ZIP code
37302
in Apison, TennesseePopulation 5,082
53.72/ 100
Ranked #11,062 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 34%)
Ranked #51 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (top 8.3%)
Ranked #9 of 45 Chattanooga, TN-GA ZIPs (top 20%)
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.
PFAS in drinking water
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Fiber broadband
98.8%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST76thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$128,885
in the top 7.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
52.4%
in the top 11.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
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 ›Energy-cost burden
2.1%
in the bottom 14.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS14thDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
95.6%
in the top 16% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS84thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
5.9 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 24% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS24thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, Apison, Tennessee (ZIP 37302) sits in the top 34% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,062nd) and the top 8.3% of Tennessee (51st).
The measures that most flatter this area set the tone for the rest: fiber broadband stands in the top 5.2% nationally, household income resides in the top 7.3% nationally, and modeled energy burden sits in the bottom 14.4% nationally. Home broadband subscription stands in the top 16% nationally, and unemployment resides in the bottom 19% nationally. Against that, PFAS in drinking water sits at the national maximum, and modeled pfas stands in the top 11.9% nationally. Modeled humid heat resides in the top 16% nationally. Physicians sits at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs. Childcare stands at the national minimum, shared with about 42% of ZIPs.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, PFAS in drinking water is the family of man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. 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. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 30736, 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 Chattanooga, TN-GA 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 79%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 60%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 72%
11%
Disability
healthier than 65%
7%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 60%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 48%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 51%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 21%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 85%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 88%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 87%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 92%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 92%
8%
Disability
healthier than 88%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 41%
14%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 68%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 68%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 75%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 77%
11%
Disability
healthier than 75%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 80%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 57%
8%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 30%
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.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 81.4 ± 2.3 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 75.9 years — 5.5 years above them.
Ranked #84 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
30710
Georgiashares a border
Score 51.64
Closest healthier
30736
Georgiashares a border
Score 54.59
Similar health profile
37085
Tennessee97% similar profile
Score 54.72
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 | 30.0% | 27.3–33.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.0% | 33.8–40.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.1% | 8.3–10.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–12.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.5% | 5.8–7.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.5% | 6.4–8.6 |
| Depression among adults | 27.4% | 24.4–30.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.9% | 10.4–13.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.8% | 34.4–41.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.2% | 28.9–38.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.3% | 3.0–3.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.5% | 9.5–14.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.2% | 7.6–10.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.9% | 73.0–78.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.9% | 74.8–80.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.9% | 87.3–90.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.7% | 61.1–70.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.0% | 63.9–70.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.9% | 70.5–82.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.6% | 13.2–18.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.8% | 12.4–17.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.0% | 17.1–23.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.1% | 30.7–39.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.5% | 16.0–21.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.4% | 15.5–19.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.5% | 11.8–15.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.1% | 13.2–17.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.2% | 26.6–33.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.4–8.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.7–8.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.3% | 11.6–15.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.4% | 3.0–3.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.8–4.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 38.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 16.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 76.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 54.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 11.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 45.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $128,885 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $419,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $879 | $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 | 81.4 yr ± 1.17 | 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 1.17 years of 81.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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