ZIP code
38315
in Bethel Springs, TennesseePopulation 3,631
38.71/ 100
Ranked #27,588 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.0%)
Ranked #385 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (bottom 38%)
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 hazardous-chemical facility
20.9 mi
in the top 4.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
114.4 days/year
in the top 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS84thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
12.4 mi
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›The read
Bethel Springs, Tennessee (ZIP 38315), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 14.0% nationally (27,588th) and the bottom 38% of Tennessee (385th).
The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 4.4% nationally, and modeled arsenic resides in the bottom 12.3% nationally. Modeled transportation noise is in the bottom 16% nationally. On the other side, lithium in drinking water lands in the top 11.2% nationally, modeled cognitive disability stands in the top 12.1% nationally, and modeled humid heat registers in the top 16% nationally. Modeled tooth loss settles in the top 14.4% nationally, modeled high blood pressure sits in the top 15% nationally, and distance to an emergency room lies in the top 17% nationally. Modeled mobility disability rests in the top 16% nationally.
For anyone unfamiliar, 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. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 38340, 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 74%
14%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 41%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 20%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 27%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 5%
8%
Disability
healthier than 18%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 76%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 47%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 42%
8%
Disability
healthier than 42%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 44%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
“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 74.4; chronic-disease standing 14.7 — 60 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,751 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
38044
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 37.86
Closest healthier
38340
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 40.71
Similar health profile
37366
Tennessee100% similar profile
Score 38.50
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 | 35.7% | 32.2–39.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.0% | 39.9–48.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.8% | 8.9–10.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.0–12.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 8.1–9.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.4% | 10.2–12.7 |
| Depression among adults | 29.8% | 25.9–33.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.7% | 13.8–17.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.1% | 37.7–46.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.4% | 30.7–46.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.6% | 4.2–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.2% | 17.6–25.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.4% | 10.5–14.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.9% | 76.1–81.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.1% | 74.5–81.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.4% | 84.6–88.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.0% | 57.9–68.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.6% | 49.7–57.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.0% | 64.0–79.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.6% | 11.1–16.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 21.4% | 18.8–24.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.4% | 26.0–35.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.9% | 31.7–44.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.2% | 23.2–29.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.4% | 18.3–22.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.7% | 15.9–19.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.4% | 17.4–21.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 41.6% | 37.2–46.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.8–11.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.1% | 10.0–12.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.2% | 18.0–22.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–6.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 16.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 10.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 82.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 17.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 52.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 24.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 51.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $50,089 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $138,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $729 | $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 | 72.7 yr ± 0.84 | 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 0.84 years of 72.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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