ZIP code
84026
in Fort Duchesne, UtahPopulation 565
35.15/ 100
Ranked #29,330 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.6%)
Ranked #279 of 284 Utah ZIPs (bottom 1.8%)
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.
Mammography
56.8%
in the bottom 0.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
25.5%
in the top 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
2.4 days/year
in the bottom 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Child-care access
1.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Home broadband subscription
58.2%
in the bottom 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
10.7%
in the bottom 2.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST49thUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
54.7%
in the bottom 4.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
21.5%
in the top 4.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
86.1 mi
in the top 4.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST69thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the bottom 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS5thDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Health need and barriers to care documented here
On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.
These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.
Health need documented here
- People living in poverty
- Food insecurity
- Housing insecurity
Barriers to reaching care
- Thin local supply of doctors
- Thin local supply of pharmacies
- Households with no vehicle
A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.
See the full care-deserts analysis →The read
Fort Duchesne, Utah (ZIP 84026) ranks in the bottom 8.6% nationally (29,330th) and the bottom 1.8% of Utah (279th).
Plainly, the numbers point to a handful of defining readings: modeled mammography settles in the bottom 0.5% nationally, and unemployment rests in the top 1.2% nationally. Home broadband subscription lands in the bottom 2.6% nationally, and modeled colon screening settles in the bottom 4.7% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability rests in the top 4.8% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled humid heat lands in the bottom 1.5% nationally, childcare settles in the top 1.8% nationally, and modeled binge drinking rests in the bottom 2.4% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 4.6% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss settles in the bottom 4.7% nationally.
For context, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 84039, just across the boundary. The area also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.
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
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 73%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 42%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 44%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 6%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 3%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 5%
8%
Disability
healthier than 10%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 13%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 56%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.6%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 4%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.6%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 24%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 21%
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
84039
Utahshares a border
Score 45.13
Closest healthier
84052
Utahshares a border
Score 47.66
Similar health profile
87001
New Mexico96% similar profile
Score 34.15
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 | 30.2% | 27.3–33.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.5% | 32.2–39.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.1% | 6.4–7.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 14.5% | 12.9–16.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.2% | 6.4–8.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.2–9.5 |
| Depression among adults | 27.9% | 24.5–31.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.5% | 13.7–17.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.2% | 29.6–36.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.2% | 35.6–47.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.4% | 4.0–4.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.7% | 17.9–25.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.6% | 9.5–14.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 70.4% | 67.0–73.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.3% | 67.5–75.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 77.8% | 75.0–80.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 54.7% | 49.4–60.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.9% | 51.0–58.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 56.8% | 47.7–66.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 10.7% | 8.8–12.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.7% | 16.0–21.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.4% | 22.6–30.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 42.6% | 37.0–48.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.9% | 23.7–30.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 21.7% | 19.5–24.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.8% | 16.8–21.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 21.5% | 19.1–24.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 43.1% | 38.8–47.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.2% | 9.1–11.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.4% | 10.9–13.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.5% | 17.2–22.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.7–6.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.6–9.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.6% | 23.1–30.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 28.5% | 24.5–32.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 17.3% | 14.4–20.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.1% | 17.3–23.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 15.1% | 13.2–17.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 35.6% | 31.4–40.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 15.1% | 13.2–17.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | UT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 33.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.0% (1.0–21.5%) n=283 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 39.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 10.1% (2.9–25.0%) n=281 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 12.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.4% (0.0–15.0%) n=284 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 5.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 28.5% (10.8–53.1%) n=284 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 25.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.9% (0.0–8.7%) n=281 |
| Households without a vehicle | 12.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.0% (0.0–7.7%) n=283 |
| Broadband subscription | 58.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.3% (78.4–98.3%) n=283 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 11.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.1% (7.6–35.3%) n=283 |
| Homeownership rate | 59.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.5% (52.0–96.8%) n=283 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.0% (0.0–7.6%) n=283 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.2% (0.0–11.8%) n=284 |
| Single-parent households | 55.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 49.8% (37.3–72.7%) n=281 |
| Population 65+ | 13.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 15.3% (7.9–29.1%) n=284 |
| Median age | 42.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 35.9 yr (27.6–52.1) n=283 |
| Median household income | $32,321 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $82,344 ($52,938–$126,884) n=260 |
| Median home value | $201,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $402,500 ($229,220–$651,780) n=259 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,321 ($834–$1,911) n=198 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | UT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.0 yr ± 1.03 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.7 yr (77.0–85.3) n=277 |
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 1.03 years of 77.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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