ZIP code
37877
in Talbott, TennesseePopulation 9,185
48.31/ 100
Ranked #18,548 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)
Ranked #120 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (top 19%)
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.
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 1.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
11.4%
in the bottom 11.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS11thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
3.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 11.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS12thDefinition & 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 ›The read
In its overall standing, Talbott, Tennessee (ZIP 37877) lands in the bottom 42% nationally (18,548th) and the top 19% of Tennessee (120th).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: fiber broadband is in the top 1.9% nationally, housing-cost burden sits in the bottom 11.4% nationally, and fatal road crashes lands in the bottom 11.7% nationally. Modeled arsenic lies in the bottom 21% nationally, unemployment stands in the bottom 22% nationally, and distance to a community health center rests in the bottom 23% nationally. On the other side, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat resides in the top 18% nationally, and pfas settles in the top 20% nationally. Childcare is at the national minimum, shared with about 42% of ZIPs.
Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. On the overall standing, ZIP 37938, about 21 miles away, 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 Morristown, TN metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 65%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 68%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 54%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 60%
11%
Disability
healthier than 48%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 38%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 38%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 11%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 72%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 72%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 83%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 86%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 76%
8%
Disability
healthier than 80%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 46%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 29%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 88%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the top 0.00%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 63%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 88%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the top 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
in the top 0.00%
8%
Disability
in the top 0.00%
7%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 50%
5%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 25%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
2 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 76.3 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $77,624 predicts 79.1 years — 2.8 years below.
Ranked #3,799 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 76.3 ± 1.5 years. The 47 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 74.2 years — 2.1 years above them.
Ranked #1,332 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
37725
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 45.39
Closest healthier
37938
Tennesseeabout 21 mi away
Score 51.73
Similar health profile
37754
Tennessee98% similar profile
Score 47.70
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 | 33.8% | 30.9–36.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.0% | 36.7–43.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.1% | 9.3–10.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.5% | 6.7–8.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.7% | 7.5–9.8 |
| Depression among adults | 29.1% | 26.0–32.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.0% | 11.5–14.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.8% | 37.4–44.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.4% | 30.7–42.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.7% | 3.4–4.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.1% | 11.1–15.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.6% | 8.0–11.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.1% | 75.8–80.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.0% | 76.3–81.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.6% | 87.2–89.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.9% | 59.8–67.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.2% | 60.2–66.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.3% | 69.3–80.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.0% | 12.0–16.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.6% | 14.4–18.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.8% | 21.3–28.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.4% | 31.3–41.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.6% | 18.1–23.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.4% | 16.6–20.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.5–16.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.0% | 14.2–17.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.0% | 31.3–38.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.6–9.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.0% | 14.0–17.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.3–4.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 14.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 25.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 11.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 83.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 65.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 23.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 44.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $77,624 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $234,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $1,020 | $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 | 76.3 yr ± 0.77 | 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 0.77 years of 76.3, 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