ZIP code
82073
in Laramie, WyomingPopulation 37
60.78/ 100
Ranked #4,275 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.4%)
Ranked #10 of 155 Wyoming ZIPs (top 6.5%)
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 days/year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
23%
in the bottom 0.05% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
13.1%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
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 ›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 ›Binge drinking
10.5%
in the bottom 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
11.4%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
8.5%
in the bottom 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, ZIP 82073, one of several in Laramie, Wyoming ranks in the top 13.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,275th) and the top 6.5% of Wyoming (10th).
The measures split the difference for this area: modeled humid heat stands at the national minimum, and short sleep settles in the bottom 0.05% nationally. Poverty lies at the national minimum, and homeownership resides at the national maximum. Modeled binge drinking lands in the bottom 2.1% nationally, home broadband subscription registers at the national maximum, and modeled cognitive disability sits in the bottom 1.2% nationally. Against that, housing-cost burden rests at the national maximum, modeled hearing disability is in the top 1.8% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease stands in the top 3.0% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 82063, about 24 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%
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the top 0.05%
11%
Mental Health
in the top 0.2%
8%
Disability
healthier than 64%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 1.0%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 24%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 16%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 98%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the top 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
in the top 0.00%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 71%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 59%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
“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
82052
Wyomingshares a border
Score 58.78
Closest healthier
82063
Coloradoabout 24 mi away
Score 63.08
Similar health profile
85940
Arizona96% similar profile
Score 59.91
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 | 35.2% | 30.7–39.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.7% | 41.0–50.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 15.9% | 14.0–17.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 8.7% | 7.6–10.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.4% | 9.3–14.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.1% | 5.0–10.0 |
| Depression among adults | 15.6% | 13.2–18.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.3% | 10.8–16.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.7% | 40.2–49.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 26.5% | 21.6–32.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.6% | 3.6–6.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.2% | 10.6–16.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.9% | 5.4–11.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.3% | 78.8–85.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.9% | 78.8–84.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 93.2% | 91.5–94.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.7% | 59.5–69.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 76.5% | 73.4–79.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 67.3% | 58.2–75.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 10.5% | 8.7–12.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.1% | 5.1–12.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 18.3% | 13.4–24.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 23.0% | 18.8–27.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.6% | 11.8–21.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 9.1% | 7.5–11.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.4% | 9.9–15.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 8.5% | 6.5–11.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.3% | 23.7–36.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 13.1% | 10.9–16.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.7% | 4.2–7.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.6% | 11.0–19.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.3% | 2.5–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.2–5.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.7% (0.0–30.1%) n=166 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 100.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.2% (0.0–38.1%) n=162 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.5% (0.0–14.4%) n=166 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 0.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.0% (0.0–52.6%) n=166 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 0.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=165 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 0.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=166 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (69.3–100.0%) n=166 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 100.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.7% (0.0–51.0%) n=166 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.7% (49.5–100.0%) n=166 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.0% (0.0–6.3%) n=166 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.4% (0.0–8.0%) n=167 |
| Single-parent households | 0.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.7% (36.3–100.0%) n=157 |
| Population 65+ | 0.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.8% (5.7–52.0%) n=167 |
| Median age | 37.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.8 yr (30.6–64.2) n=157 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $73,404 ($52,987–$128,423) n=124 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $278,800 ($120,840–$590,020) n=125 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $904 ($642–$1,322) n=84 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.4 yr ± 1.58 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.7 yr (78.2–83.4) n=168 |
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 1.58 years of 81.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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