ZIP code
37724
in Cumberland Gap, TennesseePopulation 2,214
43.58/ 100
Ranked #23,818 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)
Ranked #224 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (top 36%)
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.
Arsenic in groundwater
1.2%
in the bottom 4.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$31,941
in the bottom 2.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Park land
16.3%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
38.6%
in the top 11.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
46.1%
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 ›Fatal road crashes
4.5 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS17thDefinition & 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 ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.27%
in the top 32% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS68thDefinition & 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
Judged by its overall standing, Cumberland Gap, Tennessee (ZIP 37724) sits in the bottom 26% nationally (23,818th) and the top 36% of Tennessee (224th).
A few readings each way define this mixed profile: modeled arsenic lands in the bottom 4.8% nationally, and park land rests in the top 8.3% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Outpatient lands in the top 12.3% nationally, and modeled tree cover rests in the top 12.7% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 7.9% nationally, and household income lands in the bottom 2.4% nationally. Homeownership rests in the bottom 11.2% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles in the top 11.8% nationally. Poverty lands in the top 12.6% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 37866, about 7.5 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.
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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 40%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 40%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 42%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 54%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 28%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 27%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 4%
8%
Disability
healthier than 36%
7%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 74%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 72%
11%
Disability
healthier than 71%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 77%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 42%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 32%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 27%
8%
“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
37752
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 41.49
Closest healthier
37866
Tennesseeabout 7.5 mi away
Score 45.15
Similar health profile
37846
Tennessee99% similar profile
Score 45.84
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 | 31.6% | 28.3–35.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.8% | 34.6–43.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–9.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.2% | 9.8–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.2% | 6.3–8.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.2% | 7.6–10.9 |
| Depression among adults | 31.2% | 26.9–35.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.8% | 10.9–14.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.2% | 35.0–43.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.0% | 32.0–48.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.6% | 3.1–4.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.3% | 10.7–16.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.2% | 7.7–13.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.7% | 72.9–78.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.5% | 73.5–80.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.9% | 82.3–87.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.4% | 58.8–69.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.1% | 53.0–60.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.4% | 62.5–79.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.3% | 12.4–18.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.1% | 13.6–20.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.8% | 21.1–31.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.5% | 30.3–44.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.7% | 18.2–25.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.3% | 17.7–23.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.1% | 13.0–17.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.5% | 15.7–21.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.8% | 31.7–42.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.2–9.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.3–11.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.0% | 13.4–18.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.3–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.5–6.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 23.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 16.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 33.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.1% | 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) | 38.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 53.8% | 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 | 3.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 67.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 23.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 42.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $31,941 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $149,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $884 | $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 | 74.7 yr ± 1.23 | 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 1.23 years of 74.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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