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ZIP code

35580

in Parrish, AlabamaPopulation 3,789

37.09/ 100

Ranked #28,480 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.2%)

Ranked #489 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (bottom 21%)

Ranked #101 of 116 Birmingham, AL ZIPs (bottom 13.0%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

47.5 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US95th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Pharmacy access

0.52 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies 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 ›

Short sleep

43.2%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

22.2%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

46.9%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

12.4%

in the top 9.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

23.3%

in the top 9.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.0%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

43.3%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST60th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

71%

in the bottom 19% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US19th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Parrish, Alabama (ZIP 35580), overall, ranks in the bottom 11.2% nationally (28,480th) and the bottom 21% of Alabama (489th).

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: pharmacy stands in the top 4.7% nationally. Set against that, fatal road crashes rests in the top 4.6% nationally, modeled short sleep registers in the top 6.1% nationally, and modeled mobility disability resides in the top 9.0% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure settles in the top 7.9% nationally, and independent living disability is in the top 9.3% nationally. Modeled tooth loss sits in the top 9.9% nationally, and fair or poor health lands in the top 10.6% nationally. Modeled hearing disability lies in the top 9.4% nationally, and humid heat stands in the top 10.7% nationally.

Defined simply, humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 35130, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.

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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 73%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

healthier than 9%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 34%

5%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 66%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 80%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 51%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 32%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 30%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 14%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 11%

8%

Disability

healthier than 28%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 81%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 12%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 9%

8%

Disability

healthier than 18%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 32%

5%

“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

One of our published findings lists 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.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 63.8; chronic-disease standing 11.4 — 52 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #2,316 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, 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 adults36.0%32.3–39.7
High blood pressure among adults46.9%42.4–51.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.7%8.7–10.8
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.2–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults9.7%8.6–10.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.8%10.2–13.6
Depression among adults26.6%22.6–30.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.8%14.6–19.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.3%38.8–47.7
Obesity among adults37.1%29.9–44.3
Stroke among adults5.1%4.5–5.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years23.3%19.4–27.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.7%9.4–14.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.3%76.2–81.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.2%76.5–83.3
Cholesterol screening among adults84.4%82.1–86.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.9%58.8–68.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.6%44.6–52.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.0%63.2–78.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.1%10.5–15.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.6%17.3–23.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.9%29.7–40.0
Short sleep duration among adults43.2%37.1–49.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults28.9%25.1–32.7
Frequent mental distress among adults18.8%16.5–21.2
Frequent physical distress among adults18.3%16.0–20.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.2%16.8–21.7
Any disability among adults44.4%39.2–49.3
Hearing disability among adults11.0%9.7–12.4
Independent living disability among adults12.4%10.8–14.1
Mobility disability among adults22.2%19.3–25.2
Self-care disability among adults5.9%5.2–6.7
Vision disability among adults7.4%6.5–8.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.9%21.1–28.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.6%18.3–25.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.3%13.5–19.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.7%11.6–16.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.5%9.0–12.0
Loneliness among adults35.4%30.1–40.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.6%8.2–11.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate23.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623
Uninsured 18–6419.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625
No HS diploma (25+)21.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626
Unemployment rate (16+)2.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622
Households without a vehicle3.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622
Broadband subscription85.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622
Homeownership rate76.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622
Foreign-born population0.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628
Single-parent households59.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617
Population 65+15.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628
Median age45.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621
Median household income$52,135$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587
Median home value$101,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568
Median gross rent$944$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 birth70.2 yr ± 1.0578.9 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 1.05 years of 70.2, 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