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ZIP code

80010

in Aurora, ColoradoPopulation 42,439

44.94/ 100

Ranked #22,470 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 30%)

Ranked #463 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (bottom 7.8%)

Ranked #127 of 127 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ZIPs (bottom 0.8%)

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.

Uninsured (under 65)

25.5%

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

51%

in the bottom 2.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

64%

in the bottom 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

12.6%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Subsidized affordable housing

654 units

in the top 3.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

29.6%

in the bottom 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

40.1%

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

44.4%

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US94th
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 ›

The read

Overall, ZIP 80010, one of several in Aurora, Colorado places in the bottom 30% nationally (22,470th) and the bottom 7.8% of Colorado (463rd).

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled uninsured sits in the top 2.1% nationally, and colon screening lies in the bottom 2.5% nationally. Modeled mammography rests in the bottom 2.1% nationally, and crowded housing resides in the top 3.1% nationally. Modeled tree cover is at the national minimum, homeownership lands in the bottom 5.3% nationally, and housing-cost burden stands in the top 5.8% nationally. Modeled disaster risk registers in the top 6.1% nationally. More encouragingly, subsidized affordable housing settles in the top 3.1% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol sits in the bottom 3.0% nationally.

Beside the areas that surround it, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these 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. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 80011, 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. 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.

Compare within

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 82%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 68%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 93%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 46%

16%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 27%

14%

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.6%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 37%

8%

Disability

healthier than 26%

7%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 93%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 30%

14%

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.8%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 20%

5%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 93%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 53%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.00%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the bottom 0.9%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 0.9%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 12%

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

3 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 74.8 ± 1.3 years. A median household income of $63,579 predicts 78.3 years — 3.5 years below.

    Ranked #4,646 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 74.8 ± 1.3 years. The 42 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 78.8 years — 3.9 years below them.

    Ranked #2,985 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 27.3; chronic-disease standing 82.0 — 55 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #14,881 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 adults19.7%18.2–21.3
High blood pressure among adults29.4%27.4–31.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults4.6%4.3–5.0
Current asthma among adults11.3%10.4–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults5.3%4.9–5.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.3%5.7–6.9
Depression among adults21.2%19.3–23.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.8%10.8–13.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened29.6%27.6–31.8
Obesity among adults35.1%31.9–38.6
Stroke among adults3.3%3.1–3.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.2%15.8–20.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years25.5%23.3–28.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure65.8%63.4–68.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults67.1%64.5–69.7
Cholesterol screening among adults78.5%76.7–80.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years51.0%47.8–54.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.6%45.1–50.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years64.0%58.7–68.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.3%14.7–18.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.0%15.5–18.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.6%26.9–32.5
Short sleep duration among adults37.6%34.5–40.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.4%24.4–28.6
Frequent mental distress among adults19.6%18.1–21.2
Frequent physical distress among adults15.3%14.1–16.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.2%18.6–21.9
Any disability among adults35.2%32.6–37.9
Hearing disability among adults6.3%5.8–6.9
Independent living disability among adults10.4%9.6–11.3
Mobility disability among adults14.1%12.9–15.4
Self-care disability among adults5.2%4.9–5.6
Vision disability among adults8.3%7.8–9.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate21.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507
Uninsured 18–6433.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503
No HS diploma (25+)29.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508
Bachelor's or higher (25+)19.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50533.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508
Unemployment rate (16+)8.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505
Households without a vehicle13.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507
Broadband subscription87.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)44.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32229.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507
Homeownership rate40.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32274.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507
Crowded housing (>1 per room)12.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507
Foreign-born population33.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508
Single-parent households35.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500
Population 65+9.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508
Median age32.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502
Median household income$63,579$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470
Median home value$424,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469
Median gross rent$1,485$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,534 ($828–$2,196) n=401
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CO median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth74.8 yr ± 0.6778.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.4 yr (76.8–83.2) n=466

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 0.67 years of 74.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

More ZIPs to explore ▾

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