ZIP code
89060
in Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 12,864
39.29/ 100
Ranked #27,209 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 15%)
Ranked #133 of 166 Nevada ZIPs (bottom 20%)
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.
Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
28.4 mi
in the top 2.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST84thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
99.1 mi
in the top 3.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST41stUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 4.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Dry extreme heat
77.2 days/year
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST69thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
45.5%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
11.7%
in the top 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
11.1 per million
in the bottom 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST28thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Coronary heart disease
10.6%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
18%
in the top 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST43rdUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Stroke
5.5%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, ZIP 89060, one of several in Pahrump, Nevada lands in the bottom 15% nationally (27,209th) and the bottom 20% of Nevada (133rd).
The measures split the difference for this area: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 2.3% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site rests in the top 3.7% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 4.8% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 5.6% nationally. Against that, modeled extreme heat settles in the top 5.3% nationally, high cholesterol lies in the top 3.5% nationally, and hearing disability resides in the top 5.6% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease lands in the top 6.0% nationally, arsenic registers in the top 7.6% nationally, and stroke sits in the top 7.8% nationally.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, 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. 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. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 89124, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 48%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 10%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 19%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 29%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 84%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 79%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 53%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 15%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 39%
11%
Disability
healthier than 17%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 33%
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 71.9 ± 1.3 years. A median household income of $50,000 predicts 77.3 years — 5.5 years below.
Ranked #5,653 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 71.9 ± 1.3 years. The 41 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.7 years — 5.8 years below them.
Ranked #3,520 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 98.2 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 7.4 (bottom 10%) — 91 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #99 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
89048
Nevadashares a border
Score 38.66
Closest healthier
89124
Nevadashares a border
Score 55.27
Similar health profile
30439
Georgia97% similar profile
Score 40.70
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 | 36.6% | 32.6–40.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.3% | 38.6–47.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.3% | 10.3–12.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 9.9–12.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.6% | 9.5–11.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.1% | 10.7–13.6 |
| Depression among adults | 21.3% | 17.8–25.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.4% | 14.1–18.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 45.5% | 40.6–50.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.8% | 33.2–48.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–5.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.7% | 15.3–22.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.7% | 11.7–15.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.6% | 74.0–80.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.8% | 70.5–78.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.6% | 84.8–88.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.6% | 55.1–65.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.5% | 50.3–58.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.2% | 64.0–79.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.2% | 10.6–16.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.5% | 16.8–22.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.2% | 28.1–38.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.6% | 30.5–42.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 29.2% | 25.8–32.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.3% | 16.1–20.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.3% | 17.1–21.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.5% | 15.4–19.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 42.3% | 37.4–47.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.7% | 10.4–13.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.7–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.3% | 19.6–25.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.9–8.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.3% | 22.4–30.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.0% | 16.4–21.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 17.7% | 15.0–20.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.0% | 12.0–16.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.1% | 8.8–11.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.2% | 31.0–41.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.4% | 8.1–10.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NV median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 19.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.8% (2.1–25.8%) n=166 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 10.6% (0.0–26.0%) n=161 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.0% (0.0–23.5%) n=168 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 11.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.7% (9.3–50.7%) n=168 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.5% (0.0–10.7%) n=161 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–13.0%) n=166 |
| Broadband subscription | 78.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.1–99.1%) n=166 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 29.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 31.4% (14.3–48.2%) n=166 |
| Homeownership rate | 80.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 71.1% (45.6–94.0%) n=166 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.3% (0.0–9.2%) n=166 |
| Foreign-born population | 9.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 9.7% (0.0–27.7%) n=168 |
| Single-parent households | 56.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.7% (35.9–85.2%) n=162 |
| Population 65+ | 30.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (9.9–41.6%) n=168 |
| Median age | 51.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (33.1–60.7) n=165 |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $78,357 ($48,420–$121,701) n=147 |
| Median home value | $261,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $407,300 ($143,940–$672,620) n=147 |
| Median gross rent | $989 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,442 ($837–$2,102) n=125 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NV median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 71.9 yr ± 0.65 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.6 yr (75.4–82.3) n=151 |
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 0.65 years of 71.9, 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