ZIP code
86303
in Prescott, ArizonaPopulation 19,446
59.20/ 100
Ranked #5,448 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 17%)
Ranked #80 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (top 20%)
Ranked #5 of 27 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ZIPs (top 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.
Park land
73.9%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
26.3%
in the bottom 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 2.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
28.5 mi
in the top 2.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
26%
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Mental-health provider access
0.16 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located 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 ›Housing insecurity
6.8%
in the bottom 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
77.2%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
19.1 per million
in the bottom 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST26thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Outpatient-care access
0.49 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics located 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 ›The read
By the composite health measure, ZIP 86303, one of several in Prescott, Arizona ranks in the top 17% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,448th) and the top 20% of Arizona (80th).
The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: park land registers in the top 1.0% nationally, and modeled loneliness rests in the bottom 1.5% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 2.3% nationally, and modeled obesity lies in the bottom 7.2% nationally. Mental-health providers lands in the top 5.8% nationally, modeled housing insecurity sits in the bottom 6.0% nationally, and modeled tree cover is in the top 6.0% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the bottom 7.1% nationally, and outpatient resides in the top 8.1% nationally. On the other side, modeled disaster risk registers in the top 2.2% nationally.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. Close by, ZIP 86305, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.
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 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 96%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 94%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 63%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 48%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 30%
21%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 82%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 72%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 86%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 87%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 85%
8%
Disability
healthier than 63%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 91%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 61%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 40%
21%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 88%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 65%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 77%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 65%
8%
Disability
healthier than 69%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 95.0 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 29.7 — 65 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,368 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
86301
Arizonashares a border
Score 58.74
Closest healthier
86305
Arizonashares a border
Score 62.19
Similar health profile
85935
Arizona97% similar profile
Score 59.89
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 | 35.9% | 32.9–38.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.6% | 36.4–43.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 14.6% | 13.5–15.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.6–12.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.1% | 8.2–10.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.1% | 8.1–10.2 |
| Depression among adults | 18.9% | 16.5–21.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.1% | 10.6–13.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.9% | 39.5–46.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 26.0% | 22.1–30.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.6% | 4.2–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.5% | 7.9–11.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.5% | 6.5–8.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.0% | 78.1–83.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.4% | 76.7–82.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.5% | 89.3–91.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.2% | 64.4–72.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.2% | 64.3–70.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.5% | 62.3–74.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.0% | 10.9–15.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.6% | 9.2–12.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.4% | 17.7–23.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 29.7% | 26.0–33.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.4% | 16.4–20.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 12.6% | 11.2–14.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.6% | 13.0–16.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.4% | 10.1–12.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.0% | 30.8–37.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–12.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.6–8.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.0% | 15.1–19.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.5–5.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.6% | 19.0–24.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.0% | 7.8–10.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 6.9% | 5.9–8.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 6.8% | 5.9–7.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.4% | 4.8–6.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 26.3% | 23.3–29.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 4.6% | 4.0–5.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AZ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 20.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 3.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 41.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.4% | 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 | 92.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 31.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394 |
| Homeownership rate | 70.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 76.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 7.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397 |
| Single-parent households | 76.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388 |
| Population 65+ | 40.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397 |
| Median age | 60.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394 |
| Median household income | $72,359 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371 |
| Median home value | $563,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363 |
| Median gross rent | $1,365 | $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 | 79.9 yr ± 0.68 | 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 0.68 years of 79.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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