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ZIP code

35671

in Tanner, AlabamaPopulation 2,267

45.65/ 100

Ranked #21,718 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)

Ranked #222 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (top 36%)

Ranked #27 of 31 Huntsville, 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

158.8 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 0.10% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

0.89%

in the bottom 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

PFOA in drinking water

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents served by public water systems where PFOA, one of the man-made “forever chemicals,” was detected in EPA testing.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

PFOS in drinking water

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents served by public water systems where PFOS, one of the most common “forever chemicals,” was detected in EPA testing.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

47.3%

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents served by public water systems where PFAS — man-made “forever chemicals” that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down — were detected in EPA testing.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

5.2%

in the bottom 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

99.9%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

42.5%

in the top 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Tanner, Alabama (ZIP 35671) stands in the bottom 32% nationally (21,718th) and the top 36% of Alabama (222nd).

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The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: fatal road crashes registers in the top 0.10% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the top 1.8% nationally. PFOA in drinking water is at the national maximum, and PFOS in drinking water registers at the national maximum. Floodplain exposure lies in the top 4.5% nationally, PFAS in drinking water is at the national maximum, and modeled short sleep registers in the top 7.8% nationally. More positively, modeled arsenic lies in the bottom 0.8% nationally, housing-cost burden is in the bottom 5.2% nationally, and home broadband subscription registers in the top 5.5% nationally.

Set beside the wider area around it, fatal road crashes runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. PFOA in drinking water is one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. ZIP 35603, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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 Huntsville, 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

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 63%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 51%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 30%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 3%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Disability

healthier than 35%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 8%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 65%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 92%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 88%

8%

Disability

healthier than 73%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 58%

11%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

in the bottom 0.7%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 6%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 50%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 50%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 57%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Environmental Hazard

in the bottom 0.00%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 13%

11%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

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 ›

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 adults31.8%28.2–35.1
High blood pressure among adults45.6%41.1–49.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.1%7.2–8.9
Current asthma among adults10.1%8.8–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults7.3%6.5–8.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.9%6.9–9.0
Depression among adults21.9%18.5–25.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.6%13.5–17.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.3%37.5–46.5
Obesity among adults42.1%33.8–49.5
Stroke among adults4.3%3.9–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.0%13.0–19.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.3%9.5–13.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.8%75.7–81.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.9%77.3–83.8
Cholesterol screening among adults87.0%85.1–88.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.8%61.3–71.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.6%50.3–58.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.4%68.3–82.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.5%10.9–16.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.1%12.7–17.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.0%24.2–33.4
Short sleep duration among adults42.5%35.6–49.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.8%20.6–27.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.2%14.2–18.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.6%12.7–16.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.8%13.7–17.7
Any disability among adults36.7%31.9–41.1
Hearing disability among adults7.9%7.0–8.9
Independent living disability among adults9.4%8.3–10.6
Mobility disability among adults18.0%15.7–20.4
Self-care disability among adults4.8%4.2–5.3
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.4–6.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.9%22.2–29.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.0%16.2–21.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.5%10.5–14.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.2%12.1–16.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.3–10.8
Loneliness among adults35.9%30.7–41.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.8–10.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate2.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623
Uninsured 18–641.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625
No HS diploma (25+)12.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626
Bachelor's or higher (25+)25.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626
Unemployment rate (16+)1.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622
Broadband subscription99.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)5.2%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)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628
Single-parent households53.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617
Population 65+17.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628
Median age47.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621
Median household income$86,163$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587
Median home value$241,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568
Median gross rent$657$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 birth77.8 yr ± 0.7478.9 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 0.74 years of 77.8, 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