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89409

in Gabbs, NevadaPopulation 237

ZipVitals Score
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42.59/ 100

Ranked #24,741 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 23%)

Ranked #112 of 166 Nevada ZIPs (bottom 33%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

76.5%

in the top 0.06% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
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 ›

Distance to an emergency room

51.2 mi

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a community health center

54 mi

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

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Distance to a nursing home

28.7 mi

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

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Transportation noise

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
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 ›

Households without a vehicle

23.9%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

1.9%

in the top 5.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST67th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST12th
US6th
Definition & 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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST11th
US7th
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, Gabbs, Nevada (ZIP 89409) sits in the bottom 23% nationally (24,741st) and the bottom 33% of Nevada (112th).

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A few readings account for most of this area's strain: modeled arsenic lands in the top 0.06% nationally, distance to an emergency room rests in the top 0.7% nationally, and distance to a community health center settles in the top 0.9% nationally. Distance to a nursing home lands in the top 1.8% nationally, households without a vehicle rests in the top 3.4% nationally, and modeled fine-particle settles in the top 5.0% nationally. On the better side, modeled transportation noise lands at the national minimum, and air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 5.8% nationally, and expected annual loss lands in the bottom 6.7% nationally.

Placed beside its immediate neighbors, arsenic runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 89406, about 6.9 miles away.

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.

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Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 59%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 42%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 36%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 16%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Disability

healthier than 37%

7%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.2%

5%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 92%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 43%

8%

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 19%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 38%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 24%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

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 ›

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 adults31.6%27.7–35.5
High blood pressure among adults37.9%33.2–42.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.8%8.7–11.0
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.5–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults7.9%6.8–8.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.5%8.0–11.3
Depression among adults21.7%18.1–25.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.5%10.5–14.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.7%36.8–46.4
Obesity among adults39.2%31.4–47.0
Stroke among adults4.1%3.6–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.4%9.1–13.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.7%8.2–13.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure72.8%68.7–76.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults71.2%66.6–75.5
Cholesterol screening among adults85.2%82.6–87.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.5%53.0–63.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.2%51.0–59.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.8%69.2–83.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.8%13.6–20.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.1%16.7–23.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.8%22.8–33.1
Short sleep duration among adults37.3%31.2–43.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.7%20.0–27.7
Frequent mental distress among adults18.7%16.3–21.2
Frequent physical distress among adults16.7%14.4–19.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.4%14.1–19.0
Any disability among adults36.5%31.4–41.7
Hearing disability among adults9.2%7.9–10.5
Independent living disability among adults8.8%7.6–10.2
Mobility disability among adults16.8%14.2–19.7
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.6–5.0
Vision disability among adults5.4%4.6–6.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.6%22.3–31.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.5%11.6–18.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.1%10.2–16.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.6%9.5–14.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.2%6.9–9.6
Loneliness among adults36.2%30.9–42.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.5–9.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.8% (2.1–25.8%) n=166
Uninsured 18–64—9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.6% (0.0–26.0%) n=161
No HS diploma (25+)16.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.0% (0.0–23.5%) n=168
Bachelor's or higher (25+)0.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.7% (9.3–50.7%) n=168
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.5% (0.0–10.7%) n=161
Households without a vehicle23.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–13.0%) n=166
Broadband subscription76.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.5% (79.1–99.1%) n=166
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)33.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32231.4% (14.3–48.2%) n=166
Homeownership rate76.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32271.1% (45.6–94.0%) n=166
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–9.2%) n=166
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5539.7% (0.0–27.7%) n=168
Single-parent households100.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.7% (35.9–85.2%) n=162
Population 65+85.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (9.9–41.6%) n=168
Median age71.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.1–60.7) n=165
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$78,357 ($48,420–$121,701) n=147
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$407,300 ($143,940–$672,620) n=147
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,442 ($837–$2,102) n=125
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NV median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.9 yr ± 1.8878.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.6 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 1.88 years of 80.9, 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