ZIP code
80014
in Aurora, ColoradoPopulation 39,496
60.17/ 100
Ranked #4,738 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 14.8%)
Ranked #149 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (top 30%)
Ranked #71 of 127 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ZIPs (bottom 44%)
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.
Natural-disaster risk
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & 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
25.2%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST33rdUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Dental provider access
1.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of dental offices located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Outpatient-care access
0.67 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
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 ›Walkability
130 intersections/sq mi
in the top 6.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
43.1%
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Mental-health provider access
0.14 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
284 units
in the top 8.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.35%
in the bottom 8.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST19thUS9thDefinition & 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
In its overall standing, ZIP 80014, one of several in Aurora, Colorado lands in the top 14.8% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,738th) and the top 30% of Colorado (149th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: modeled obesity settles in the bottom 5.9% nationally, dental providers is in the top 4.0% nationally, and outpatient sits in the top 4.3% nationally. Walkability lands in the top 6.4% nationally, mental-health providers lies in the top 7.0% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing stands in the top 8.7% nationally. Floodplain exposure rests in the bottom 8.9% nationally. Set against that, modeled disaster risk registers in the top 2.3% nationally, and tree cover resides at the national minimum. Housing-cost burden settles in the top 6.9% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put 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. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". On the overall standing, ZIP 80015, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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 84%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 83%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 88%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 75%
8%
Disability
healthier than 76%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 81%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 92%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 28%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 29%
13%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 67%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 77%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 91%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 57%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 57%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 58%
11%
Disability
healthier than 53%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 30%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 36%
5%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 71%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 90%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 43%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 54%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 54%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 58%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Disability
healthier than 32%
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
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 27.8; chronic-disease standing 84.2 — 56 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,041 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
80012
Coloradoshares a border
Score 52.11
Closest healthier
80015
Coloradoshares a border
Score 63.94
Similar health profile
81623
Colorado99% similar profile
Score 62.92
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 | 25.0% | 22.9–27.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.4% | 27.9–32.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.2% | 8.4–10.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.6–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.5% | 4.9–6.2 |
| Depression among adults | 21.1% | 18.9–23.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.3% | 8.2–10.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 32.0% | 29.5–34.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 25.2% | 22.1–28.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.2% | 3.0–3.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.9% | 8.2–12.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.4% | 10.1–12.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.4% | 71.8–76.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 72.5% | 69.9–75.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.3% | 84.8–87.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.6% | 64.2–70.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.3% | 63.6–68.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.3% | 66.5–77.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.0% | 15.1–19.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.0% | 8.9–11.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 18.9% | 16.6–21.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.1% | 28.0–34.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.0% | 14.3–17.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.3% | 13.9–16.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.0% | 10.8–13.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.2% | 11.9–14.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.8% | 25.2–30.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.3–7.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.3–7.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.2% | 9.9–12.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.1% | 2.8–3.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–4.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 44.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 7.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 43.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 60.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507 |
| Foreign-born population | 19.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 53.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 24.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 40.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $73,210 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $416,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | $1,842 | $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 at birth | 79.2 yr ± 0.67 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.4 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 79.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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