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ZIP code

82422

in Emblem, WyomingPopulation 62

47.69/ 100

Ranked #19,338 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 40%)

Ranked #117 of 155 Wyoming ZIPs (bottom 25%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Housing-cost burden

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

62.1%

in the bottom 1.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST16th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST11th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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

ST32nd
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

86.4 mi

in the top 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST60th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

20.3 mi

in the top 4.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST80th
US95th
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to a nursing home

16.2 mi

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST66th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

The read

Emblem, Wyoming (ZIP 82422), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 40% nationally (19,338th) and the bottom 25% of Wyoming (117th).

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The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: housing-cost burden registers at the national maximum, modeled mammography stands in the bottom 1.2% nationally, and homeownership lands at the national minimum. Distance to a nursing home is in the top 4.8% nationally. More encouragingly, poverty resides at the national minimum, and modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 2.6% nationally. Home broadband subscription lies at the national maximum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk sits in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site settles in the top 4.5% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 4.7% nationally.

Defined in plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 82410, 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 99%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 94%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 54%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 52%

8%

Disability

healthier than 42%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 6%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 43%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 59%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 41%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 55%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 16%

8%

Disability

healthier than 29%

7%

“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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults29.2%25.8–32.7
High blood pressure among adults34.0%29.9–38.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.6%8.5–10.8
Current asthma among adults11.2%9.7–12.8
Coronary heart disease among adults6.9%6.0–8.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.0%7.0–11.3
Depression among adults23.1%19.5–27.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.2%10.3–14.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.5%31.5–40.0
Obesity among adults33.8%27.4–40.9
Stroke among adults3.7%3.1–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.1%11.6–17.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years16.0%12.1–20.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.3%72.8–79.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults70.0%65.8–74.3
Cholesterol screening among adults82.7%79.8–85.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.2%54.0–64.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.4%56.6–64.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years62.1%53.2–70.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.9%10.5–15.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.8%11.4–18.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.8%23.3–34.7
Short sleep duration among adults30.2%24.7–36.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.3%17.3–26.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.6%14.0–19.2
Frequent physical distress among adults15.0%12.6–17.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.9%13.0–19.0
Any disability among adults34.3%28.8–40.2
Hearing disability among adults7.8%6.7–9.0
Independent living disability among adults9.2%7.5–11.3
Mobility disability among adults16.1%13.0–19.6
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.3–5.1
Vision disability among adults5.6%4.6–6.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3647.7% (0.0–30.1%) n=166
Uninsured 18–649.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28615.2% (0.0–38.1%) n=162
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.5% (0.0–14.4%) n=166
Bachelor's or higher (25+)0.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.0% (0.0–52.6%) n=166
Unemployment rate (16+)3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2740.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=165
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=166
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.9% (69.3–100.0%) n=166
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)100.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (0.0–51.0%) n=166
Homeownership rate0.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.7% (49.5–100.0%) n=166
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–6.3%) n=166
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.4% (0.0–8.0%) n=167
Single-parent households100.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.7% (36.3–100.0%) n=157
Population 65+100.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.8% (5.7–52.0%) n=167
Median age42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.8 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
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WY median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.7 yr ± 1.8078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.7 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 1.80 years of 80.7, 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