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ZIP code

86331

in Jerome, ArizonaPopulation 231

52.35/ 100

Ranked #12,985 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)

Ranked #167 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (top 42%)

Ranked #13 of 27 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ZIPs (top 48%)

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.

Housing-cost burden

50.3%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

23 mi

in the top 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST84th
US96th
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.

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Arsenic in groundwater

28%

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US96th
Definition & 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 ›

Loneliness

27.3%

in the bottom 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US4th
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 ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

in the bottom 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US6th
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 ›

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 ›

Median household income

$40,096

in the bottom 5.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST11th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite measure, Jerome, Arizona (ZIP 86331) sits in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,985th) and the top 42% of Arizona (167th).

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Reading across the measures, this area's clearest strengths come through: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies in the top 3.6% nationally, modeled loneliness settles in the bottom 4.1% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss stands in the bottom 4.4% nationally. Floodplain exposure is in the bottom 6.5% nationally. Households without a vehicle rests at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise sits at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. By contrast, housing-cost burden registers in the top 3.0% nationally, and modeled arsenic lands in the top 3.7% nationally. Modeled mammography resides in the bottom 7.6% nationally, and unemployment lies in the top 10.1% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, arsenic runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, 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. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. ZIP 86327, about 2.3 miles away, 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.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 84%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 44%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 45%

13%

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 75%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 64%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 77%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 56%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 46%

8%

Disability

healthier than 58%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 39%

21%

Lifting this score

Disability

healthier than 65%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 50%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 54%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 50%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 54%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

“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 adults35.1%32.0–38.4
High blood pressure among adults38.9%35.5–42.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults13.0%11.7–14.3
Current asthma among adults11.6%10.3–13.0
Coronary heart disease among adults8.7%7.7–9.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.9%8.3–11.5
Depression among adults21.2%18.5–24.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.2%10.5–14.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.5%38.2–45.1
Obesity among adults28.9%24.6–33.6
Stroke among adults4.5%4.0–5.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.2%9.3–13.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.6%6.3–9.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.8%75.7–81.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.2%74.2–80.1
Cholesterol screening among adults89.0%87.4–90.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.1%60.9–69.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults66.1%63.1–69.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.0%61.6–74.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.5%12.3–17.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.6%11.2–16.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults21.2%17.8–24.9
Short sleep duration among adults32.3%28.6–36.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.5%16.8–22.3
Frequent mental distress among adults14.9%13.1–16.9
Frequent physical distress among adults15.6%13.6–17.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.1%11.4–14.9
Any disability among adults34.5%30.6–38.6
Hearing disability among adults10.0%8.9–11.3
Independent living disability among adults8.0%7.0–9.2
Mobility disability among adults16.9%14.6–19.5
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.7–4.9
Vision disability among adults5.1%4.5–5.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.1%20.0–26.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.7%8.7–12.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.0–10.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.5%7.0–10.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.6–7.5
Loneliness among adults27.3%24.0–30.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.0%5.0–7.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AZ median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate16.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396
Uninsured 18–6461.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397
Bachelor's or higher (25+)30.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397
Unemployment rate (16+)9.8%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 subscription88.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)50.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394
Homeownership rate53.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32276.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394
Foreign-born population5.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5537.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397
Single-parent households51.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388
Population 65+35.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397
Median age56.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394
Median household income$40,096$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371
Median home value$386,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363
Median gross rent$957$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 birth78.8 yr ± 0.8878.9 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 0.88 years of 78.8, 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