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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.

Comparing50262Van Wert, IA50238Russell, 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
Van Wert50262 · IA
Russell50238 · IA
ZipVitals Score47.76 Leads46.04
National rank#19,240of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads#21,301of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank#795of 922 IA ZIPs#856of 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 — 50262: not in a metro area · 50238: 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 50262 leads · 22-point gap
50262Van Werthealthier than 43% · 64% in Iowa1 of 2
50238Russellhealthier than 21% · 28% in Iowa2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 50262 leads · 12-point gap
50262Van Werthealthier than 23% · 21% in Iowa1 of 2
50238Russellhealthier than 11% · 5% in Iowa2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the score 50238 leads · 12-point gap
50238Russellhealthier than 73% · 45% in Iowa1 of 2
50262Van Werthealthier than 61% · 20% in Iowa2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 50262 leads · 7-point gap
50262Van Werthealthier than 41% · 14% in Iowa1 of 2
50238Russellhealthier than 34% · 7% in Iowa2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 50262 leads · 4-point gap
50262Van Werthealthier than 40% · 76% in Iowa1 of 2
50238Russellhealthier than 36% · 72% in Iowa2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 50262 leads · 3-point gap
50262Van Werthealthier than 26% · 7% in Iowa1 of 2
50238Russellhealthier than 23% · 5% in Iowa2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 50262 leads · 3-point gap
50262Van Werthealthier than 35% · 41% in Iowa1 of 2
50238Russellhealthier than 32% · 35% in Iowa2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 50262 leads · 2-point gap
50262Van Werthealthier than 66% · 26% in Iowa1 of 2
50238Russellhealthier than 64% · 20% in Iowa2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 50238 leads · 2-point gap
50238Russellhealthier than 49% · 36% in Iowa1 of 2
50262Van Werthealthier than 47% · 31% 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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Van Wert vs. Russell

Van Wert 50262 · IALEADS47.76
Russell 50238 · IA46.04

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

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