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89419

in Lovelock, NevadaPopulation 4,595

45.25/ 100

Ranked #22,143 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 31%)

Ranked #100 of 166 Nevada ZIPs (bottom 40%)

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.

Distance to a community health center

69 mi

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
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.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

45.9%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
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 ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

3.3%

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US98th
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.

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

24 mi

in the top 3.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST80th
US97th
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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Distance to a Superfund site

74.5 mi

in the top 5.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST31st
US94th
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.

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Air-toxics cancer risk

18.1 per million

in the bottom 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST33rd
US7th
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 ›

Slow internet speeds

1.5%

in the top 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

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Humid extreme heat

10.6 days/year

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST31st
US8th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.19 per 1,000 residents

in the top 7.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The number of full supermarkets inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”

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Colon-cancer screening

57.8%

in the bottom 8.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST25th
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Lovelock, Nevada (ZIP 89419) lands in the bottom 31% nationally (22,143rd) and the bottom 40% of Nevada (100th).

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Where this area bears down hardest, the measures speak first: distance to a community health center is in the top 0.3% nationally, and modeled arsenic stands in the top 1.0% nationally. Modeled fine-particle settles in the top 2.1% nationally, and slow internet speeds lies in the top 7.6% nationally. On the encouraging side, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 3.3% nationally. Distance to an emergency room lands at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site registers in the top 5.8% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk sits in the bottom 6.7% nationally, and modeled humid heat rests in the bottom 7.6% nationally. Grocery is in the top 7.7% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, distance to a community health center runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. 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. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 89445, about 3.7 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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Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 64%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 65%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 77%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 45%

16%

Disability

healthier than 46%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 11%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 6%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 13%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 3%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 61%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 46%

16%

Disability

healthier than 54%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 23%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 20%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

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

One of our published findings lists 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.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 11.3; chronic-disease standing 64.1 — 53 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #14,670 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 adults24.9%21.7–28.3
High blood pressure among adults34.5%30.0–39.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.4%6.6–8.2
Current asthma among adults9.7%8.5–11.1
Coronary heart disease among adults6.7%5.9–7.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.5%6.5–8.5
Depression among adults19.3%16.0–23.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.0%10.2–13.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.0%33.3–42.9
Obesity among adults36.7%28.4–45.7
Stroke among adults3.5%3.2–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.3%15.0–22.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.2%12.7–18.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure70.1%66.1–73.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults69.7%64.8–74.4
Cholesterol screening among adults82.7%80.2–85.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years57.8%52.1–63.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.0%50.7–59.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.4%61.4–78.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.8%15.3–22.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.7%15.1–20.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.0%21.4–30.9
Short sleep duration among adults40.2%32.7–48.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.0%19.9–26.4
Frequent mental distress among adults17.8%15.6–20.1
Frequent physical distress among adults15.0%13.1–17.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.4%14.4–18.6
Any disability among adults34.9%30.0–39.8
Hearing disability among adults8.1%7.1–9.1
Independent living disability among adults8.2%7.2–9.2
Mobility disability among adults14.6%12.6–16.8
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.7–4.5
Vision disability among adults5.6%5.0–6.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults29.0%24.6–33.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.3%14.6–20.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.7%11.3–16.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.8%12.6–17.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.3–10.8
Loneliness among adults35.4%29.9–41.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.4%8.0–10.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.8% (2.1–25.8%) n=166
Uninsured 18–6412.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.6% (0.0–26.0%) n=161
No HS diploma (25+)13.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.0% (0.0–23.5%) n=168
Bachelor's or higher (25+)6.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.7% (9.3–50.7%) n=168
Unemployment rate (16+)4.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.5% (0.0–10.7%) n=161
Households without a vehicle5.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–13.0%) n=166
Broadband subscription91.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.5% (79.1–99.1%) n=166
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)12.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32231.4% (14.3–48.2%) n=166
Homeownership rate67.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32271.1% (45.6–94.0%) n=166
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–9.2%) n=166
Foreign-born population9.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5539.7% (0.0–27.7%) n=168
Single-parent households46.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.7% (35.9–85.2%) n=162
Population 65+20.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (9.9–41.6%) n=168
Median age44.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.1–60.7) n=165
Median household income$72,554$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$78,357 ($48,420–$121,701) n=147
Median home value$189,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$407,300 ($143,940–$672,620) n=147
Median gross rent$715$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 birth79.6 yr ± 1.2478.9 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 1.24 years of 79.6, 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