ZIP code
38016
in Cordova, TennesseePopulation 44,136
55.48/ 100
Ranked #8,897 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 28%)
Ranked #40 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (top 6.5%)
Ranked #12 of 81 Memphis, TN-MS-AR ZIPs (top 14.9%)
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.
Distance to a Superfund site
In this ZIP
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS97thDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
5.1%
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
4.8%
in the bottom 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Walkability
96 intersections/sq mi
in the top 11.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS89thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 13.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS87thDefinition & 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 ›Mammography
80%
in the top 11.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
36.2%
in the top 15% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS85thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›The read
In overall standing, ZIP 38016, one of several in Cordova, Tennessee comes out in the top 28% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,897th) and the top 6.5% of Tennessee (40th).
The profile opens balanced, with readings on either hand: modeled hearing disability settles in the bottom 7.2% nationally, modeled coronary heart disease registers in the bottom 7.8% nationally, and walkability stands in the top 11.0% nationally. By contrast, distance to a Superfund site lands at the national minimum, modeled expected annual loss is in the top 3.4% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the top 6.5% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 7.1% nationally, and lead in tap water lies in the top 11.5% nationally. Homeownership sits in the bottom 11.8% nationally, and modeled disaster risk settles in the top 13.1% nationally.
Relative to the ZIPs around it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 38002, just across the boundary.
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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 75%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 60%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 66%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 62%
11%
Disability
healthier than 72%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 50%
14%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 33%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 35%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 91%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 66%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 89%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 87%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 95%
8%
Disability
healthier than 91%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 71%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 44%
14%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 32%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 90%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 64%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 77%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 78%
11%
Disability
healthier than 84%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 55%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 59%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 52%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 80.6 ± 1.7 years. The 45 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 75.7 years — 4.9 years above them.
Ranked #167 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 80.6 ± 1.7 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
38002
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 56.55
Closest healthier
38018
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 56.19
Similar health profile
70124
Louisiana96% similar profile
Score 66.15
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 | 23.9% | 21.4–26.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.3% | 33.9–40.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–6.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.2% | 9.9–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 4.8% | 4.4–5.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.7% | 5.1–6.3 |
| Depression among adults | 24.5% | 21.4–27.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.2% | 10.7–13.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.5% | 32.0–38.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.8% | 31.1–40.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.0% | 2.8–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.5% | 8.5–12.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.3% | 8.1–10.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.2% | 71.1–76.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.8% | 77.8–83.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.6% | 87.1–90.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.0% | 61.8–70.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.9% | 58.6–65.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.0% | 74.3–85.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.1% | 12.6–17.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.3% | 11.7–15.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.7% | 18.8–24.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.4% | 35.1–43.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.7% | 15.8–19.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.8% | 15.9–19.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.7% | 10.5–13.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.0% | 13.4–16.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.3% | 27.0–33.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.5–5.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.8% | 7.0–8.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.8% | 11.4–14.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.3–5.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 10.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 3.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 40.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 36.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 54.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608 |
| Foreign-born population | 9.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 44.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 14.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 37.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $76,569 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $282,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $1,595 | $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 | 80.6 yr ± 0.87 | 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 0.87 years of 80.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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