ZIP code
85087
in New River, ArizonaPopulation 10,157
58.35/ 100
Ranked #6,112 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 19%)
Ranked #93 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (top 24%)
Ranked #59 of 159 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ZIPs (top 37%)
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.
Outer-floodplain exposure
90%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
108 days/year
in the top 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST59thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$138,566
in the top 5.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
28.1%
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Homeownership rate
95.7%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
10.9 mi
in the top 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST67thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
3.4%
in the bottom 11.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS11thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›The read
New River, Arizona (ZIP 85087), on the composite measure, lands in the top 19% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,112th) and the top 24% of Arizona (93rd).
Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: household income resides in the top 5.4% nationally, elder services lies in the top 7.0% nationally, and homeownership settles in the top 7.7% nationally. Home broadband subscription stands in the top 10.3% nationally, and poverty is in the bottom 11.5% nationally. On the other hand, outer-floodplain exposure rests in the top 0.4% nationally, and modeled extreme heat sits in the top 1.2% nationally. Modeled arsenic registers in the top 3.6% nationally, and tree cover lands at the national minimum. Distance to a nursing home resides in the top 9.5% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 85086, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 68%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 75%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 84%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 85%
8%
Disability
healthier than 74%
7%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 49%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
5%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 17%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 64%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 81%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 78%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 64%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
Disability
healthier than 80%
7%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 47%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 41%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 69%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 79%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 73%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 61%
11%
Disability
healthier than 62%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 74%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 18%
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
One of our published findings lists 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 its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 83.0 ± 2.8 years. The 40 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 79.5 years — 3.5 years above them.
Ranked #539 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
85086
Arizonashares a border
Score 62.25
Closest healthier
85331
Arizonashares a border
Score 65.43
Similar health profile
85207
Arizona98% similar profile
Score 58.83
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 | 27.8% | 25.7–29.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.6% | 31.2–36.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.5% | 9.7–11.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.5–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.4% | 5.8–7.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.7% | 5.9–7.5 |
| Depression among adults | 19.8% | 17.8–21.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.7% | 9.7–11.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.0% | 37.4–42.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.8% | 26.3–33.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.3% | 3.0–3.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.7% | 7.3–10.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.0% | 6.8–9.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.5% | 73.1–77.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.5% | 73.2–77.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.2% | 86.9–89.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.7% | 61.4–68.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.5% | 63.0–68.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.9% | 71.4–80.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.1% | 14.4–18.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.7% | 10.0–13.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 18.2% | 16.0–20.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.5% | 30.3–37.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.4% | 14.7–18.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.6% | 13.2–16.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.1% | 11.0–13.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.5% | 11.2–13.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 28.2% | 25.8–30.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.7% | 7.0–8.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.9–7.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.8% | 11.4–14.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.3% | 2.9–3.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.5% | 21.3–26.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.7% | 9.3–12.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.6% | 6.5–9.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 7.1–9.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.2% | 5.5–7.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.1% | 27.6–33.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 4.9% | 4.3–5.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AZ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 3.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 31.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–14.3%) n=395 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–14.3%) n=394 |
| Broadband subscription | 97.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 16.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394 |
| Homeownership rate | 95.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 76.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 7.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397 |
| Single-parent households | 60.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388 |
| Population 65+ | 22.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397 |
| Median age | 47.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394 |
| Median household income | $138,566 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371 |
| Median home value | $552,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363 |
| Median gross rent | $2,280 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,303 ($683–$2,093) n=323 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AZ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.0 yr ± 1.41 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.5 yr (75.1–82.8) n=354 |
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 1.41 years of 83.0, 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