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38556

in Jamestown, TennesseePopulation 12,936

ZipVitals Score
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34.24/ 100

Ranked #29,646 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 7.6%)

Ranked #521 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (bottom 15%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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

100%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & 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 ›

Mobility disability

24.3%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

13.1%

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

30.8%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

20.8%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

10.7%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Elder-services access

0.24 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US94th
Definition & 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 ›

Obesity

45.3%

in the top 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.5%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

The read

Jamestown, Tennessee (ZIP 38556), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 7.6% nationally (29,646th) and the bottom 15% of Tennessee (521st).

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled disaster risk sits in the top 2.5% nationally, and mobility disability lies in the top 4.4% nationally. Modeled independent living disability rests in the top 6.4% nationally, and fair or poor health resides in the top 7.0% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability is in the top 6.6% nationally, coronary heart disease lands in the top 5.6% nationally, and obesity stands in the top 4.0% nationally. Modeled hearing disability registers in the top 6.5% nationally. More encouragingly, fiber broadband settles in the top 1.9% nationally, and elder services sits in the top 6.0% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 38504, 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 66%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 72%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 39%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 4%

8%

Disability

healthier than 6%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 79%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 73%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 33%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

“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 73.0 ± 1.2 years. A median household income of $45,443 predicts 77.0 years — 3.9 years below.

    Ranked #5,025 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 75.9; chronic-disease standing 3.7 (bottom 10%) — 72 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #937 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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults40.3%36.4–44.3
High blood pressure among adults47.3%42.7–51.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.8%9.8–11.9
Current asthma among adults11.6%10.2–13.1
Coronary heart disease among adults10.7%9.8–11.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults14.4%12.9–16.2
Depression among adults30.5%26.3–35.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.1%15.9–20.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened44.6%39.9–49.5
Obesity among adults45.3%36.8–54.3
Stroke among adults5.5%5.1–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.5%16.7–24.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.3%11.2–15.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.5%77.7–83.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.2%75.6–82.5
Cholesterol screening among adults86.3%84.6–88.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.2%55.2–66.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults50.4%46.2–54.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.1%61.8–79.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.2%9.8–14.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults23.3%20.5–26.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.9%29.0–39.0
Short sleep duration among adults39.2%31.9–46.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.8%27.5–34.4
Frequent mental distress among adults20.8%18.5–23.2
Frequent physical distress among adults20.2%18.0–22.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.8%18.6–23.2
Any disability among adults44.8%40.0–49.5
Hearing disability among adults11.5%10.4–12.9
Independent living disability among adults13.1%11.7–14.6
Mobility disability among adults24.3%21.7–27.2
Self-care disability among adults6.2%5.6–6.9
Vision disability among adults7.8%7.1–8.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate23.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609
Uninsured 18–6412.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615
No HS diploma (25+)18.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613
Unemployment rate (16+)3.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613
Households without a vehicle7.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608
Broadband subscription86.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608
Homeownership rate77.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608
Foreign-born population1.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617
Single-parent households57.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608
Population 65+24.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617
Median age48.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615
Median household income$45,443$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594
Median home value$160,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593
Median gross rent$634$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$908 ($659–$1,523) n=516
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth73.0 yr ± 0.6278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30875.1 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 0.62 years of 73.0, 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