ZIP code
86442
in Bullhead City, ArizonaPopulation 34,735
38.14/ 100
Ranked #27,925 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 13.0%)
Ranked #322 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (bottom 18%)
Ranked #18 of 24 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ ZIPs (bottom 25%)
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.
Mammography
61.2%
in the bottom 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST17thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
129.3 days/year
in the top 0.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST70thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
130.9 mi
in the top 2.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
12.0%
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST74thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Stroke
5.7%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
12.2%
in the top 6.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
10.6%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
56.5%
in the bottom 6.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST32ndUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 86442, one of several in Bullhead City, Arizona, overall, ranks in the bottom 13.0% nationally (27,925th) and the bottom 18% of Arizona (322nd).
This area's pressures are easy to read across the measures: modeled mammography sits in the bottom 1.0% nationally, extreme heat lands in the top 0.6% nationally, and hearing disability lies in the top 4.5% nationally. Modeled tree cover stands at the national minimum, modeled stroke rests in the top 6.0% nationally, and unemployment registers in the top 6.1% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease resides in the top 6.0% nationally. On the brighter side, distance to a Superfund site settles in the top 2.3% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 5.4% nationally. Distance to an emergency room sits at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 86426, just across the boundary, comes out 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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 63%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 79%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 81%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 20%
11%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 11%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 50%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 20%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 37%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 38%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 31%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 16%
11%
Disability
healthier than 20%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 17%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 91%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 52%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 4%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 13%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 26%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 35%
8%
Disability
healthier than 30%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 17%
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 ›
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 73.6 ± 1.0 years. A median household income of $48,081 predicts 77.2 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 73.6 ± 1.0 years. The 43 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.1 years — 3.5 years below them.
Ranked #2,729 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 64.2; chronic-disease standing 10.1 — 54 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,175 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
86426
Arizonashares a border
Score 44.54
Closest healthier
86429
Arizonashares a border
Score 45.37
Similar health profile
38652
Mississippi97% similar profile
Score 43.23
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 | 34.0% | 31.0–37.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.4% | 39.9–46.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.6% | 10.6–12.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.1–12.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.6% | 9.6–11.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.5% | 11.4–13.8 |
| Depression among adults | 19.6% | 17.0–22.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.9% | 14.0–17.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.6% | 39.1–46.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.8% | 29.9–39.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.7% | 5.3–6.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.8% | 17.7–24.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 16.2% | 14.3–18.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.0% | 76.2–81.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.8% | 71.6–77.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.3% | 83.6–86.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 56.5% | 51.7–60.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 48.3% | 44.9–51.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 61.2% | 53.8–67.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.5% | 11.3–15.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.1% | 16.1–20.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.2% | 29.4–37.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.6% | 35.9–45.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.6% | 24.0–29.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.8% | 14.1–17.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.1% | 16.3–20.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.6% | 14.9–18.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 41.0% | 37.4–44.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.0% | 10.8–13.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.0% | 10.0–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.7% | 20.4–25.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.8–6.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.9–9.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 28.3% | 25.1–31.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.4% | 18.2–23.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.9% | 15.0–19.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.8% | 12.2–15.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.2% | 9.2–11.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.1% | 26.4–34.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.3% | 8.2–10.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AZ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 21.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 16.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 14.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 12.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–14.3%) n=395 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–14.3%) n=394 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 32.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394 |
| Homeownership rate | 69.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 76.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394 |
| Foreign-born population | 9.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 7.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397 |
| Single-parent households | 53.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388 |
| Population 65+ | 32.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397 |
| Median age | 52.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394 |
| Median household income | $48,081 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371 |
| Median home value | $186,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363 |
| Median gross rent | $1,074 | $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 | 73.6 yr ± 0.53 | 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 0.53 years of 73.6, 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