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ZIP code

82441

in Shell, WyomingPopulation 265

47.00/ 100

Ranked #20,156 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 37%)

Ranked #124 of 155 Wyoming ZIPs (bottom 20%)

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.

Mammography

63.1%

in the bottom 1.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST23rd
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Park land

62%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US2nd
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 ›

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

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 ›

Walkability

1.2 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 3.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST18th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

2.8%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

15.9 mi

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

76.4 mi

in the top 5.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST49th
US94th
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 ›

Binge drinking

11.8%

in the bottom 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US6th
Definition & 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 ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Shell, Wyoming (ZIP 82441) sits in the bottom 37% nationally (20,156th) and the bottom 20% of Wyoming (124th).

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A few readings carry most of this area's story: modeled mammography is in the bottom 1.6% nationally, walkability lies in the bottom 3.5% nationally, and slow internet speeds registers in the top 4.2% nationally. Distance to a nursing home is in the top 4.9% nationally. On the better side, park land lies in the top 1.5% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 1.8% nationally. Housing-cost burden is at the national minimum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk lies in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site registers in the top 5.6% nationally, and modeled binge drinking is in the bottom 5.8% nationally.

Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, 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. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 82426, 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 85%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 81%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 73%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 12%

13%

Disability

healthier than 29%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 9%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 45%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 49%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 51%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 60%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 49%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 60%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Disability

healthier than 7%

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 adults33.8%30.0–37.6
High blood pressure among adults40.3%36.1–44.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.6%10.4–12.9
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.5–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults9.6%8.5–10.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.4%8.8–12.2
Depression among adults21.6%18.3–25.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.2%13.0–17.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.1%35.7–44.7
Obesity among adults34.7%28.0–41.7
Stroke among adults4.7%4.2–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.8%13.0–19.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.8%9.3–14.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.6%76.3–82.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.0%69.0–76.9
Cholesterol screening among adults86.1%84.0–88.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.1%53.7–64.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.9%55.2–62.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years63.1%54.3–71.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.8%9.5–14.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.9%13.0–18.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.6%24.4–34.7
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 adults22.7%19.3–26.5
Frequent mental distress among adults15.2%13.2–17.3
Frequent physical distress among adults16.3%14.0–18.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.8%12.8–17.0
Any disability among adults36.3%31.3–41.3
Hearing disability among adults10.4%9.1–11.8
Independent living disability among adults9.3%8.0–10.7
Mobility disability among adults18.7%15.9–21.8
Self-care disability among adults4.8%4.1–5.6
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.2–6.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate4.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3647.7% (0.0–30.1%) n=166
Uninsured 18–6411.6%9.0% (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+)39.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.0% (0.0–52.6%) n=166
Unemployment rate (16+)0.6%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 subscription85.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.9% (69.3–100.0%) n=166
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (0.0–51.0%) n=166
Homeownership rate78.8%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 population0.4%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+23.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.8% (5.7–52.0%) n=167
Median age59.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.8 yr (30.6–64.2) n=157
Median household income$60,069$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 birth81.0 yr ± 1.4878.9 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 1.48 years of 81.0, 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