ZIP code
38374
in Scotts Hill, TennesseePopulation 1,815
37.65/ 100
Ranked #28,210 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 12.1%)
Ranked #429 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (bottom 30%)
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.
Pharmacy access
1.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies located 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 ›Grocery access
0.54 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.54 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Poverty rate
33.9%
in the top 4.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
38.6 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Lithium in drinking water
64 µg/L
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
11.1%
in the top 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
10.2%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
43.9%
in the top 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
45.9%
in the top 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Scotts Hill, Tennessee (ZIP 38374) ranks in the bottom 12.1% nationally (28,210th) and the bottom 30% of Tennessee (429th).
The burdens that read clearest in the data come first: poverty sits in the top 4.9% nationally, and fatal road crashes rests in the top 7.5% nationally. Lithium in drinking water is in the top 7.8% nationally, and modeled hearing disability stands in the top 8.7% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease settles in the top 8.3% nationally, mobility disability lies in the top 10.3% nationally, and high cholesterol resides in the top 7.2% nationally. Better still, pharmacy lands in the top 0.8% nationally, grocery registers in the top 1.4% nationally, and elder services sits in the top 2.2% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, pharmacy runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 38351, 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 88%
14%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 25%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 22%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 8%
8%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 20%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 42%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 20%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 37%
13%
Disability
healthier than 25%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 22%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 14%
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 88.1; chronic-disease standing 8.5 (bottom 10%) — 80 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #512 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
38311
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 31.86
Closest healthier
38351
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 39.70
Similar health profile
36006
Alabama99% similar profile
Score 40.17
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 | 38.5% | 35.7–41.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.9% | 42.6–49.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.7% | 9.9–11.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.0% | 9.9–12.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.2% | 9.3–11.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.7% | 11.4–14.2 |
| Depression among adults | 29.1% | 26.0–32.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.8% | 15.1–18.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.9% | 40.4–47.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.6% | 33.9–45.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.4% | 16.7–22.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.8% | 10.0–13.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.2% | 78.0–82.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.3% | 76.5–81.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.8% | 85.2–88.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.0% | 56.1–63.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.4% | 50.3–56.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.5% | 62.9–75.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.0% | 11.1–15.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 22.0% | 19.2–24.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.6% | 27.7–35.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.0% | 33.2–43.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.5% | 24.5–30.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.5% | 17.7–21.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.6% | 16.7–20.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.0% | 17.1–21.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 42.0% | 38.2–45.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.1% | 10.1–12.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.6% | 10.4–12.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.8% | 19.6–24.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.5% | 4.9–6.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.3–7.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 33.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.1% | 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+) | 8.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 85.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 70.0% | 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 | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 54.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 19.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 39.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $38,389 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $116,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $742 | $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 | 75.7 yr ± 0.91 | 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 0.91 years of 75.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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