ZIP code
84512
in Bluff, UtahPopulation 860
28.49/ 100
Ranked #31,034 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 3.3%)
Ranked #280 of 284 Utah ZIPs (bottom 1.5%)
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
57.5%
in the bottom 0.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
12.5%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
7.9%
in the bottom 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
14.2%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
15.3%
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
26.7%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
6.5%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›Stroke
6.5%
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
23.4%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Cross-source signals
Health need and barriers to care documented here
On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its severe level: severe means at least four of the six health-need readings and at least four 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
- Food insecurity
- Housing insecurity
- Adults reporting fair or poor health
- Chronic conditions
Barriers to reaching care
- Distance to the nearest emergency room
- 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
By the composite measure, Bluff, Utah (ZIP 84512) sits in the bottom 3.3% nationally (31,034th) and the bottom 1.5% of Utah (280th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
What the data shows most clearly about this place comes first: modeled mammography settles in the bottom 0.5% nationally, vision disability stands in the top 1.7% nationally, and hearing disability is in the top 0.8% nationally. Modeled independent living disability rests in the top 2.3% nationally, mobility disability sits in the top 1.8% nationally, and energy burden registers in the top 1.7% nationally. Modeled stroke lands in the top 2.3% nationally, and cognitive disability resides in the top 2.0% nationally. More positively, modeled binge drinking lies in the bottom 0.2% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 1.3% nationally.
In plain language, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. ZIP 84511, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall. This ZIP 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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.8%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 5%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 9%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.6%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 14%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 93%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.00%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 15%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 1%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 8%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.00%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 10%
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
84511
Utahshares a border
Score 51.18
Closest healthier
81324
Coloradoabout 7.2 mi away
Score 51.83
Similar health profile
92256
California97% similar profile
Score 40.20
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 | 34.3% | 30.3–38.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.8% | 39.1–48.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.0% | 8.1–10.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 14.8% | 12.9–16.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.6% | 9.9–13.3 |
| Depression among adults | 26.0% | 21.9–30.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 20.7% | 17.9–23.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.1% | 32.5–41.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.6% | 30.3–45.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.5% | 5.8–7.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 23.1% | 19.5–27.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.6% | 10.7–16.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.6% | 72.1–78.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.0% | 71.9–80.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 79.3% | 76.6–81.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 53.3% | 48.1–58.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.5% | 50.9–58.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 57.5% | 48.6–66.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 7.9% | 6.1–10.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 20.3% | 17.2–23.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.5% | 25.1–35.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.5% | 33.4–45.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 33.7% | 29.5–38.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 21.5% | 18.6–24.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 22.8% | 19.9–25.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 23.4% | 20.5–26.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 48.3% | 42.8–53.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 14.2% | 12.5–15.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 15.3% | 13.4–17.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 26.7% | 23.4–30.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.6–8.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 12.5% | 11.0–14.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 27.2% | 23.5–31.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 35.5% | 31.4–40.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 25.0% | 21.2–28.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 23.1% | 20.0–26.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 19.1% | 16.8–21.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.7% | 30.1–39.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 18.6% | 16.3–21.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | UT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 25.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.0% (1.0–21.5%) n=283 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 33.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 10.1% (2.9–25.0%) n=281 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 17.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.4% (0.0–15.0%) n=284 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 29.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 28.5% (10.8–53.1%) n=284 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.9% (0.0–8.7%) n=281 |
| Households without a vehicle | 13.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.0% (0.0–7.7%) n=283 |
| Broadband subscription | 60.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.3% (78.4–98.3%) n=283 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 10.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.1% (7.6–35.3%) n=283 |
| Homeownership rate | 83.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.5% (52.0–96.8%) n=283 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 12.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.0% (0.0–7.6%) n=283 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.2% (0.0–11.8%) n=284 |
| Single-parent households | 41.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 49.8% (37.3–72.7%) n=281 |
| Population 65+ | 28.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 15.3% (7.9–29.1%) n=284 |
| Median age | 45.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 35.9 yr (27.6–52.1) n=283 |
| Median household income | $54,375 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $82,344 ($52,938–$126,884) n=260 |
| Median home value | $200,700 | $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 | 75.4 yr ± 0.84 | 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 0.84 years of 75.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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