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35005

in Adamsville, AlabamaPopulation 8,247

ZipVitals Score
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46.19/ 100

Ranked #21,130 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 34%)

Ranked #207 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (top 33%)

Ranked #57 of 116 Birmingham, AL ZIPs (top 49%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Air-toxics cancer risk

40 per million

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

39.5%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Mental-health provider access

0.13 per 1,000 residents

in the top 7.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

81.2%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

46%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST55th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

65.1%

in the top 11.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US88th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Adamsville, Alabama (ZIP 35005) comes out in the bottom 34% nationally (21,130th) and the top 33% of Alabama (207th).

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Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: mental-health providers settles in the top 7.8% nationally, modeled mammography registers in the top 6.1% nationally, and modeled tree cover stands in the top 11.9% nationally. Lithium in drinking water lands in the bottom 12.9% nationally, and grocery is in the top 14.1% nationally. By contrast, modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the top 4.5% nationally, and loneliness rests in the top 5.1% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure lies in the top 9.8% nationally, and humid heat sits in the top 11.0% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 13.4% nationally.

Relative to the ZIPs around it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 35118, just across the boundary.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Birmingham, AL metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Preventive Care

healthier than 72%

13%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 45%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 46%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 36%

11%

Disability

healthier than 26%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 36%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 61%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 83%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 62%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

Disability

healthier than 62%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 71%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 51%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 33%

14%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 69%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 66%

8%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 59%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 43%

11%

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 42%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 36%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Findings that name this ZIP

2 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 71.5 ± 1.8 years. A median household income of $59,125 predicts 78.0 years — 6.5 years below.

    Ranked #5,784 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Highest-risk tenth

    Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale

    Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 71.5 ± 1.8 years.

    Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults31.1%28.4–34.0
High blood pressure among adults46.0%42.6–49.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.1%7.4–9.0
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.2–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults7.6%6.8–8.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.3%7.4–9.3
Depression among adults22.7%20.0–25.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.5%14.6–18.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.6%38.3–45.1
Obesity among adults38.8%34.4–43.5
Stroke among adults4.6%4.2–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.2%15.9–22.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.1%8.5–11.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.5%76.8–81.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.9%79.2–84.5
Cholesterol screening among adults87.4%85.8–89.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.9%64.9–72.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.0%50.1–57.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years81.2%75.9–85.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.5%11.4–15.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.1%14.0–18.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.2%27.5–35.0
Short sleep duration among adults39.3%35.1–43.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.5%21.0–26.2
Frequent mental distress among adults17.5%15.6–19.5
Frequent physical distress among adults14.3%12.6–16.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.7%14.8–18.6
Any disability among adults38.6%35.0–42.3
Hearing disability among adults8.1%7.2–9.0
Independent living disability among adults10.4%9.3–11.5
Mobility disability among adults19.1%17.0–21.3
Self-care disability among adults5.1%4.6–5.6
Vision disability among adults6.4%5.8–7.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.6%23.6–29.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.5%20.0–25.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.5%14.4–18.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.7%14.8–18.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.9%9.7–12.2
Loneliness among adults39.5%35.7–43.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.6%10.2–13.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623
Uninsured 18–6413.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625
No HS diploma (25+)11.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626
Unemployment rate (16+)3.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622
Households without a vehicle8.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622
Broadband subscription84.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622
Homeownership rate81.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622
Foreign-born population3.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628
Single-parent households51.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617
Population 65+18.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628
Median age41.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621
Median household income$59,125$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587
Median home value$142,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568
Median gross rent$1,234$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$856 ($625–$1,266) n=503
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth71.5 yr ± 0.9078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30874.7 yr (72.1–78.3) n=599

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.90 years of 71.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured