ZIP code
81222
in Coaldale, ColoradoPopulation 538
48.30/ 100
Ranked #18,557 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)
Ranked #403 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (bottom 20%)
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.
Crowded housing
30.4%
in the top 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
66.7%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
27.9 mi
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
26 mi
in the top 2.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
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 ›Park land
43.1%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST80thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
6 days/year
in the bottom 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST31stUS4thDefinition & 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 ›The read
On the composite measure, Coaldale, Colorado (ZIP 81222) stands in the bottom 42% nationally (18,557th) and the bottom 20% of Colorado (403rd).
The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: crowded housing settles in the top 0.5% nationally, and housing-cost burden rests in the top 0.8% nationally. Distance to an emergency room lands in the top 2.3% nationally. More positively, recreation settles in the top 0.6% nationally, homeownership rests at the national maximum, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 2.7% nationally. Home broadband subscription settles at the national maximum, modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and park land lands in the top 3.0% nationally. Modeled humid heat settles in the bottom 3.8% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, crowded housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 81143, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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
in the top 0.3%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 67%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 82%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 58%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 4%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.6%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 92%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 43%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 46%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 1%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Disability
healthier than 6%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 6%
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
81143
Coloradoshares a border
Score 49.77
Closest healthier
81201
Coloradoshares a border
Score 60.06
Similar health profile
59257
Montana95% similar profile
Score 47.36
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 | 39.5% | 35.3–43.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.2% | 35.6–44.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.3% | 11.9–14.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.9% | 10.5–13.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.2% | 8.8–11.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.9% | 8.6–13.3 |
| Depression among adults | 24.0% | 20.4–27.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.6% | 12.4–17.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.8% | 37.2–46.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 30.5% | 24.1–37.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.1% | 4.4–6.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.3% | 11.5–17.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.9% | 6.7–11.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.4% | 78.2–84.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.0% | 75.5–82.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.1% | 88.4–91.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.3% | 65.3–75.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.7% | 53.6–61.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.0% | 66.0–80.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.3% | 10.1–14.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.0% | 11.7–18.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.8% | 18.9–29.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.6% | 27.6–39.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.9% | 18.0–26.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.3% | 13.2–17.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.2% | 14.7–19.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.3% | 12.1–16.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.1% | 30.7–41.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.8% | 9.4–12.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.0% | 7.5–10.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.9% | 15.6–22.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.8% | 3.9–5.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.8% | 4.9–6.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 19.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 8.3% | 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 | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 66.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 30.4% | 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 | 49.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 0.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 48.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $383,300 | $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 | 81.3 yr ± 3.68 | 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 3.68 years of 81.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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