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86409

in Kingman, ArizonaPopulation 30,365

ZipVitals Score
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41.38/ 100

Ranked #25,765 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 20%)

Ranked #296 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (bottom 25%)

Ranked #13 of 24 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ ZIPs (bottom 46%)

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.

Mammography

61.7%

in the bottom 1.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST18th
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

110.8 mi

in the top 3.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

24.5 mi

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.3%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

19.7 per million

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST28th
US8th
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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 9.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US91st
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 ›

Colon-cancer screening

57.8%

in the bottom 8.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST37th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Lithium in drinking water

12 µg/L

in the bottom 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US21st
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 32% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US68th
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 ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 86409, one of several in Kingman, Arizona sits in the bottom 20% nationally (25,765th) and the bottom 25% of Arizona (296th).

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A few readings each way define this mixed profile: distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 3.1% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 7.6% nationally, and physicians settles in the top 11.3% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled mammography lands in the bottom 1.1% nationally, distance to an emergency room rests in the top 3.2% nationally, and modeled hearing disability settles in the top 7.5% nationally. Modeled disaster risk lands in the top 9.5% nationally, and colon screening rests in the bottom 8.8% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles in the top 10.5% nationally, and stroke lands in the top 10.1% nationally.

Placed beside its immediate neighbors, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 86401, 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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, 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

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 99%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 64%

8%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 53%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 38%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 8%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 18%

11%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 37%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 86%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 51%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 37%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 61%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 65%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 61%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 17%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 17%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

3 of our published findings list 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.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 73.8 ± 1.2 years. A median household income of $50,852 predicts 77.4 years — 3.6 years below.

    Ranked #4,742 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 73.8 ± 1.2 years. The 45 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.7 years — 3.8 years below them.

    Ranked #2,928 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 98.9 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 15.1 — 84 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #328 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.

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 adults32.9%30.0–35.7
High blood pressure among adults41.6%38.2–44.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.2%10.3–12.2
Current asthma among adults11.7%10.4–13.0
Coronary heart disease among adults9.9%9.0–10.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.3%11.1–13.5
Depression among adults20.9%18.2–23.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.4%12.7–16.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.0%37.6–44.5
Obesity among adults34.3%29.4–39.4
Stroke among adults5.3%4.9–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.2%15.3–21.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.8%11.2–14.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.7%75.0–80.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.7%70.5–76.9
Cholesterol screening among adults84.4%82.7–86.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years57.8%53.1–62.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.1%47.5–54.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years61.7%54.3–68.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.8%12.5–17.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.7%16.5–20.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.9%27.2–34.6
Short sleep duration among adults40.3%35.6–44.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.7%22.1–27.2
Frequent mental distress among adults16.8%15.0–18.6
Frequent physical distress among adults17.5%15.7–19.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.7%15.0–18.4
Any disability among adults39.6%35.8–43.2
Hearing disability among adults11.3%10.2–12.4
Independent living disability among adults10.8%9.8–11.9
Mobility disability among adults21.1%18.9–23.2
Self-care disability among adults5.9%5.4–6.4
Vision disability among adults7.7%7.0–8.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.0%24.7–31.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.5%16.2–20.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.9%13.9–17.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.7%11.1–14.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.7%8.6–10.9
Loneliness among adults30.4%26.7–34.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.9%7.8–10.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AZ median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate17.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396
Uninsured 18–6417.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394
No HS diploma (25+)12.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397
Unemployment rate (16+)5.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.3%) n=395
Households without a vehicle5.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–14.3%) n=394
Broadband subscription86.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394
Homeownership rate68.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32276.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394
Foreign-born population6.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5537.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397
Single-parent households57.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388
Population 65+29.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397
Median age48.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394
Median household income$50,852$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371
Median home value$204,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363
Median gross rent$916$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 birth73.8 yr ± 0.6278.9 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 0.62 years of 73.8, 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