ZIP code
81081
in Trinchera, ColoradoPopulation 89
51.57/ 100
Ranked #14,027 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 44%)
Ranked #325 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (bottom 35%)
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.
Home broadband subscription
27%
in the bottom 0.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
60 mi
in the top 0.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
0.48 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 1.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS1stDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
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 ›Floodplain exposure
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Homeownership rate
36.5%
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS4thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
5.4%
in the bottom 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
1.9%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
11.5%
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›The read
Trinchera, Colorado (ZIP 81081), on the composite measure, lands in the top 44% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,027th) and the bottom 35% of Colorado (325th).
The readings split fairly evenly between strengths and concerns: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 0.6% nationally, poverty sits at the national minimum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Floodplain exposure lands at the national minimum, and housing-cost burden resides in the bottom 5.3% nationally. Unemployment lies at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Working the other way, walkability settles in the bottom 1.1% nationally, and homeownership stands in the bottom 4.4% nationally. Slow internet speeds is in the top 6.3% nationally, and modeled hearing disability rests in the top 6.5% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 87728, about 20 miles away.
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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 87%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 92%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 40%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 21%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Disability
healthier than 37%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 23%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 96%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 72%
13%
Mental Health
in the top 0.3%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 65%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 35%
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
81027
Coloradoshares a border
Score 50.75
Closest healthier
87728
New Mexicoabout 20 mi away
Score 52.70
Similar health profile
87742
New Mexico96% similar profile
Score 55.69
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 | 36.5% | 32.1–40.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.9% | 35.7–45.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.1% | 11.7–14.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.1% | 8.8–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.1% | 8.5–11.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.0% | 7.1–11.3 |
| Depression among adults | 19.4% | 16.1–22.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.5% | 12.1–17.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.6% | 36.6–46.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 30.2% | 22.6–38.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.9% | 4.1–5.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.5% | 15.9–23.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.0% | 8.2–16.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.6% | 75.9–82.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.3% | 73.5–80.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.4% | 88.5–92.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.6% | 60.4–70.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 56.4% | 52.3–60.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.5% | 62.5–79.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.3% | 10.9–16.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.9% | 9.7–16.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.5% | 18.2–29.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.4% | 24.9–38.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.9% | 16.8–25.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 12.9% | 10.9–14.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.8% | 13.3–18.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.7% | 10.4–15.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.7% | 29.8–41.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.5% | 9.9–13.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.2–9.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.9% | 14.4–21.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.6–5.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.8% | 4.8–7.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 55.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 7.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 27.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 5.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 36.5% | 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 | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 36.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 69.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 82.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $39,255 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | — | $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 | 82.2 yr ± 2.14 | 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 2.14 years of 82.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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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