ZIP code
37873
in Surgoinsville, TennesseePopulation 3,960
35.55/ 100
Ranked #29,171 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 9.1%)
Ranked #484 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (bottom 21%)
Ranked #25 of 30 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA ZIPs (bottom 17%)
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
99.9%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
20.7%
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 8.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Mammography
68.5%
in the bottom 8.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Child-care access
0.48 per 1,000 residents
in the top 11.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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
43.4%
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$44,390
in the bottom 8.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST12thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
5.6%
in the top 33% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS67thDefinition & 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 ›The read
In its overall standing, Surgoinsville, Tennessee (ZIP 37873) lands in the bottom 9.1% nationally (29,171st) and the bottom 21% of Tennessee (484th).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: fiber broadband sits in the top 2.1% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Childcare lies in the top 11.5% nationally. On the other side, modeled cognitive disability stands in the top 6.9% nationally, and disaster risk rests in the top 8.2% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the top 8.9% nationally, and mammography resides in the bottom 8.8% nationally. Modeled independent living disability settles in the top 10.8% nationally, and fatal road crashes is in the top 11.0% nationally. Modeled mobility disability sits in the top 12.2% nationally.
Put simply, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. On the overall standing, ZIP 24244, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area.
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
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 46%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 43%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 51%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 19%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 14%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 3%
8%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 43%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 21%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 18%
8%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 72%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 31%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 28%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 3%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 7%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 21%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
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.
Nearby
24244
Virginiashares a border
Score 36.37
Closest healthier
24251
Virginiashares a border
Score 43.90
Similar health profile
40322
Kentucky100% similar profile
Score 28.13
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 | 37.9% | 34.2–41.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.0% | 40.6–49.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.8% | 8.9–10.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.5% | 10.1–12.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.5% | 8.5–10.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.7% | 11.2–14.3 |
| Depression among adults | 31.4% | 27.3–35.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.9% | 14.8–19.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.4% | 38.8–47.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 42.4% | 34.7–50.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.8% | 4.4–5.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.4% | 15.2–21.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.6% | 10.6–14.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.0% | 76.0–81.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.5% | 73.9–80.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.1% | 84.2–87.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.4% | 55.2–65.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.9% | 50.0–57.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.5% | 60.0–76.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.2% | 10.7–15.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 23.0% | 19.9–26.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.0% | 28.2–37.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.0% | 32.6–45.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 28.0% | 24.6–31.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.9% | 18.5–23.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.0% | 16.8–21.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 20.7% | 18.4–23.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 42.7% | 38.0–47.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.1–11.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.1% | 10.7–13.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.3% | 18.7–24.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.4–7.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 15.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 18.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 11.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 17.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 59.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 21.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 48.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $44,390 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $178,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $739 | $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 | 73.6 yr ± 0.85 | 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 0.85 years of 73.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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