ZIP code
80003
in Arvada, ColoradoPopulation 35,976
56.21/ 100
Ranked #8,056 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 25%)
Ranked #232 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (top 46%)
Ranked #93 of 127 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ZIPs (bottom 27%)
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.
Subsidized affordable housing
658 units
in the top 3.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 4.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
26%
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST40thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
130 intersections/sq mi
in the top 6.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
27.9%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST32ndUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
1.9%
in the top 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
35 per million
in the top 9.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
19.4%
in the top 8.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 80003, one of several in Arvada, Colorado, overall, ranks in the top 25% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,056th) and the top 46% of Colorado (232nd).
This area's most favorable readings come through plainly in the numbers: subsidized affordable housing resides in the top 3.1% nationally, modeled obesity settles in the bottom 7.2% nationally, and walkability is in the top 6.7% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure sits in the bottom 5.9% nationally. On the other side, modeled tree cover lands at the national minimum, and disaster risk lies in the top 4.8% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 6.6% nationally, and loud transportation noise rests in the top 8.0% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the top 9.1% nationally, and binge drinking resides in the top 8.8% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. ZIP 80002, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.
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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 86%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 76%
11%
Disability
healthier than 76%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 77%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 47%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 6%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 16%
13%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 60%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 76%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 51%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 9%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 34%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 33%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 52%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 50%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 36%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 15%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 36%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 29%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 30%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 33%
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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 6.4 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 86.5 — 80 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,197 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
80002
Coloradoshares a border
Score 58.08
Closest healthier
80004
Coloradoshares a border
Score 59.59
Similar health profile
98188
Washington99% similar profile
Score 56.51
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 | 24.1% | 22.1–26.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 27.9% | 25.6–30.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.5% | 6.9–8.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.6% | 10.5–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.7–5.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.2 |
| Depression among adults | 23.6% | 21.3–26.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.1% | 8.1–10.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 32.6% | 30.1–35.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 26.0% | 22.9–29.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.8% | 2.6–3.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.4% | 8.5–12.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.7% | 10.5–13.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 68.3% | 65.4–71.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.5% | 68.8–74.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.7% | 83.1–86.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.2% | 62.7–69.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.1% | 60.4–65.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.2% | 65.5–76.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 19.4% | 17.2–21.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.3% | 10.8–13.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 16.8% | 14.7–19.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.9% | 28.6–35.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.2% | 14.6–17.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.7% | 15.2–18.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.2% | 11.0–13.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.9% | 13.6–16.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.9% | 25.4–30.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.5% | 5.9–7.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.4–7.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.4–11.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.1% | 2.9–3.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.4% | 4.1–4.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 35.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 36.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 70.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507 |
| Foreign-born population | 8.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 45.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 14.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 37.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $91,464 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $534,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | $1,795 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,534 ($828–$2,196) n=401 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled. | |||
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