ZIP code
85337
in Gila Bend, ArizonaPopulation 2,041
30.90/ 100
Ranked #30,568 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 4.7%)
Ranked #343 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (bottom 13.0%)
Ranked #155 of 159 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ZIPs (bottom 2.6%)
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.
Uninsured (under 65)
30%
in the top 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
12.7%
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
47.7%
in the bottom 1.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST15thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
117.6 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Fair or poor health
36.2%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
125.5 days/year
in the top 0.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST66thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
49.3%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST72ndUS99thDefinition & 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 bottom 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Arsenic in groundwater
45.2%
in the top 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a nursing home
32.3 mi
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, Gila Bend, Arizona (ZIP 85337) sits in the bottom 4.7% nationally (30,568th) and the bottom 13.0% of Arizona (343rd).
A few readings account for most of this area's strain: modeled uninsured stands in the top 1.1% nationally, vision disability resides in the top 1.5% nationally, and colon screening sits in the bottom 1.3% nationally. Fatal road crashes stands in the top 0.3% nationally, modeled fair or poor health resides in the top 2.0% nationally, and modeled extreme heat sits in the top 0.6% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure stands in the top 1.0% nationally, and modeled arsenic resides in the top 1.1% nationally. Distance to a nursing home sits in the top 1.4% nationally. On the better side, modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 1.1% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, fatal road crashes runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 85139, 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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 63%
14%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 26%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 7%
16%
Preventive Care
in the bottom 0.9%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 10%
11%
Disability
healthier than 3%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 4%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 8%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 38%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 38%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 9%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 11%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 22%
8%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 19%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 3%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 6%
8%
Disability
healthier than 1%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
5%
Healthcare Access
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 ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
85139
Arizonashares a border
Score 46.36
Closest healthier
85322
Arizonashares a border
Score 49.24
Similar health profile
79313
Texas98% similar profile
Score 42.53
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 | 26.1% | 24.3–28.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 36.8% | 34.4–39.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.2% | 5.7–6.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.2–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.7% | 8.6–10.8 |
| Depression among adults | 19.6% | 17.6–21.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.2% | 16.5–19.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.5% | 37.0–42.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.5% | 35.4–43.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 25.7% | 22.7–29.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 30.0% | 25.9–34.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 72.5% | 70.0–74.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 70.4% | 67.6–73.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 79.1% | 76.7–81.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 47.7% | 44.2–51.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 39.3% | 36.7–42.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 65.1% | 59.5–70.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.5% | 11.9–15.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 20.3% | 18.0–22.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 37.0% | 33.3–40.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.8% | 37.3–44.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 36.2% | 32.8–39.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.9% | 17.2–20.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.3% | 17.5–21.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 22.3% | 20.0–24.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 44.8% | 41.4–48.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.6–11.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 13.2% | 11.8–14.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 23.2% | 21.0–25.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.9–8.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 12.7% | 11.4–13.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 32.4% | 29.5–35.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 40.0% | 36.1–44.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 32.3% | 28.4–36.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 26.4% | 23.5–29.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 19.2% | 17.1–21.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.5% | 33.6–39.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 15.4% | 13.5–17.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AZ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 42.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 40.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 12.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–14.3%) n=395 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–14.3%) n=394 |
| Broadband subscription | 80.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 36.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394 |
| Homeownership rate | 62.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 76.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 8.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394 |
| Foreign-born population | 24.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 7.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397 |
| Single-parent households | 62.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388 |
| Population 65+ | 17.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397 |
| Median age | 42.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394 |
| Median household income | $55,365 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371 |
| Median home value | $116,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363 |
| Median gross rent | $1,069 | $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 | 77.1 yr ± 1.09 | 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 1.09 years of 77.1, 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