ZIP code
38571
in Crossville, TennesseePopulation 14,678
39.55/ 100
Ranked #27,054 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 16%)
Ranked #357 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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 6.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
44.6%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
47%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
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 ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST82ndUS90thDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
11.0%
in the top 9.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.72%
in the bottom 10.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS11thDefinition & 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 ›The read
ZIP 38571, one of several in Crossville, Tennessee ranks in the bottom 16% nationally (27,054th) and the bottom 42% of Tennessee (357th).
A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure is in the bottom 10.8% nationally, and modeled tree cover registers in the top 12.6% nationally. By contrast, modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the top 6.4% nationally, high cholesterol is in the top 5.3% nationally, and high blood pressure registers in the top 7.7% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease lies in the top 8.3% nationally, expected annual loss is in the top 9.6% nationally, and hearing disability registers in the top 9.4% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lies in the top 12.9% nationally.
Against its neighbors, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall 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
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 73%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 62%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 53%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 60%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 42%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 35%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 6%
8%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 62%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 72%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 99%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 64%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 55%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 56%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 50%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 16%
21%
Disability
healthier than 29%
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 76.3 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $58,498 predicts 78.0 years — 1.6 years below.
Ranked #2,035 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 60.0; chronic-disease standing 7.1 (bottom 10%) — 53 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,278 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
37723
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 38.71
Closest healthier
38553
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 39.65
Similar health profile
28636
North Carolina99% similar profile
Score 45.66
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 | 38.3% | 34.6–42.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 47.0% | 42.8–51.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.2% | 10.2–12.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.0–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.2% | 9.2–11.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.6% | 11.3–14.1 |
| Depression among adults | 30.3% | 26.4–34.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.6% | 14.5–18.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.6% | 40.2–49.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.1% | 33.0–47.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.0% | 4.6–5.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.9% | 16.4–23.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.6% | 9.9–13.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.6% | 77.8–83.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.2% | 76.8–83.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.7% | 86.0–89.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.4% | 57.0–67.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.8% | 49.9–57.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.5% | 62.9–78.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.7% | 10.4–15.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 20.9% | 18.2–23.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.3% | 25.0–33.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.8% | 29.5–42.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.1% | 24.1–30.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.5% | 17.4–21.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.2% | 16.2–20.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.8% | 16.7–20.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.6% | 36.3–45.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.0% | 9.8–12.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.4% | 10.2–12.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.1% | 18.7–23.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–5.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.8% | 6.1–7.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 15.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 80.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 21.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 57.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 28.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 48.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $58,498 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $227,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $798 | $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 | 76.3 yr ± 0.75 | 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 0.75 years of 76.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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