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85920

in Alpine, ArizonaPopulation 613

ZipVitals Score
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53.72/ 100

Ranked #11,059 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 34%)

Ranked #147 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (top 37%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Park land

92.7%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

0.3 days/year

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

42.4 mi

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

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Binge drinking

9.4%

in the bottom 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US1st
Definition & 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

13.2%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

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Loneliness

26.3%

in the bottom 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

1.5 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

26.5 mi

in the top 2.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST87th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

Coronary heart disease

11.4%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Alpine, Arizona (ZIP 85920) lands in the top 34% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,059th) and the top 37% of Arizona (147th).

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The measures split the difference for this area: park land resides in the top 0.2% nationally, and modeled humid heat lands in the bottom 0.3% nationally. Modeled binge drinking registers in the bottom 0.7% nationally, and loneliness sits in the bottom 1.5% nationally. Civic rests in the top 2.0% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 2.6% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Against that, distance to a nursing home settles in the top 0.8% nationally, modeled hearing disability lies in the top 1.6% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease resides in the top 3.0% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 85922, 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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 64%

16%

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.3%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 64%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 97%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 96%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 1.0%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 3%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 85%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 89%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 91%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 59%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults36.9%33.5–40.3
High blood pressure among adults42.8%39.1–46.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults14.9%13.5–16.4
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.4–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults11.4%9.9–12.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.7%9.8–13.9
Depression among adults16.9%14.6–19.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.1%13.9–18.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.6%40.1–47.3
Obesity among adults29.0%24.8–33.5
Stroke among adults5.9%5.2–6.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.6%11.2–16.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.9%7.1–11.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure84.7%82.1–87.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.4%77.8–82.9
Cholesterol screening among adults90.7%89.4–92.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.5%61.1–70.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.6%58.3–64.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.1%63.3–76.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults9.4%7.8–11.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.5%9.2–14.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults22.7%19.1–26.7
Short sleep duration among adults31.5%27.3–36.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.5%19.2–26.1
Frequent mental distress among adults12.8%11.1–14.5
Frequent physical distress among adults16.7%14.5–19.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.4%10.6–14.4
Any disability among adults36.3%32.0–40.7
Hearing disability among adults13.2%11.7–14.8
Independent living disability among adults8.8%7.5–10.4
Mobility disability among adults19.4%16.6–22.5
Self-care disability among adults5.5%4.7–6.4
Vision disability among adults6.9%5.9–8.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.6%21.4–27.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.6%9.4–14.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.5%7.5–12.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.1%6.7–9.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.5–7.7
Loneliness among adults26.3%23.0–29.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.1%5.1–7.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AZ median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate18.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394
No HS diploma (25+)5.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397
Bachelor's or higher (25+)42.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.3%) n=395
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–14.3%) n=394
Broadband subscription83.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)35.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394
Homeownership rate89.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32276.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394
Foreign-born population8.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5537.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397
Single-parent households93.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388
Population 65+71.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397
Median age70.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394
Median household income$73,438$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371
Median home value$352,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363
Median gross rent$967$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,303 ($683–$2,093) n=323
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AZ median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.8 yr ± 1.8978.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.5 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 1.89 years of 79.8, 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