ZIP code
37688
in Shady Valley, TennesseePopulation 1,138
51.88/ 100
Ranked #13,616 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 42%)
Ranked #82 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (top 13.4%)
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.
Park land
66.8%
in the top 1.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
85.4%
in the top 2.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Fiber broadband
99.5%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST80thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›High cholesterol
45.4%
in the top 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
0.14%
in the bottom 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
10.0%
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
35.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.3%
in the bottom 9.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST19thUS10thDefinition & 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 ›Binge drinking
12.3%
in the bottom 8.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Shady Valley, Tennessee (ZIP 37688) lands in the top 42% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,616th) and the top 13.4% of Tennessee (82nd).
The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: park land lands in the top 1.3% nationally, and modeled tree cover sits in the top 2.9% nationally. Fiber broadband is in the top 3.5% nationally, and civic settles in the top 3.8% nationally. Modeled transportation noise resides in the bottom 9.2% nationally, and housing-cost burden registers in the bottom 9.5% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled arsenic stands in the bottom 9.8% nationally. On the other side, modeled high cholesterol lies in the top 3.7% nationally, and fatal road crashes lands in the top 9.5% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 24211, about 1.0 miles away, ranks better 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 83%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 45%
16%
Disability
healthier than 43%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 20%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 37%
8%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 98%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 96%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 95%
8%
Disability
healthier than 77%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.5%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 49%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 41%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 58%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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 82.6; chronic-disease standing 19.7 — 63 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,533 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
37620
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 42.41
Closest healthier
24211
Virginiaabout 1.0 mi away
Score 53.90
Similar health profile
49090
Michigan98% similar profile
Score 50.90
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 | 39.6% | 35.2–44.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.6% | 40.6–50.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.0% | 11.6–14.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.3% | 9.0–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.1% | 7.8–10.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.5% | 7.6–11.4 |
| Depression among adults | 26.7% | 22.6–31.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.0% | 12.5–17.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 45.4% | 40.3–50.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.0% | 26.1–42.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.3% | 3.7–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.6% | 6.1–9.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.7% | 5.7–10.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.7% | 79.6–85.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.7% | 79.5–85.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.6% | 90.1–93.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.4% | 67.0–76.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.6% | 64.2–71.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.8% | 68.3–83.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.3% | 9.9–14.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.2% | 10.9–17.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.3% | 19.7–31.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.0% | 27.9–42.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.4% | 16.6–24.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.7% | 13.4–18.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.3% | 12.9–17.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.9% | 11.5–16.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.1% | 30.4–41.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.3% | 8.8–11.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.1% | 6.7–9.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.0% | 14.6–21.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.1–4.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.7% | 3.9–5.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 37.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 10.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 63.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 32.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 53.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $53,333 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $164,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $1,137 | $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 | 74.2 yr ± 3.13 | 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 3.13 years of 74.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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