ZIP code
81076
in Sugar City, ColoradoPopulation 602
35.33/ 100
Ranked #29,265 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.8%)
Ranked #497 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (bottom 1.0%)
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.
Mammography
60.9%
in the bottom 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Walkability
0.74 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST9thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
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 ›Self-care disability
6.9%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
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 ›Stroke
5.7%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
22.7%
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
11.4%
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
8.9%
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
10.4%
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Health need and barriers to care documented here
On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.
These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.
Health need documented here
- People without health insurance
- Adults reporting fair or poor health
- Chronic conditions
Barriers to reaching care
- Thin local supply of doctors
- Thin local supply of pharmacies
- Limited home internet for telehealth
A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.
See the full care-deserts analysis →The read
By the composite health measure, Sugar City, Colorado (ZIP 81076) ranks in the bottom 8.8% nationally (29,265th) and the bottom 1.0% of Colorado (497th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A number of measures mark what daily life looks like here: modeled mammography lands in the bottom 0.9% nationally, and walkability sits in the bottom 1.7% nationally. Modeled self-care disability is in the top 6.3% nationally, and tree cover settles at the national minimum. Modeled stroke resides in the top 6.0% nationally, mobility disability registers in the top 7.5% nationally, and hearing disability rests in the top 7.0% nationally. Modeled vision disability stands in the top 7.9% nationally, and coronary heart disease lies in the top 7.1% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the bottom 2.8% nationally.
To spell things out, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Close by, ZIP 80823, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall. On other measures, the area also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.
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.
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 59%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 41%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 51%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Disability
healthier than 6%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 33%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 53%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 55%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 3%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 10%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 4%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 10%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.3%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 1%
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
80823
Coloradoshares a border
Score 46.20
Closest healthier
81050
Coloradoshares a border
Score 43.59
Similar health profile
73951
Oklahoma97% similar profile
Score 40.19
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 | 36.0% | 32.2–39.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.6% | 36.0–45.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.1% | 9.1–11.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.3% | 11.0–13.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 13.0% | 11.2–15.0 |
| Depression among adults | 24.2% | 20.6–28.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.3% | 14.2–18.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.2% | 35.6–45.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 32.5% | 24.9–40.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.7% | 5.1–6.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.1% | 16.4–24.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 16.2% | 13.6–19.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.2% | 73.8–80.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.9% | 69.8–77.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.0% | 82.0–86.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 58.2% | 52.2–63.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 47.9% | 43.9–51.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 60.9% | 50.4–70.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.8% | 11.3–16.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 21.2% | 18.0–24.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.5% | 25.6–35.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.9% | 25.9–40.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 29.6% | 25.8–33.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.5% | 16.4–20.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 20.3% | 17.9–22.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 20.0% | 17.6–22.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 42.8% | 37.8–48.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.4% | 10.1–12.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.4% | 10.9–14.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.7% | 19.7–25.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.0–7.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.9% | 7.9–10.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 20.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 20.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 18.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 37.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 77.3% | 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 | 3.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 76.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 21.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 46.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $48,563 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $113,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | $838 | $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 | 76.4 yr ± 0.70 | 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 0.70 years of 76.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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