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ZIP code

37860

in Russellville, TennesseePopulation 3,700

41.14/ 100

Ranked #25,925 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 19%)

Ranked #291 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (top 47%)

Too few scored ZIPs in the Morristown, TN metro area to rank within it.

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 ›

Households without a vehicle

12.5%

in the top 10.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

The read

Russellville, Tennessee (ZIP 37860), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 19% nationally (25,925th) and the top 47% of Tennessee (291st).

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The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: fiber broadband is in the top 2.8% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 20% nationally. Pulling the other way, households without a vehicle stands in the top 10.1% nationally, and lithium in drinking water registers in the top 15.0% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability settles in the top 15% nationally, and colon screening sits in the bottom 13.7% nationally. Recreation lies at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat rests in the top 18% nationally. Physicians resides at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes is in the top 20% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 37890, about 4.0 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 Morristown, TN metro area.

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

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 44%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 47%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 44%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 35%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 28%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 23%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 5%

8%

Disability

healthier than 26%

7%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 60%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 45%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Disability

healthier than 59%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 58%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 40%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 26%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 32%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 63%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 88%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 50%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 50%

8%

Disability

healthier than 50%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 38%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.00%

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 ›

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 adults33.9%30.4–37.6
High blood pressure among adults41.2%36.9–45.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.1%8.2–10.0
Current asthma among adults11.3%9.9–12.7
Coronary heart disease among adults8.0%7.1–8.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.3%9.0–11.7
Depression among adults30.6%26.6–34.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.2%12.3–16.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.2%36.8–45.7
Obesity among adults39.6%31.9–47.9
Stroke among adults4.0%3.7–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.8%12.8–19.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.7%9.7–13.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.8%73.7–79.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.8%74.2–81.2
Cholesterol screening among adults86.5%84.6–88.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.8%54.3–65.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.0%53.9–61.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.3%66.1–81.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.0%11.5–16.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.9%17.8–24.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.5%24.0–33.5
Short sleep duration among adults39.3%32.4–46.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.4%21.2–27.8
Frequent mental distress among adults20.4%18.2–22.8
Frequent physical distress among adults17.0%15.0–19.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.8%16.6–21.1
Any disability among adults39.0%34.4–43.8
Hearing disability among adults8.8%7.8–9.9
Independent living disability among adults10.3%9.1–11.6
Mobility disability among adults18.1%15.8–20.7
Self-care disability among adults4.5%4.0–5.1
Vision disability among adults5.8%5.2–6.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609
Uninsured 18–6411.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615
No HS diploma (25+)12.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613
Unemployment rate (16+)2.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613
Households without a vehicle12.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608
Broadband subscription86.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)15.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608
Homeownership rate80.5%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 population1.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617
Single-parent households65.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608
Population 65+17.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617
Median age48.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615
Median household income$73,875$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594
Median home value$202,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593
Median gross rent$639$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 at birth75.5 yr ± 1.0978.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30875.1 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 1.09 years of 75.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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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