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ZIP code

89447

in Yerington, NevadaPopulation 9,082

36.21/ 100

Ranked #28,898 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 9.9%)

Ranked #149 of 166 Nevada ZIPs (bottom 10.3%)

Ranked #30 of 32 Reno, NV ZIPs (bottom 6.3%)

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.

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

7.2%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US99th
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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

56%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
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 ›

Mammography

64.4%

in the bottom 2.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US2nd
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

In this ZIP

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Park land

38.5%

in the top 3.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.9%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.24 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US95th
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.”

Full methodology ›

Walkability

1.6 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST23rd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

23.2%

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

21.7 mi

in the top 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US93rd
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 ›

The read

On the composite measure, Yerington, Nevada (ZIP 89447) stands in the bottom 9.9% nationally (28,898th) and the bottom 10.3% of Nevada (149th).

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The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled fine-particle settles in the top 0.5% nationally, and arsenic rests in the top 0.5% nationally. Modeled mammography lands in the bottom 2.4% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site settles at the national minimum. Modeled hearing disability rests in the top 4.8% nationally, walkability lands in the bottom 5.3% nationally, and modeled mobility disability settles in the top 6.4% nationally. More positively, park land rests in the top 3.5% nationally, and grocery lands in the top 5.3% nationally. Distance to an emergency room settles at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs.

Set beside the wider area around it, arsenic runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. ZIP 89429, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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 Reno, NV metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare within

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 69%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 8%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 9%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 54%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 28%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 19%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 36%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 36%

11%

Disability

healthier than 9%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 29%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 29%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 39%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

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

2 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 76.7 ± 1.1 years. A median household income of $56,691 predicts 77.8 years — 1.1 years below.

    Ranked #1,497 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 76.7 ± 1.1 years. The 45 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 79.8 years — 3.1 years below them.

    Ranked #2,434 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, 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 adults33.6%30.0–37.4
High blood pressure among adults44.1%39.7–48.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.9%9.9–12.0
Current asthma among adults11.5%10.1–13.0
Coronary heart disease among adults10.4%9.4–11.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.1%10.7–13.6
Depression among adults21.7%18.3–25.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.3%14.2–18.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.0%38.4–47.6
Obesity among adults38.4%31.6–45.8
Stroke among adults5.4%5.0–5.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.2%20.1–28.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.0%12.8–17.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.0%74.9–80.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.7%71.8–79.4
Cholesterol screening among adults85.2%83.2–87.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.4%56.8–67.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.2%47.9–56.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years64.4%55.3–72.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.2%10.8–16.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.1%16.5–21.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.9%29.1–39.1
Short sleep duration among adults37.1%31.2–43.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.6%26.3–33.1
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%16.3–20.7
Frequent physical distress among adults19.4%17.3–21.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.1%16.1–20.4
Any disability among adults43.3%38.7–48.2
Hearing disability among adults11.9%10.6–13.2
Independent living disability among adults11.8%10.6–13.2
Mobility disability among adults23.2%20.6–26.0
Self-care disability among adults6.1%5.5–6.7
Vision disability among adults8.2%7.4–9.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.7%21.0–28.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.1%18.4–24.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.8%16.9–22.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.0%13.1–17.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.4%10.1–12.8
Loneliness among adults34.1%29.2–39.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.9%9.5–12.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.8% (2.1–25.8%) n=166
Uninsured 18–6418.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.6% (0.0–26.0%) n=161
No HS diploma (25+)19.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.0% (0.0–23.5%) n=168
Bachelor's or higher (25+)12.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.7% (9.3–50.7%) n=168
Unemployment rate (16+)3.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.5% (0.0–10.7%) n=161
Households without a vehicle2.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–13.0%) n=166
Broadband subscription87.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.5% (79.1–99.1%) n=166
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32231.4% (14.3–48.2%) n=166
Homeownership rate69.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32271.1% (45.6–94.0%) n=166
Crowded housing (>1 per room)5.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–9.2%) n=166
Foreign-born population10.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5539.7% (0.0–27.7%) n=168
Single-parent households53.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.7% (35.9–85.2%) n=162
Population 65+27.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (9.9–41.6%) n=168
Median age48.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.1–60.7) n=165
Median household income$56,691$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$78,357 ($48,420–$121,701) n=147
Median home value$277,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$407,300 ($143,940–$672,620) n=147
Median gross rent$793$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 birth76.7 yr ± 0.5478.9 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 0.54 years of 76.7, 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