ZIP code
85323
in Avondale, ArizonaPopulation 47,043
46.47/ 100
Ranked #20,794 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 35%)
Ranked #253 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (bottom 36%)
Ranked #128 of 159 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ZIPs (bottom 19%)
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.
Dry extreme heat
131.3 days/year
in the top 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST74thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
22.4%
in the top 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
62.1%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST73rdUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
51.4%
in the bottom 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST22ndUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
539 units
in the top 4.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Lead in tap water
0 ppb
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
US1stDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
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 ›Crowded housing
9.6%
in the top 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
0.4 mi
in the bottom 5.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST2ndUS5thDefinition & 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 ›The read
In overall standing, ZIP 85323, one of several in Avondale, Arizona comes out in the bottom 35% nationally (20,794th) and the bottom 36% of Arizona (253rd).
The data points to real strain across a number of measures here: modeled extreme heat lands in the top 0.5% nationally, modeled uninsured is in the top 3.2% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure resides in the top 0.8% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 0.8% nationally, colon screening lies in the bottom 2.6% nationally, and tree cover sits at the national minimum. Crowded housing settles in the top 5.0% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site registers in the bottom 5.2% nationally. On the brighter side, subsidized affordable housing stands in the top 4.1% nationally, and lead in tap water lands at the national minimum.
Relative to the ZIPs around it, outer-floodplain exposure runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 85037, 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 89%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 78%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 46%
11%
Disability
healthier than 48%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 26%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 3%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 88%
21%
Disability
healthier than 62%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 48%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 31%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 1%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 22%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 28%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 2%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 78%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 91%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 21%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 3%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 15%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 20%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 37%
8%
Disability
healthier than 39%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 1.9 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 89.3 — 87 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,717 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
85037
Arizonashares a border
Score 49.40
Closest healthier
85338
Arizonashares a border
Score 57.02
Similar health profile
77040
Texas98% similar profile
Score 44.56
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 | 18.3% | 16.9–19.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 27.4% | 25.5–29.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 4.6% | 4.3–5.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.1% | 9.2–11.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–4.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.3 |
| Depression among adults | 18.2% | 16.4–20.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.2% | 10.2–12.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 32.7% | 30.6–34.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.4% | 30.8–38.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.7% | 2.5–2.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.2% | 14.8–19.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 22.4% | 20.1–25.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 66.4% | 63.8–68.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 69.1% | 66.3–71.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 80.8% | 78.7–82.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 51.4% | 48.1–54.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 51.2% | 48.4–54.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.6% | 68.9–78.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.4% | 14.5–18.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.3% | 11.1–13.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.1% | 23.7–28.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.3% | 35.8–43.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.3% | 21.4–25.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.9% | 15.5–18.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.9% | 11.9–14.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.1% | 15.7–18.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.2% | 29.8–34.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.3–6.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.7–9.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.1% | 12.0–14.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.9–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.6–7.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 30.3% | 27.8–32.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 26.4% | 24.0–28.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 18.2% | 16.3–20.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.9% | 17.9–21.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 13.0% | 11.8–14.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.0% | 33.4–38.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 10.5% | 9.4–11.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AZ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 19.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 18.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 17.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–14.3%) n=395 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–14.3%) n=394 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 34.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394 |
| Homeownership rate | 59.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 76.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 9.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394 |
| Foreign-born population | 21.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 7.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397 |
| Single-parent households | 35.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388 |
| Population 65+ | 6.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397 |
| Median age | 32.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394 |
| Median household income | $83,120 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371 |
| Median home value | $370,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363 |
| Median gross rent | $1,825 | $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 unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled. | |||
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