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ZIP code

84083

in Wendover, UtahPopulation 1,261

42.78/ 100

Ranked #24,569 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 23%)

Ranked #272 of 284 Utah ZIPs (bottom 4.3%)

Ranked #41 of 43 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT ZIPs (bottom 4.7%)

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.

Uninsured (under 65)

23.9%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

103.1 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

64.3 mi

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

48.7 mi

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

9.5%

in the bottom 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST19th
US1st
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 ›

Crowded housing

15.8%

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Outpatient-care access

0.9 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of outpatient clinics located 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 ›

Walkability

0.94 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 2.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

25.4%

in the bottom 2.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

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 ›

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 without health insurance
  • People living in poverty
  • Food insecurity
  • Chronic conditions

Barriers to reaching care

  • Distance to the nearest emergency room
  • Thin local supply of doctors
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies

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

On the composite measure, Wendover, Utah (ZIP 84083) stands in the bottom 23% nationally (24,569th) and the bottom 4.3% of Utah (272nd).

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Plainly, the numbers point to a handful of defining readings: modeled uninsured rests in the top 2.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes lands in the top 0.4% nationally. Distance to an emergency room settles in the top 0.6% nationally, and distance to a nursing home rests in the top 0.7% nationally. Crowded housing lands in the top 2.0% nationally, walkability settles in the bottom 2.4% nationally, and homeownership rests in the bottom 2.6% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled binge drinking lands in the bottom 0.8% nationally, outpatient settles in the top 2.4% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 2.8% nationally.

Set beside the wider area around it, fatal road crashes runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. ZIP 84029, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby. Beyond the headline readings, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare within

Lifting this score

Risk Behavior

healthier than 63%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 80%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 43%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 57%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 55%

8%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 4%

13%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 3%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 67%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 91%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 10%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 4%

11%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 29%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 5%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

Mental Health

in the top 0.00%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.00%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 5%

11%

Disability

in the bottom 0.00%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 12%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 2%

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 adults27.9%25.1–30.5
High blood pressure among adults38.1%34.7–41.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.4%5.8–7.1
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.5–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults7.3%6.4–8.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.5%5.5–7.6
Depression among adults23.5%20.6–26.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.7%15.4–19.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.3%33.0–39.8
Obesity among adults45.0%39.8–50.2
Stroke among adults3.9%3.5–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.7%15.5–22.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years23.9%19.2–28.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure72.3%69.2–75.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults72.2%68.7–75.5
Cholesterol screening among adults80.5%78.0–83.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.1%54.3–63.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.4%50.9–57.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years67.3%59.6–74.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults9.5%7.9–11.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.8%8.8–12.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.2%29.4–39.0
Short sleep duration among adults42.3%37.5–47.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults28.7%24.7–32.7
Frequent mental distress among adults16.0%14.1–17.9
Frequent physical distress among adults17.5%15.3–19.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.4%16.9–22.2
Any disability among adults41.6%37.2–46.1
Hearing disability among adults9.5%8.4–10.6
Independent living disability among adults9.8%8.4–11.2
Mobility disability among adults19.5%16.7–22.3
Self-care disability among adults5.7%4.9–6.5
Vision disability among adults9.1%7.8–10.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.1%19.1–25.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults27.2%22.7–31.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.2%11.2–17.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.7%15.8–22.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.3%10.5–14.4
Loneliness among adults33.6%29.9–38.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.8%10.0–13.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)UT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate26.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3647.0% (1.0–21.5%) n=283
Uninsured 18–6435.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.1% (2.9–25.0%) n=281
No HS diploma (25+)36.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.4% (0.0–15.0%) n=284
Bachelor's or higher (25+)5.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50528.5% (10.8–53.1%) n=284
Unemployment rate (16+)2.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.7%) n=281
Households without a vehicle11.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.0% (0.0–7.7%) n=283
Broadband subscription86.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.3% (78.4–98.3%) n=283
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.6–35.3%) n=283
Homeownership rate25.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.5% (52.0–96.8%) n=283
Crowded housing (>1 per room)15.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.0% (0.0–7.6%) n=283
Foreign-born population30.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.2% (0.0–11.8%) n=284
Single-parent households35.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08749.8% (37.3–72.7%) n=281
Population 65+4.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55315.3% (7.9–29.1%) n=284
Median age27.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29235.9 yr (27.6–52.1) n=283
Median household income$44,173$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$82,344 ($52,938–$126,884) n=260
Median home value$164,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$402,500 ($229,220–$651,780) n=259
Median gross rent$675$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 birth83.8 yr ± 2.0878.9 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 2.08 years of 83.8, 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