ZIP code
38565
in Grimsley, TennesseePopulation 1,205
39.49/ 100
Ranked #27,085 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 16%)
Ranked #358 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (bottom 42%)
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.
Fiber broadband
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
13.0%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
17.5 mi
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
95.2%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
14.3 mi
in the top 8.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
44%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS9thDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
0.59%
in the bottom 10.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
10.2 mi
in the top 10.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
4.8%
in the top 14.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS85thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, Grimsley, Tennessee (ZIP 38565) lands in the bottom 16% nationally (27,085th) and the bottom 42% of Tennessee (358th).
The measures split the difference for this area: fiber broadband registers at the national maximum. Households without a vehicle sits at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Homeownership rests in the top 8.3% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 8.6% nationally, and modeled disaster risk stands in the bottom 9.5% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure lies in the bottom 10.1% nationally. Against that, unemployment resides in the top 5.2% nationally, distance to an emergency room lands in the top 7.7% nationally, and modeled obesity registers in the top 6.3% nationally.
To translate a couple of terms, 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. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 38553, 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 73%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 71%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 34%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 24%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Disability
healthier than 20%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 13%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 74%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 98%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 48%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 53%
8%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 38%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 35%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 6%
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 73.4; chronic-disease standing 14.4 — 59 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,810 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
38553
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 39.65
Closest healthier
38589
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 39.62
Similar health profile
37018
Tennessee99% similar profile
Score 41.46
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% | 31.8–39.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.4% | 38.7–48.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.6% | 8.7–10.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.5–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.9–10.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.5% | 9.8–13.2 |
| Depression among adults | 29.4% | 25.2–33.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.4% | 13.2–17.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.2% | 37.4–47.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 44.0% | 35.4–52.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.3% | 17.4–25.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.7% | 9.3–14.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.0% | 75.0–80.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.6% | 73.9–81.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.1% | 84.0–88.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.6% | 54.6–66.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.4% | 51.4–59.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.7% | 62.4–79.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.0% | 11.4–17.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 21.4% | 17.5–25.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.4% | 24.0–35.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.8% | 30.4–45.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.4% | 22.3–30.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.0% | 17.4–22.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.6% | 15.2–20.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.9% | 16.2–21.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.7% | 34.2–45.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.5–11.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.7% | 9.1–12.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.5% | 16.6–22.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.2–5.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.4–7.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 56.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 17.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 6.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 13.0% | 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 | 89.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 31.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 95.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 68.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 22.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 48.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $51,635 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $196,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 75.6 yr ± 1.17 | 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 1.17 years of 75.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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