ZIP code
37145
in Pleasant Shade, TennesseePopulation 2,442
43.54/ 100
Ranked #23,863 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)
Ranked #227 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (top 37%)
Ranked #78 of 110 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ZIPs (bottom 29%)
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.
Fiber broadband
99.8%
in the top 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST86thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
72.4%
in the top 8.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST86thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
14 mi
in the top 8.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Homeownership rate
93.5%
in the top 10.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS89thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
51.9 mi
in the top 11.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
4.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 15% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS15thDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
3.1 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 17% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST9thUS17thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Pleasant Shade, Tennessee (ZIP 37145) lands in the bottom 26% nationally (23,863rd) and the top 37% of Tennessee (227th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: fiber broadband settles in the top 2.6% nationally, modeled tree cover is in the top 8.0% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 8.9% nationally. Homeownership lands in the top 10.8% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lies at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site stands in the top 11.6% nationally. Crowded housing rests at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes registers in the bottom 15% nationally, and housing-cost burden resides in the bottom 16% nationally. Modeled transportation noise settles in the bottom 16% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, 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. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. On the overall standing, ZIP 37057, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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.
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 56%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 50%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 53%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 58%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 31%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 31%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 29%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 5%
8%
Disability
healthier than 33%
7%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 67%
21%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 75%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 60%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 43%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 54%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 58%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 59%
5%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 33%
8%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 56%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 26%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 34%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 19%
8%
Disability
healthier than 25%
7%
“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.
Nearby
37030
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 42.86
Closest healthier
37057
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 43.73
Similar health profile
37709
Tennessee100% similar profile
Score 44.85
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 | 33.4% | 30.3–36.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.8% | 35.1–42.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.3% | 8.5–10.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 10.2–12.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.5% | 6.8–8.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.8% | 8.6–11.1 |
| Depression among adults | 30.7% | 27.1–34.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.4% | 11.8–15.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.5% | 35.9–43.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.8% | 31.9–46.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.5–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.5% | 15.1–20.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.8% | 8.7–12.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.2% | 74.6–79.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.3% | 74.0–80.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.1% | 85.1–88.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.6% | 56.3–64.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.2% | 55.8–62.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.9% | 66.9–80.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.1% | 12.7–18.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.4% | 16.7–22.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.2% | 23.3–31.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.9% | 32.0–43.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.8% | 20.0–26.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.3% | 18.1–22.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.2% | 14.5–18.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.3% | 16.2–20.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.1% | 32.8–41.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.6–9.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.2% | 15.1–19.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.8–6.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 17.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 16.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 85.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 13.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 93.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 55.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 20.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 47.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $69,150 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $177,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $729 | $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 at birth | 73.7 yr ± 0.78 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 75.1 yr (72.6–78.1) n=587 |
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 0.78 years of 73.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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