ZIP code
36092
in Wetumpka, AlabamaPopulation 22,242
45.76/ 100
Ranked #21,592 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 33%)
Ranked #217 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (top 35%)
Ranked #21 of 41 Montgomery, AL ZIPs (bottom 49%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Arsenic in groundwater
1.1%
in the bottom 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST31stUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Short sleep
42.5%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST74thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
37.2 per million
in the top 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
132.9 days/year
in the top 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST60thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 36092, one of several in Wetumpka, Alabama, overall, ranks in the bottom 33% nationally (21,592nd) and the top 35% of Alabama (217th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled arsenic lies in the bottom 4.5% nationally. Distance to an emergency room stands at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home rests at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. On the other side, modeled short sleep registers in the top 7.8% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk resides in the top 8.2% nationally. Modeled humid heat settles in the top 9.2% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise sits in the top 18% nationally, modeled high blood pressure lands in the top 16% nationally, and PFOA in drinking water lies in the top 18% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. ZIP 36022, 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 Montgomery, AL metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 41%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 53%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 32%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 31%
8%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 25%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 68%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 64%
16%
Disability
healthier than 67%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 40%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 57%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 43%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 42%
8%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 40%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 63%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 65%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 58%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 48%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 45%
11%
Disability
healthier than 53%
7%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
“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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 74.3 ± 2.7 years. A median household income of $78,094 predicts 79.1 years — 4.8 years below.
Ranked #5,477 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
36020
Alabamashares a border
Score 33.14
Closest healthier
36022
Alabamashares a border
Score 51.43
Similar health profile
70444
Louisiana97% similar profile
Score 39.65
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 31.5% | 28.3–34.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.7% | 39.7–47.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.4% | 7.6–9.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.4% | 6.7–8.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.6 |
| Depression among adults | 23.9% | 20.5–27.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.5% | 12.7–16.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.6% | 37.4–45.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.5% | 33.6–47.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.9–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.6% | 13.6–20.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.8% | 8.4–11.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.7% | 76.1–81.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.6% | 77.4–83.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.8% | 83.9–87.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.2% | 61.3–71.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.9% | 54.0–61.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.0% | 68.5–82.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.1% | 11.6–16.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.0% | 14.8–19.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.9% | 24.8–33.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 42.5% | 36.0–49.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.3% | 21.6–27.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.5% | 16.5–20.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.5–17.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.2% | 15.3–19.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.0% | 33.8–42.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.6–9.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.6% | 15.6–19.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.4–5.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.6–6.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.4% | 22.9–30.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.0% | 17.4–22.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 14.8% | 12.8–17.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.1% | 12.3–16.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 8.8–11.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 35.7% | 30.7–40.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.8% | 8.6–11.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 13.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 18.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 16.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 22.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622 |
| Homeownership rate | 75.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628 |
| Single-parent households | 39.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 50.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617 |
| Population 65+ | 16.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628 |
| Median age | 40.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621 |
| Median household income | $78,094 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587 |
| Median home value | $195,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568 |
| Median gross rent | $1,043 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $856 ($625–$1,266) n=503 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 74.3 yr ± 1.36 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 74.7 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 1.36 years of 74.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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