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83327

in Fairfield, IdahoPopulation 1,037

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54.17/ 100

Ranked #10,481 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 33%)

Ranked #73 of 268 Idaho ZIPs (top 27%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US1st
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 ›

Elder-services access

1.1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›

Humid extreme heat

1.8 days/year

in the bottom 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Park land

58.4%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

27.3%

in the bottom 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST31st
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

17.7 mi

in the top 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST65th
US94th
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 ›

Crowded housing

8.5%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

1.8%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mammography

67.9%

in the bottom 7.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST47th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

12.1 mi

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Fairfield, Idaho (ZIP 83327) places in the top 33% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,481st) and the top 27% of Idaho (73rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 0.7% nationally, and elder services rests in the top 0.7% nationally. Modeled humid heat resides in the bottom 1.1% nationally, and park land is in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled loneliness lands in the bottom 4.1% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 6.1% nationally. Unemployment registers at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Pulling the other way, crowded housing settles in the top 6.1% nationally, slow internet speeds sits in the top 6.6% nationally, and modeled mammography lies in the bottom 7.4% nationally.

Beside the areas that surround it, elder services runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 83333, 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

Risk Behavior

healthier than 85%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 54%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 45%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 53%

14%

Disability

healthier than 40%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 36%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 89%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 64%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 55%

21%

Disability

healthier than 60%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

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.

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 adults31.5%27.8–35.6
High blood pressure among adults36.2%31.7–40.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.3%9.3–11.5
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.5–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults7.7%6.7–8.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.0%6.7–9.5
Depression among adults21.7%18.3–25.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.8%10.1–13.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.1%32.4–41.8
Obesity among adults30.5%23.0–38.8
Stroke among adults3.9%3.5–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.6%8.5–12.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.9%6.9–11.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure74.8%70.9–78.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.4%72.4–80.1
Cholesterol screening among adults85.7%83.4–87.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.0%58.3–69.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults68.8%65.2–72.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years67.9%58.4–76.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.0%11.3–17.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.4%10.7–16.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.3%18.8–28.4
Short sleep duration among adults31.5%24.8–38.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.7%15.6–22.1
Frequent mental distress among adults14.7%12.8–16.8
Frequent physical distress among adults14.8%12.8–17.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.7%12.6–17.0
Any disability among adults34.7%29.7–40.0
Hearing disability among adults10.7%9.4–12.1
Independent living disability among adults8.1%7.0–9.4
Mobility disability among adults16.7%14.0–19.4
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.4–4.7
Vision disability among adults4.9%4.2–5.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.8%16.6–23.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.3%9.0–14.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.2–10.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.4–10.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.4%5.5–7.6
Loneliness among adults27.3%22.6–32.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.1%5.1–7.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ID median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate4.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.9% (1.2–20.3%) n=275
Uninsured 18–6419.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.8% (0.0–25.9%) n=276
No HS diploma (25+)14.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.9% (0.0–17.9%) n=275
Bachelor's or higher (25+)35.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (8.6–44.8%) n=275
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.5% (0.0–6.8%) n=274
Households without a vehicle4.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=275
Broadband subscription94.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.8% (79.9–100.0%) n=275
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)28.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (1.7–33.4%) n=275
Homeownership rate84.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.7% (61.8–97.5%) n=275
Crowded housing (>1 per room)8.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.8% (0.0–7.2%) n=275
Foreign-born population1.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.6% (0.0–13.3%) n=277
Single-parent households67.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08758.4% (44.1–86.8%) n=271
Population 65+17.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.3–42.1%) n=277
Median age35.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.5 yr (31.8–62.3) n=273
Median household income$66,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,814 ($51,606–$96,415) n=252
Median home value$287,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$344,400 ($224,720–$577,280) n=247
Median gross rent$1,000$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$990 ($730–$1,495) n=192
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ID median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth78.7 yr ± 1.6778.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.9 yr (76.8–83.5) n=278

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 1.67 years of 78.7, 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