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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.

Comparing50561Lytton, IA50514Armstrong, 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
Lytton50561 · IA
Armstrong50514 · IA
ZipVitals Score51.07 Leads50.76
National rank#14,741of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads#15,191of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank#563of 922 IA ZIPs#595of 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 — 50561: not in a metro area · 50514: 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
Preventive Care13% of the score 50514 leads · 13-point gap
50514Armstronghealthier than 88% · 90% in Iowa1 of 2
50561Lyttonhealthier than 75% · 51% in Iowa2 of 2
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 50561 leads · 11-point gap
50561Lyttonhealthier than 27% · 39% in Iowa1 of 2
50514Armstronghealthier than 16% · 17% in Iowa2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 50514 leads · 11-point gap
50514Armstronghealthier than 51% · 74% in Iowa1 of 2
50561Lyttonhealthier than 40% · 53% in Iowa2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 50561 leads · 10-point gap
50561Lyttonhealthier than 37% · 24% in Iowa1 of 2
50514Armstronghealthier than 27% · 8% in Iowa2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 50514 leads · 7-point gap
50514Armstronghealthier than 86% · 92% in Iowa1 of 2
50561Lyttonhealthier than 79% · 70% in Iowa2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 50514 leads · 7-point gap
50514Armstronghealthier than 74% · 94% in Iowa1 of 2
50561Lyttonhealthier than 67% · 84% in Iowa2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 50561 leads · 5-point gap
50561Lyttonhealthier than 9% · 27% in Iowa1 of 2
50514Armstronghealthier than 4% · 10% in Iowa2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 50561 leads · 3-point gap
50561Lyttonhealthier than 51% · 31% in Iowa1 of 2
50514Armstronghealthier than 48% · 24% in Iowa2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the scoretied — no single leader
50561Lyttonhealthier than 42% · 52% in Iowa=1 of 2
50514Armstronghealthier than 42% · 52% in Iowa=1 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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Lytton vs. Armstrong

Lytton 50561 · IALEADS51.07
Armstrong 50514 · IA50.76

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

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