ZIP code

37048

in Cottontown, TennesseePopulation 6,380

ZipVitals Score

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48.55/ 100

Ranked #18,241 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 43%)

Ranked #116 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (top 19%)

Ranked #49 of 110 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ZIPs (top 45%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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.

Fiber broadband

96.5%

in the top 8.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST71st

US91st

Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$100,446

in the top 19% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd

US81st

Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

0.27%

in the top 41% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th

US59th

Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Full methodology ›

The read

Cottontown, Tennessee (ZIP 37048), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 43% nationally (18,241st) and the top 19% of Tennessee (116th).

The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: fiber broadband is in the top 8.8% nationally, and poverty lands in the bottom 20% nationally. Modeled energy burden stands in the bottom 20% nationally, and homeownership registers in the top 23% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled expected annual loss settles in the top 18% nationally, humid heat sits in the top 22% nationally, and high cholesterol lies in the top 20% nationally. Modeled pfas rests in the top 24% nationally. Park land resides at the national minimum, shared with about 48% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes is in the top 24% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 37075, 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesTennesseeMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 74%

16%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 52%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 48%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Disability

healthier than 53%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 52%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 40%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 36%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Tennessee

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 73%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 82%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 79%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 72%

Disability

healthier than 84%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 73%

About typical

close to the middle of Tennessee

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 47%

14%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Tennessee

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Preventive Care

healthier than 75%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 61%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 81%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 59%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 54%

Disability

healthier than 56%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 29%

“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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	33.6%	30.5–36.9
High blood pressure among adults	38.8%	35.2–42.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	9.5%	8.7–10.4
Current asthma among adults	10.7%	9.6–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults	7.0%	6.4–7.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	8.5%	7.5–9.4
Depression among adults	29.6%	26.2–33.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	12.7%	11.2–14.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	41.5%	37.6–45.6
Obesity among adults	40.0%	33.7–46.6
Stroke among adults	3.5%	3.2–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	13.3%	10.9–15.6

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	9.8%	8.5–11.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	77.2%	74.3–79.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	77.9%	74.7–81.0
Cholesterol screening among adults	88.6%	87.2–90.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	65.7%	60.8–69.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	62.4%	58.8–65.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	73.7%	66.2–79.7

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	14.9%	12.5–17.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults	17.1%	15.0–19.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	24.3%	20.8–27.9
Short sleep duration among adults	36.8%	30.9–42.1

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	20.4%	18.0–22.9
Frequent mental distress among adults	18.5%	16.7–20.4
Frequent physical distress among adults	14.9%	13.3–16.5

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	16.2%	14.6–17.9
Any disability among adults	34.5%	30.7–38.2
Hearing disability among adults	8.0%	7.2–8.8
Independent living disability among adults	8.2%	7.4–9.1
Mobility disability among adults	15.1%	13.3–17.0
Self-care disability among adults	3.5%	3.2–3.9
Vision disability among adults	4.5%	4.1–4.9

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	TN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	5.2%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609
Uninsured 18–64	6.5%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615
No HS diploma (25+)	7.7%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	29.0%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613
Unemployment rate (16+)	2.9%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613
Households without a vehicle	1.5%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608
Broadband subscription	91.0%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	19.9%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608
Homeownership rate	88.1%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	1.7%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608
Foreign-born population	1.5%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617
Single-parent households	55.8%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608
Population 65+	15.8%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617
Median age	43.2 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615
Median household income	$100,446	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594
Median home value	$434,400	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593
Median gross rent	$1,148	$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670	$908 ($659–$1,523) n=516

Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	TN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.

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Statistically similar ZIPs nationally

Similar means a ZIP whose health profile is shaped like this one’s — the same pattern of strengths and weaknesses across the nine health domains behind the Score, not similar demographics or income. The percentage is how closely the two patterns line up. A very similar ZIP can still have a different overall Score.

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38482Tennessee98% similar
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37754Tennessee97% similar
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38451Tennessee97% similar
Score 48.11View 38451 Compare this ZIP with 38451
38476Tennessee97% similar
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37645Tennessee97% similar
Score 47.09View 37645 Compare this ZIP with 37645
25420West Virginia97% similar
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37031Tennessee97% similar
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37849Tennessee97% similar
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37737Tennessee96% similar
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as of 2026

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