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86004

in Flagstaff, ArizonaPopulation 36,394

ZipVitals Score
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60.72/ 100

Ranked #4,308 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.5%)

Ranked #57 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (top 14.5%)

Ranked #5 of 22 Flagstaff, AZ ZIPs (top 23%)

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.

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Obesity

23.4%

in the bottom 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Park land

41%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST84th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

5.8 days/year

in the bottom 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US4th
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US95th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

17.9 per million

in the bottom 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST23rd
US7th
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 ›

High blood pressure

27.4%

in the bottom 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

68%

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST44th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST16th
US8th
Definition & 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 ›

Floodplain exposure

0.34%

in the bottom 8.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST19th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

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 ›

The read

ZIP 86004, one of several in Flagstaff, Arizona, by its overall standing, sits in the top 13.5% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,308th) and the top 14.5% of Arizona (57th).

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The profile opens balanced, with readings on either hand: modeled obesity stands in the bottom 3.4% nationally, park land lands in the top 3.2% nationally, and modeled humid heat is in the bottom 3.7% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the bottom 6.7% nationally, high blood pressure rests in the bottom 5.2% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 8.2% nationally. Floodplain exposure sits in the bottom 8.9% nationally. By contrast, modeled disaster risk settles in the top 0.2% nationally, and expected annual loss registers in the top 5.2% nationally. Modeled mammography stands in the bottom 7.6% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 86015, about 6.4 miles away.

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 Flagstaff, AZ metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 89%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 74%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 78%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 93%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

Disability

healthier than 78%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.9%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 85%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 88%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 68%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Disability

healthier than 82%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 83%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 49%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 41%

13%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 84%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 74%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 68%

11%

Disability

healthier than 89%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 74%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 95%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 58%

8%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 5%

14%

“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 adults22.6%20.6–24.8
High blood pressure among adults27.4%24.9–30.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.8%7.1–8.5
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.8–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults5.0%4.6–5.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.7%5.1–6.3
Depression among adults21.0%18.6–23.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.0%7.9–10.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened33.4%30.6–36.5
Obesity among adults23.4%19.9–27.4
Stroke among adults2.9%2.7–3.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.4%7.7–11.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.7%8.5–11.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure69.6%66.4–72.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults69.9%66.7–73.2
Cholesterol screening among adults84.8%83.1–86.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.3%55.2–63.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.3%61.3–67.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.0%61.6–73.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.4%14.2–19.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.3%9.0–11.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults14.8%12.7–17.1
Short sleep duration among adults31.0%27.1–34.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.2%14.5–18.1
Frequent mental distress among adults16.1%14.5–17.9
Frequent physical distress among adults11.9%10.6–13.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.5%12.1–15.0
Any disability among adults26.2%23.4–29.0
Hearing disability among adults6.7%6.1–7.5
Independent living disability among adults6.8%6.1–7.6
Mobility disability among adults10.2%9.1–11.5
Self-care disability among adults3.2%2.9–3.4
Vision disability among adults4.7%4.3–5.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.7%22.0–27.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.1%11.6–14.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.4%8.2–10.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.9%9.5–12.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.0%7.1–8.9
Loneliness among adults30.6%27.3–34.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.3%6.4–8.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AZ median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396
Uninsured 18–6414.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394
No HS diploma (25+)5.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397
Bachelor's or higher (25+)44.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397
Unemployment rate (16+)3.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.3%) n=395
Households without a vehicle4.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–14.3%) n=394
Broadband subscription91.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)32.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394
Homeownership rate62.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32276.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394
Crowded housing (>1 per room)5.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394
Foreign-born population7.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5537.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397
Single-parent households52.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388
Population 65+15.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397
Median age38.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394
Median household income$81,172$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371
Median home value$509,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363
Median gross rent$1,676$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 birth78.3 yr ± 0.6078.9 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 0.60 years of 78.3, 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