ZIP code
36578
in Stapleton, AlabamaPopulation 1,079
44.98/ 100
Ranked #22,426 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 30%)
Ranked #245 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (top 40%)
Ranked #16 of 21 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL ZIPs (bottom 24%)
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.
Homeownership rate
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Pharmacy access
0.49 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
147.2 days/year
in the top 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
6.3%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.2%
in the bottom 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST40thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›High cholesterol
43.6%
in the top 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST66thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
10.5 mi
in the top 13.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS87thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
2.3%
in the bottom 20% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS20thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite health measure, Stapleton, Alabama (ZIP 36578) ranks in the bottom 30% nationally (22,426th) and the top 40% of Alabama (245th).
The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: homeownership is at the national maximum, and pharmacy settles in the top 5.3% nationally. Housing-cost burden resides in the bottom 5.9% nationally, and modeled arsenic registers in the bottom 6.3% nationally. Unemployment rests at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle stands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies in the top 13.3% nationally. Set against that, modeled humid heat lands in the top 5.4% nationally, high cholesterol sits in the top 8.2% nationally, and high blood pressure is in the top 11.4% nationally.
To spell things out, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Close by, ZIP 36527, just across the boundary, ranks 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 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 65%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 81%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 37%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 32%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 31%
8%
Disability
healthier than 20%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 31%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 29%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 85%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 71%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 57%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 56%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 43%
8%
Disability
healthier than 51%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 58%
5%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 32%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 23%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 79%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 58%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 32%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 26%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 26%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 21%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 11%
8%
Disability
healthier than 16%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 16%
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 80.9; chronic-disease standing 23.1 — 58 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,899 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.
Nearby
36507
Alabamashares a border
Score 42.76
Closest healthier
36527
Alabamashares a border
Score 59.07
Similar health profile
72569
Arkansas98% similar profile
Score 42.06
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 | 34.8% | 31.5–38.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.4% | 41.7–49.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.8% | 8.9–10.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.0% | 8.8–11.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.9–10.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.3% | 8.9–11.8 |
| Depression among adults | 25.0% | 21.7–28.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.0% | 13.0–17.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.6% | 39.7–47.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.4% | 31.9–43.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.5% | 10.9–16.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.5% | 8.4–12.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.4% | 75.6–81.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.1% | 75.9–82.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.1% | 83.0–87.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.3% | 63.6–72.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.1% | 50.2–57.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.5% | 64.8–79.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.4% | 12.0–17.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.2% | 15.3–21.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.6% | 26.3–35.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.1% | 32.0–42.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.6% | 21.4–28.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.7% | 15.6–20.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.1% | 14.1–18.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.9% | 15.5–20.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.8% | 35.4–44.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.7% | 9.3–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.2% | 16.6–21.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.4–5.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.6–7.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.7% | 19.3–26.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.5% | 15.5–21.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 13.3% | 10.9–15.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.1% | 10.1–14.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.0% | 7.8–10.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.5% | 28.9–38.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 6.9–9.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 11.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 24.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 13.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 8.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 16.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622 |
| Broadband subscription | 82.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 6.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628 |
| Single-parent households | 64.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 50.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617 |
| Population 65+ | 27.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628 |
| Median age | 56.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621 |
| Median household income | $53,490 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587 |
| Median home value | $213,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 77.0 yr ± 0.96 | 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 0.96 years of 77.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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