8%better
Cholesterol check89.6%88.2–90.9%85.4%better
Colon screening66.4%62.1–70.7%57.5%better
Mammogram78%71.9–83.6%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds76.9%73.8–79.7%71.3%better
No health insurance5.8%4.8–7%10.6%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.8%26.8–34.9%37.3%better
Lack emotional support22.6%19.6–25.9%28.6%better
Frequent mental distress16.7%14.9–18.8%16.4%about the same
Fair or poor health21%18.4–24%22.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.2%13.5–17.3%13.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.8%9.8–14%17.9%better
Housing insecurity9.9%8.5–11.6%14.9%better
Utility shut-off threat6.2%5.3–7.1%7.3%better
No reliable transportation7.3%6.3–8.3%9.3%better
Receive SNAP12.5%10.4–15%15.6%
Disability
Any disability33.8%30.1–38%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs17.7%15.5–20.3%13.8%
Thinking or memory13.8%12.2–15.7%14.6%
Hearing8.4%7.5–9.4%5.9%
Vision5.4%4.8–6.1%5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.5%3.9–5.1%3.9%
Errands alone8.6%7.6–9.9%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 Pearsonville door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Pearsonville better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Pearsonville by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Pearsonville 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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