ZIP code
80447
in Grand Lake, ColoradoPopulation 1,857
60.80/ 100
Ranked #4,268 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.4%)
Ranked #141 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (top 28%)
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.
Park land
93%
in the top 0.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
53.5 per million
in the top 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Grocery access
0.5 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Obesity
23%
in the bottom 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
3 days/year
in the bottom 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST22ndUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a nursing home
23.3 mi
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS97thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
27.3%
in the bottom 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
25 mi
in the top 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
1.5 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›The read
Grand Lake, Colorado (ZIP 80447), in overall standing, comes out in the top 13.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,268th) and the top 28% of Colorado (141st).
An even profile, with readings pulling both ways: park land rests in the top 0.2% nationally, grocery settles in the top 1.6% nationally, and modeled obesity lands in the bottom 3.0% nationally. Modeled humid heat rests in the bottom 1.8% nationally, fatal road crashes settles at the national minimum, and modeled short sleep lands in the bottom 1.9% nationally. Recreation rests in the top 3.6% nationally. Against that, modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the top 0.5% nationally, and distance to a nursing home lands in the top 2.6% nationally. Distance to an emergency room rests in the top 3.1% nationally.
Set within its surrounding area, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, for reference, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 80510, 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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 66%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 69%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 81%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 98%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 88%
8%
Disability
healthier than 84%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.2%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 10%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 97%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 94%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 96%
8%
Disability
healthier than 63%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 49%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 30%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 16%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 9%
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 10.4; chronic-disease standing 65.5 — 55 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #14,906 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
80446
Coloradoshares a border
Score 60.49
Closest healthier
80510
Coloradoshares a border
Score 65.62
Similar health profile
96141
California96% similar profile
Score 64.44
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 | 32.4% | 28.6–36.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.7% | 29.4–38.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.6% | 11.3–13.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.4–12.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.0% | 6.1–8.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.4% | 5.3–7.7 |
| Depression among adults | 20.9% | 17.6–24.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.9% | 8.4–11.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.1% | 34.6–43.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 23.0% | 17.2–29.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 3.0–3.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.6% | 6.9–10.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.1% | 5.0–7.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.8% | 73.1–80.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.5% | 73.9–81.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.3% | 90.0–92.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.5% | 65.7–74.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 72.3% | 69.2–75.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.2% | 67.6–81.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.0% | 12.4–18.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 9.7% | 7.7–11.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 15.3% | 12.1–19.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 27.3% | 22.0–33.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 13.9% | 11.6–16.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.1% | 11.4–14.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.4% | 10.6–14.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.1–12.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 26.2% | 22.1–30.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.0% | 7.0–9.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.8% | 4.9–6.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.6% | 9.6–13.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.9% | 2.5–3.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.5% | 3.0–4.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 2.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 17.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 48.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 96.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 46.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 74.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 83.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 30.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 57.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $632,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 80.4 yr ± 1.08 | 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 1.08 years of 80.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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