ZIP code
84738
in Ivins, UtahPopulation 10,050
60.89/ 100
Ranked #4,204 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.2%)
Ranked #58 of 284 Utah ZIPs (top 20%)
Ranked #5 of 20 St. George, UT ZIPs (top 25%)
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.
Binge drinking
8.7%
in the bottom 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS1stDefinition & 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 Superfund site
199 mi
in the top 1.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to an emergency room
31.2 mi
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS98thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Park land
32.3%
in the top 4.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Housing insecurity
6.7%
in the bottom 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
11.5 per million
in the bottom 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST51stUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Dry extreme heat
63.5 days/year
in the top 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
27.9%
in the bottom 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
2 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Ivins, Utah (ZIP 84738), on the composite measure, lands in the top 13.2% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,204th) and the top 20% of Utah (58th).
The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: modeled binge drinking stands in the bottom 0.3% nationally, distance to a Superfund site is in the top 1.1% nationally, and park land rests in the top 4.4% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity sits in the bottom 5.4% nationally, air-toxics cancer risk registers in the bottom 5.7% nationally, and loneliness lands in the bottom 6.8% nationally. Fatal road crashes resides in the bottom 6.9% nationally. Working the other way, distance to an emergency room lies in the top 1.8% nationally, and modeled disaster risk settles in the top 3.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands in the top 6.8% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 84765, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the St. George, UT metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 88%
16%
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.6%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 63%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the top 0.2%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 73%
8%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 49%
21%
Disability
healthier than 60%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 67%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 96%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 97%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 92%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 97%
8%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Disability
healthier than 37%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 8%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 74%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 89%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 89%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 89%
8%
Disability
healthier than 63%
7%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 37%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
2 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 81.9 ± 2.3 years. A median household income of $77,993 predicts 79.1 years — 2.8 years above.
Ranked #494 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 99.5 (top 1%); chronic-disease standing 49.0 — 51 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,454 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
84733
Utahshares a border
Score 60.69
Closest healthier
84765
Utahshares a border
Score 63.19
Similar health profile
98250
Washington96% similar profile
Score 61.20
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 | 32.2% | 29.2–35.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.8% | 34.5–41.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.5% | 11.4–13.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.3–11.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.8% | 6.9–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.5% | 5.4–7.7 |
| Depression among adults | 23.9% | 21.1–26.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.7% | 10.0–13.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.5% | 35.1–42.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 32.0% | 27.6–36.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.4–4.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.0% | 8.9–13.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.3% | 6.7–10.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.0% | 74.1–79.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.0% | 73.1–78.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.4% | 84.7–87.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.4% | 67.2–75.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 72.8% | 70.1–75.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.4% | 67.5–80.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 8.7% | 7.2–10.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 7.1% | 5.6–8.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 16.0% | 13.2–18.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.1% | 27.1–35.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.7% | 14.3–19.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.6% | 12.0–15.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.7% | 11.9–15.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.5% | 10.8–14.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.9% | 29.0–36.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.0% | 6.0–8.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.1% | 12.0–16.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.3% | 2.8–3.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.5% | 3.9–5.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 16.4% | 14.0–19.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.2% | 7.4–11.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 5.0% | 3.8–6.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 6.7% | 5.5–8.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.3% | 4.5–6.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 27.9% | 24.5–31.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.1% | 4.2–6.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | UT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.0% (1.0–21.5%) n=283 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 10.1% (2.9–25.0%) n=281 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.4% (0.0–15.0%) n=284 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 47.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 28.5% (10.8–53.1%) n=284 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.9% (0.0–8.7%) n=281 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.0% (0.0–7.7%) n=283 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.3% (78.4–98.3%) n=283 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 32.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.1% (7.6–35.3%) n=283 |
| Homeownership rate | 73.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.5% (52.0–96.8%) n=283 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.0% (0.0–7.6%) n=283 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.2% (0.0–11.8%) n=284 |
| Single-parent households | 65.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 49.8% (37.3–72.7%) n=281 |
| Population 65+ | 31.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 15.3% (7.9–29.1%) n=284 |
| Median age | 52.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 35.9 yr (27.6–52.1) n=283 |
| Median household income | $77,993 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $82,344 ($52,938–$126,884) n=260 |
| Median home value | $592,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $402,500 ($229,220–$651,780) n=259 |
| Median gross rent | $1,769 | $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 | 81.9 yr ± 1.19 | 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 1.19 years of 81.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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