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84038

in Laketown, UtahPopulation 646

ZipVitals Score
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55.39/ 100

Ranked #8,987 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 28%)

Ranked #128 of 284 Utah ZIPs (top 45%)

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.

Civic-institution access

2.3 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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

4.1 days/year

in the bottom 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST23rd
US2nd
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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST24th
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 ›

Binge drinking

10.6%

in the bottom 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST47th
US2nd
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 ›

Distance to a nursing home

20.2 mi

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US97th
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 hazardous-chemical facility

20.2 mi

in the top 4.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST87th
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 an emergency room

20.3 mi

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

98.3%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 10.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST19th
US10th
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 ›

The read

Laketown, Utah (ZIP 84038), by its composite score, sits in the top 28% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,987th) and the top 45% of Utah (128th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: civic stands in the top 0.8% nationally, and modeled humid heat registers in the bottom 2.5% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and binge drinking sits in the bottom 2.2% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies in the top 4.7% nationally, and homeownership rests in the top 5.5% nationally. Unemployment resides at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Pulling the other way, distance to a nursing home lands in the top 3.3% nationally, and distance to an emergency room stands in the top 5.3% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, civic runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. 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. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 84028, 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

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 78%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 98%

11%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 54%

21%

Disability

healthier than 50%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 32%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 75%

13%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 58%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 53%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

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 adults30.9%27.3–34.6
High blood pressure among adults34.7%30.6–39.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.6%9.6–11.7
Current asthma among adults11.4%10.0–12.8
Coronary heart disease among adults7.4%6.6–8.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.3%6.2–8.4
Depression among adults26.9%22.9–31.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.0%10.3–13.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.9%31.6–40.5
Obesity among adults33.1%25.3–41.5
Stroke among adults3.8%3.4–4.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.4%9.1–14.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.2%6.6–10.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure74.9%71.5–78.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.6%71.7–79.2
Cholesterol screening among adults84.2%82.1–86.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.5%59.3–69.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults72.4%68.9–75.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.6%60.3–77.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults10.6%8.6–12.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.2%8.2–12.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.6%15.7–23.6
Short sleep duration among adults31.4%24.9–38.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.1%15.4–21.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.6%14.5–18.9
Frequent physical distress among adults14.5%12.7–16.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.1%13.2–17.2
Any disability among adults33.2%28.5–38.1
Hearing disability among adults9.3%8.2–10.4
Independent living disability among adults8.0%7.0–9.1
Mobility disability among adults14.5%12.4–16.8
Self-care disability among adults3.8%3.3–4.3
Vision disability among adults4.7%4.2–5.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.2%15.2–21.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.3%9.1–14.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.3–8.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.8%7.3–10.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.5–7.6
Loneliness among adults30.0%25.0–35.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.5–7.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)UT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3647.0% (1.0–21.5%) n=283
Uninsured 18–649.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.1% (2.9–25.0%) n=281
No HS diploma (25+)4.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.4% (0.0–15.0%) n=284
Bachelor's or higher (25+)24.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50528.5% (10.8–53.1%) n=284
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.7%) n=281
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.0% (0.0–7.7%) n=283
Broadband subscription95.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.3% (78.4–98.3%) n=283
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.6–35.3%) n=283
Homeownership rate98.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.5% (52.0–96.8%) n=283
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.0% (0.0–7.6%) n=283
Foreign-born population1.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.2% (0.0–11.8%) n=284
Single-parent households67.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08749.8% (37.3–72.7%) n=281
Population 65+18.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55315.3% (7.9–29.1%) n=284
Median age50.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29235.9 yr (27.6–52.1) n=283
Median household income$95,714$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$82,344 ($52,938–$126,884) n=260
Median home value$400,000$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
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)UT median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.0 yr ± 0.7878.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.7 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 0.78 years of 79.0, 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