ZIP code
99841
in Tenakee Springs, AlaskaPopulation 163
47.67/ 100
Ranked #19,365 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 40%)
Ranked #64 of 211 Alaska ZIPs (top 30%)
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.
Walkability
0.036 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 0.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST11thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
9.8 per million
in the bottom 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST55thUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
13.9%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
73.1%
in the top 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST71stUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Park land
78.1%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
37.8 mi
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST35thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
37.7 mi
in the top 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST30thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
176 mi
in the top 1.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST46thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Unemployment rate
20.9%
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
11.6%
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Tenakee Springs, Alaska (ZIP 99841) lands in the bottom 40% nationally (19,365th) and the top 30% of Alaska (64th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Reading across the data, the real pressures come first: walkability registers in the bottom 0.4% nationally, modeled hearing disability resides in the top 1.0% nationally, and households without a vehicle settles in the top 0.5% nationally. Distance to a nursing home is in the top 1.0% nationally, distance to an emergency room sits in the top 1.2% nationally, and unemployment lands in the top 1.9% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease lies in the top 2.6% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 0.4% nationally, and park land rests in the top 0.8% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site registers in the top 1.3% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, households without a vehicle runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. On the overall standing, ZIP 99835, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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 HazardPartial
in the top 0.00%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 77%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 95%
9%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
22%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
17%
Preventive Care
healthier than 33%
13%
Disability
healthier than 20%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 6%
6%
No data: Climate / Disaster Risk — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.
“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.
Nearby
99829
Alaskashares a border
Score 42.16
Closest healthier
99835
Alaskashares a border
Score 58.05
Similar health profile
31823
Georgia97% similar profile
Score 49.14
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 | 37.4% | 33.1–41.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 47.4% | 42.5–52.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.6% | 12.1–15.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.6% | 10.0–13.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.1% | 8.9–13.4 |
| Depression among adults | 17.8% | 14.7–21.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.4% | 12.1–16.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.5% | 39.5–49.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.0% | 26.5–42.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.7% | 4.8–6.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.7% | 13.5–20.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.5% | 6.4–11.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.5% | 77.1–83.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.0% | 72.1–79.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.9% | 84.7–88.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.3% | 58.5–69.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.6% | 56.6–64.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.8% | 59.8–76.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.8% | 10.4–15.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.5% | 13.0–20.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.1% | 21.7–32.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.3% | 25.0–37.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.3% | 19.4–27.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.0% | 11.2–14.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.1% | 14.5–19.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.0% | 11.0–15.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.0% | 32.5–43.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 13.9% | 12.1–15.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.4% | 7.8–11.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.2% | 16.8–24.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.3–6.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.3–7.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.5% | 18.9–26.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.2% | 9.5–15.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.4% | 7.1–12.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.7% | 7.0–10.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 6.2–8.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 28.8% | 24.3–34.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.4% | 5.3–7.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AK median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 3.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.7% (1.4–38.0%) n=230 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 20.8% (8.5–50.0%) n=225 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.4% (1.4–25.1%) n=230 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 37.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.0% (0.0–37.4%) n=230 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 20.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 8.6% (0.0–29.5%) n=226 |
| Households without a vehicle | 73.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 31.1% (1.0–95.5%) n=228 |
| Broadband subscription | 62.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.8% (49.6–96.0%) n=228 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 5.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 17.0% (0.0–33.2%) n=228 |
| Homeownership rate | 91.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 71.7% (45.5–94.4%) n=228 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 8.5% (0.0–48.6%) n=228 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–11.1%) n=231 |
| Single-parent households | 93.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 44.2% (18.7–68.2%) n=221 |
| Population 65+ | 55.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 12.7% (3.0–29.7%) n=231 |
| Median age | 65.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 35.7 yr (22.6–53.6) n=226 |
| Median household income | $54,375 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $66,823 ($39,905–$108,850) n=197 |
| Median home value | $258,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $177,500 ($66,830–$395,940) n=178 |
| Median gross rent | $513 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,078 ($688–$1,571) n=143 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AK median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.3 yr ± 1.15 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.0 yr (75.1–84.7) n=222 |
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 1.15 years of 79.3, 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