ZIP code
38236
in Mansfield, TennesseePopulation 1,127
38.96/ 100
Ranked #27,419 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.5%)
Ranked #377 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (bottom 39%)
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.
Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a community health center
26.2 mi
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
68.7%
in the bottom 5.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS5thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Walkability
2.1 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 7.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST2ndUS8thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
0.30%
in the bottom 12.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS12thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
14.0%
in the bottom 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS19thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
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
Mansfield, Tennessee (ZIP 38236), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 14.5% nationally (27,419th) and the bottom 39% of Tennessee (377th).
The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: fatal road crashes lands at the national minimum. Households without a vehicle stands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation noise registers in the bottom 12.1% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles in the bottom 13.2% nationally. On the other side, distance to a community health center sits in the top 5.3% nationally, home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 5.5% nationally, and walkability rests in the bottom 7.8% nationally. Unemployment resides in the top 12.0% nationally, modeled mobility disability is in the top 12.5% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure lands in the top 12.7% nationally.
For anyone unfamiliar, distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 38256, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 92%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 50%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 13%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 28%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Disability
healthier than 16%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 33%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.7%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 80%
13%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 56%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 57%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 6%
16%
Disability
healthier than 36%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 28%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the bottom 0.5%
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
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 92.2 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 13.1 — 79 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #536 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.
Nearby
38231
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 28.32
Closest healthier
38256
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 39.57
Similar health profile
36263
Alabama99% similar profile
Score 42.45
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 | 37.5% | 33.7–41.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.9% | 40.5–49.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.0% | 9.7–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.6% | 8.5–10.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.7% | 10.0–13.5 |
| Depression among adults | 29.7% | 25.6–33.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.7% | 14.5–19.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.3% | 37.8–46.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.9% | 30.4–45.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.2% | 14.0–20.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.3% | 9.9–14.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.6% | 78.0–83.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.0% | 76.5–83.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.0% | 85.0–88.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.0% | 61.6–72.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.9% | 55.9–63.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.0% | 65.5–81.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.2% | 10.8–16.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 20.9% | 17.6–24.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.0% | 26.8–37.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.8% | 30.0–44.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.6% | 22.9–30.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.5% | 17.2–21.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.9% | 15.6–20.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.6% | 16.2–21.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 41.8% | 36.7–47.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.2% | 9.0–11.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.1% | 9.6–12.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.2% | 18.2–24.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.5–5.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.8–7.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 19.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 22.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 1.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 68.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 62.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 63.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 34.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 50.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $63,598 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $153,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $526 | $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 | 72.8 yr ± 1.87 | 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 1.87 years of 72.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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