ZIP code
80440
in Fairplay, ColoradoPopulation 3,502
58.87/ 100
Ranked #5,692 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 18%)
Ranked #184 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (top 37%)
Ranked #80 of 127 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ZIPs (bottom 37%)
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.
Humid extreme heat
0.3 days/year
in the bottom 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
28.1 mi
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
30.7 mi
in the top 1.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Obesity
23.7%
in the bottom 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST21stUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Park land
51.2%
in the top 2.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST84thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Radon
3.5 pCi/L
in the top 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.
Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Elder-services access
0.39 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Fatal road crashes
45.7 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS95thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
20.3%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS95thDefinition & 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
Fairplay, Colorado (ZIP 80440), by its overall standing, sits in the top 18% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,692nd) and the top 37% of Colorado (184th).
The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: modeled humid heat registers in the bottom 0.3% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 1.9% nationally, and modeled obesity lands in the bottom 3.8% nationally. Park land is in the top 2.4% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and elder services rests in the top 3.3% nationally. Set against that, distance to a nursing home lies in the top 1.8% nationally, and modeled radon sits in the top 4.7% nationally. Fatal road crashes settles in the top 5.1% nationally, and modeled binge drinking registers in the top 5.2% nationally.
Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, 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. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 80424, 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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 87%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 70%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 83%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 66%
8%
Disability
healthier than 88%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 16%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 63%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 66%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 61%
8%
Disability
healthier than 72%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 68%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 44%
11%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 28%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 37%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 28%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 85%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 41%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 47%
8%
Disability
healthier than 55%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 37%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 40%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 17%
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 ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
80420
Coloradoshares a border
Score 58.61
Closest healthier
80424
Coloradoshares a border
Score 62.41
Similar health profile
82060
Wyoming98% similar profile
Score 58.45
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 | 25.3% | 22.0–28.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 28.0% | 24.2–31.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.5% | 7.7–9.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.0% | 9.7–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–5.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.4% | 4.6–6.2 |
| Depression among adults | 22.2% | 18.8–25.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 8.4% | 7.1–9.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.0% | 28.9–37.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 23.7% | 17.9–30.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.7% | 2.4–2.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.4% | 9.0–14.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.2% | 5.9–8.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 70.1% | 66.1–73.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.4% | 67.2–75.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.2% | 85.4–88.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.6% | 55.9–66.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.7% | 59.9–67.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 67.9% | 58.2–76.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 20.3% | 16.8–23.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.5% | 9.5–13.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 14.4% | 11.5–17.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 29.9% | 23.4–36.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 13.7% | 11.6–15.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.7% | 13.8–17.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.7% | 10.1–13.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.6% | 10.9–14.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 24.2% | 20.5–28.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.4–6.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.3–6.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 9.4% | 7.9–11.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.8% | 2.5–3.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 4.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 45.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 75.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 8.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 52.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 8.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 38.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $116,143 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $469,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | $2,166 | $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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