ZIP code
37347
in Jasper, TennesseePopulation 8,607
40.99/ 100
Ranked #26,037 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 19%)
Ranked #303 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (top 49%)
Ranked #34 of 45 Chattanooga, TN-GA 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.
Fiber broadband
99.8%
in the top 2.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST86thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.1%
in the bottom 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Outpatient-care access
0.48 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics 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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.12 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics 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 ›Pharmacy access
0.36 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
25.7%
in the top 12.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
13 mi
in the top 15% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS85thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
45.9%
in the top 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS84thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Jasper, Tennessee (ZIP 37347), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 19% nationally (26,037th) and the top 49% of Tennessee (303rd).
The readings split fairly evenly between strengths and concerns: fiber broadband stands in the top 2.5% nationally, modeled arsenic is in the bottom 3.8% nationally, and outpatient rests in the top 8.4% nationally. Mental-health providers sits in the top 8.8% nationally, pharmacy registers in the top 9.9% nationally, and grocery lands in the top 16% nationally. Working the other way, modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the top 10.3% nationally, and floodplain exposure lies in the top 12.5% nationally. Fatal road crashes settles in the top 13.1% nationally, and distance to an emergency room stands in the top 15% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 37419, about 0.5 miles away.
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 67%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 21%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 33%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 35%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 28%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Disability
healthier than 24%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 22%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 75%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 62%
13%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 51%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 56%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Disability
healthier than 55%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 24%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 11%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 21%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 52%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 45%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 25%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 32%
8%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 11%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 9%
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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 74.5 ± 1.9 years. A median household income of $62,831 predicts 78.2 years — 3.7 years below.
Ranked #4,885 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
37340
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 37.58
Closest healthier
37419
Tennesseeabout 0.5 mi away
Score 52.63
Similar health profile
38024
Tennessee98% similar profile
Score 38.68
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 | 35.3% | 31.7–39.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.6% | 38.2–47.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.6% | 8.7–10.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 10.0–12.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.4% | 7.6–9.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.7% | 9.4–12.1 |
| Depression among adults | 29.9% | 25.8–34.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.1% | 13.1–17.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.8% | 36.3–45.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.5% | 31.4–47.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.4% | 13.4–19.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.5% | 9.7–13.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.5% | 75.7–81.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.6% | 74.9–82.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.0% | 85.2–88.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.2% | 57.7–68.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.3% | 50.4–58.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.5% | 66.3–81.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.6% | 11.0–16.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.8% | 17.0–22.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.6% | 24.0–33.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.5% | 32.7–46.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.8% | 21.8–28.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.6% | 17.3–22.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.9% | 14.9–19.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.5% | 16.4–21.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.2% | 34.5–44.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.1% | 8.1–10.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.8% | 16.5–21.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.4–6.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 11.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 21.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 17.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 79.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.4% | 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 | 45.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 19.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 39.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $62,831 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $193,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $975 | $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 | 74.5 yr ± 0.96 | 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 0.96 years of 74.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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