ZIP code
38579
in Quebeck, TennesseePopulation 1,475
34.64/ 100
Ranked #29,512 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.0%)
Ranked #513 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (bottom 17%)
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.
Colon-cancer screening
52.7%
in the bottom 3.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Mammography
66.7%
in the bottom 5.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST2ndUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
20.9%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
31.9%
in the top 5.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
25%
in the top 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
53.9 mi
in the top 10.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, Quebeck, Tennessee (ZIP 38579) lands in the bottom 8.0% nationally (29,512th) and the bottom 17% of Tennessee (513th).
The measures split the difference for this area: modeled disaster risk lands in the bottom 8.3% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site registers in the top 10.7% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 14.0% nationally. Against that, modeled colon screening rests in the bottom 3.2% nationally, mammography is in the bottom 5.0% nationally, and cognitive disability stands in the top 6.3% nationally. Poverty settles in the top 5.8% nationally, modeled tooth loss lies in the top 7.3% nationally, and modeled independent living disability resides in the top 11.3% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health lands in the top 13.4% nationally.
To translate a couple of terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 38559, 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 55%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 12%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 28%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 11%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 13%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 2%
8%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 75%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 80%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 31%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 18%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 21%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 5%
8%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
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 73.7; chronic-disease standing 12.2 — 62 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,626 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
38559
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 36.02
Closest healthier
38583
Tennesseeshares a border
Score 37.66
Similar health profile
41714
Kentucky100% similar profile
Score 30.59
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% | 32.0–39.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.4% | 39.1–47.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.1% | 8.2–10.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.8% | 10.4–13.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.8–10.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.2% | 10.2–14.4 |
| Depression among adults | 32.7% | 28.6–37.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.7% | 13.5–18.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.1% | 36.8–45.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.2% | 33.3–49.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 25.0% | 21.3–29.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.3% | 9.2–15.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.2% | 74.0–80.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.9% | 73.9–81.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.8% | 83.3–88.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 52.7% | 47.3–58.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 52.1% | 48.1–56.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 66.7% | 57.4–75.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.7% | 11.2–16.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 24.0% | 19.8–28.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.2% | 26.6–38.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.4% | 31.9–45.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.8% | 23.4–32.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 21.7% | 19.1–24.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.7% | 16.2–21.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 20.9% | 17.8–24.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 42.2% | 36.6–48.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.7% | 8.5–11.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.0% | 10.1–14.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.7% | 17.4–24.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.5% | 4.6–6.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.8% | 5.8–8.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 31.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 21.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 16.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 27.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608 |
| Homeownership rate | 90.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617 |
| Single-parent households | 67.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608 |
| Population 65+ | 14.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617 |
| Median age | 37.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615 |
| Median household income | $51,940 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594 |
| Median home value | $229,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593 |
| Median gross rent | $920 | $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 | 72.3 yr ± 1.74 | 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 1.74 years of 72.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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