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ZIP code

37770

in Lancing, TennesseePopulation 2,756

35.13/ 100

Ranked #29,339 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.6%)

Ranked #497 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (bottom 19%)

Ranked #61 of 72 Knoxville, TN ZIPs (bottom 15%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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

99.7%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST84th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

27.3%

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

84.5%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

47.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US95th
Definition & 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 ›

Mobility disability

22.9%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

20.5%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

10.5%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

44.6%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

2.1 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 7.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US8th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

12.5%

in the top 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Lancing, Tennessee (ZIP 37770) ranks in the bottom 8.6% nationally (29,339th) and the bottom 19% of Tennessee (497th).

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The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: fiber broadband settles in the top 2.8% nationally, and modeled tree cover resides in the top 3.2% nationally. Set against that, modeled tooth loss registers in the top 4.9% nationally, and fatal road crashes rests in the top 4.7% nationally. Modeled mobility disability stands in the top 7.1% nationally, cognitive disability lies in the top 7.5% nationally, and coronary heart disease lands in the top 6.5% nationally. Modeled obesity sits in the top 5.1% nationally, walkability is in the bottom 7.7% nationally, and modeled independent living disability settles in the top 8.8% nationally.

Close by, ZIP 37840, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall. Fatal road crashes settles in the top 4.7% nationally.

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 Knoxville, TN metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 64%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 61%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 46%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 89%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 61%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 93%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 62%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 21%

8%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 96%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 94%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 51%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

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 ›

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 82.4; chronic-disease standing 3.8 (bottom 10%) — 79 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #565 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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults39.7%35.6–43.8
High blood pressure among adults46.8%42.3–51.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.5%9.5–11.6
Current asthma among adults11.7%10.2–13.2
Coronary heart disease among adults10.5%9.1–11.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults13.7%11.6–16.1
Depression among adults31.0%26.7–35.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.6%15.2–20.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened44.3%39.4–49.2
Obesity among adults44.6%35.7–53.6
Stroke among adults5.2%4.6–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years27.3%22.4–32.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.9%10.0–16.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.7%76.8–82.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.2%75.7–82.6
Cholesterol screening among adults86.5%84.4–88.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.4%58.9–69.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.1%48.0–56.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.7%66.4–81.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.5%10.1–15.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults23.7%19.7–27.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.1%27.4–38.9
Short sleep duration among adults40.7%33.3–48.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.2%24.8–33.9
Frequent mental distress among adults20.9%18.4–23.5
Frequent physical distress among adults19.7%17.1–22.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.5%17.8–23.4
Any disability among adults43.5%37.9–49.2
Hearing disability among adults11.1%9.7–12.6
Independent living disability among adults12.5%10.7–14.5
Mobility disability among adults22.9%19.4–26.7
Self-care disability among adults6.0%5.0–6.9
Vision disability among adults7.4%6.3–8.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609
Uninsured 18–6417.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615
No HS diploma (25+)13.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613
Bachelor's or higher (25+)10.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613
Unemployment rate (16+)5.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613
Households without a vehicle9.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608
Broadband subscription87.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)12.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608
Homeownership rate91.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608
Foreign-born population2.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617
Single-parent households63.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608
Population 65+16.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617
Median age45.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615
Median household income$47,835$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594
Median home value$127,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593
Median gross rent$715$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$908 ($659–$1,523) n=516
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured