ZIP code
83539
in Kooskia, IdahoPopulation 2,427
48.96/ 100
Ranked #17,724 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 45%)
Ranked #168 of 268 Idaho ZIPs (bottom 37%)
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.
Hearing disability
15.0%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Park land
79.9%
in the top 0.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Walkability
0.39 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
3.6%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
26.4%
in the bottom 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
10.9%
in the bottom 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Loneliness
27.4%
in the bottom 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST33rdUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
10.8%
in the top 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST23rdUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS93rdDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›The read
Kooskia, Idaho (ZIP 83539), overall, ranks in the bottom 45% nationally (17,724th) and the bottom 37% of Idaho (168th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Reading across the data, the real pressures come first: modeled hearing disability settles in the top 0.4% nationally, walkability is in the bottom 0.9% nationally, and modeled fine-particle sits in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease lands in the top 5.1% nationally, and disaster risk lies in the top 7.1% nationally. More encouragingly, park land stands in the top 0.7% nationally, and modeled short sleep rests in the bottom 1.0% nationally. Modeled binge drinking registers in the bottom 2.9% nationally, and loneliness resides in the bottom 4.5% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 5.9% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. ZIP 59833, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.
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
Risk Behavior
healthier than 96%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 86%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 94%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 41%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 16%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 29%
14%
Disability
healthier than 17%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 12%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 74%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 80%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 91%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 87%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 65%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Disability
healthier than 26%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 10%
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
59829
Montanashares a border
Score 48.94
Closest healthier
59833
Montanashares a border
Score 53.59
Similar health profile
83610
Idaho98% similar profile
Score 49.21
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 | 37.5% | 33.9–41.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.5% | 38.5–46.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.0% | 11.8–14.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.5–12.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–12.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–12.0 |
| Depression among adults | 20.2% | 17.4–23.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.8% | 12.8–16.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.5% | 35.3–43.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 32.1% | 26.7–37.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–6.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.1% | 12.2–18.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.9% | 7.3–10.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.3% | 76.0–82.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.1% | 75.9–82.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.7% | 85.0–88.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.0% | 58.7–68.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.4% | 63.0–69.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.3% | 59.8–75.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 10.9% | 9.0–13.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.3% | 11.3–15.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.6% | 22.7–30.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 26.4% | 21.6–31.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.8% | 19.1–24.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.9% | 12.3–15.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.8% | 14.9–18.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.8% | 13.2–16.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.3% | 36.1–44.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 15.0% | 13.5–16.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.3% | 8.3–10.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.6% | 19.0–24.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.3–5.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.2% | 16.3–22.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.6% | 9.6–13.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 8.5% | 7.0–10.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.3% | 7.0–9.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.6% | 5.7–7.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 27.4% | 23.3–31.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.7% | 4.9–6.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ID median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.9% (1.2–20.3%) n=275 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 29.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 12.8% (0.0–25.9%) n=276 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.9% (0.0–17.9%) n=275 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 11.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.1% (8.6–44.8%) n=275 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.8%) n=274 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 1.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=275 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.8% (79.9–100.0%) n=275 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 23.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.5% (1.7–33.4%) n=275 |
| Homeownership rate | 89.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.7% (61.8–97.5%) n=275 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.8% (0.0–7.2%) n=275 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.6% (0.0–13.3%) n=277 |
| Single-parent households | 62.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 58.4% (44.1–86.8%) n=271 |
| Population 65+ | 38.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.6% (11.3–42.1%) n=277 |
| Median age | 58.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.5 yr (31.8–62.3) n=273 |
| Median household income | $57,885 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $70,814 ($51,606–$96,415) n=252 |
| Median home value | $347,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $344,400 ($224,720–$577,280) n=247 |
| Median gross rent | $837 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $990 ($730–$1,495) n=192 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ID median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.4 yr ± 0.97 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.9 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 0.97 years of 77.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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