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Line up 2–5 ZIP codes and read the ZipVitals Score, both ranks, and every scoring domain against the same national scale. Descriptive of documented conditions — never a verdict on the people who live there.

Comparing50163Melcher-Dallas, IA50801Creston, IA
2–5 ZIPs · 2 selected
ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric
Melcher-Dallas50163 · IA
Creston50801 · IA
ZipVitals Score52.40 Leads52.12
National rank#12,905of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads#13,286of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank#455of 922 IA ZIPs#485of 922 IA ZIPs
Metro rankNot in a metro areaNot in a metro area

ZipVitals Score — Composite of 9 scoring domainsNational rank, State rank and Metro rank — Among ZIPs with a computed score

Metro areas — 50163: not in a metro area · 50801: not in a metro area.

Where these ZIPs differ, domain by domain

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score. Each one is placed on the same national scale, and the domains where these ZIPs are furthest apart come first. Higher is healthier in every one.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Every ranking, bar and gap below is measured against the same national group. Where a ZIP’s line also mentions its state or its metro area, that figure is measured against a different group — its own — so it is context for that one ZIP and never a comparison between them.

Furthest apart first

all 2 ZIPs can be placed on these 9 domains
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 50801 leads · 17-point gap
50801Crestonhealthier than 37% · 56% in Iowa1 of 2
50163Melcher-Dallashealthier than 20% · 25% in Iowa2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 50163 leads · 10-point gap
50163Melcher-Dallashealthier than 65% · 80% in Iowa1 of 2
50801Crestonhealthier than 55% · 49% in Iowa2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 50163 leads · 6-point gap
50163Melcher-Dallashealthier than 58% · 45% in Iowa1 of 2
50801Crestonhealthier than 52% · 31% in Iowa2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 50801 leads · 4-point gap
50801Crestonhealthier than 47% · 58% in Iowa1 of 2
50163Melcher-Dallashealthier than 43% · 54% in Iowa2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 50163 leads · 4-point gap
50163Melcher-Dallashealthier than 52% · 76% in Iowa1 of 2
50801Crestonhealthier than 48% · 69% in Iowa2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 50163 leads · 2-point gap
50163Melcher-Dallashealthier than 52% · 53% in Iowa1 of 2
50801Crestonhealthier than 50% · 49% in Iowa2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 50163 leads · 2-point gap
50163Melcher-Dallashealthier than 17% · 45% in Iowa1 of 2
50801Crestonhealthier than 15% · 42% in Iowa2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the score 50163 leads · 1-point gap
50163Melcher-Dallashealthier than 72% · 42% in Iowa1 of 2
50801Crestonhealthier than 71% · 40% in Iowa2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 50801 leads · 1-point gap
50801Crestonhealthier than 66% · 25% in Iowa1 of 2
50163Melcher-Dallashealthier than 65% · 24% in Iowa2 of 2

“Of the score” is the domain’s weight in the ZipVitals Score — a property of the score itself, the same on every ZIP. Not every ZIP sits in a metro area — those show a state figure only. A gap is the distance between the highest and lowest of these ZIPs on that domain’s national scale. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain.

Data release 2026 · higher is healthier on every row. How the ZipVitals Score is calculated →

The State rank and Metro rank rows show no “Leads” marker: each ZIP is ranked against the ZIPs in its own state and the ZIPs in its own metro area, so those ranks are not ordered against one another.

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Melcher-Dallas vs. Creston

Melcher-Dallas 50163 · IALEADS52.40
Creston 50801 · IA52.12

Data release 2026 · public federal and academic sources · higher is healthier

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