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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.

Comparing52540Pleasant Plain, IA52585Richland, IA2–5 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	Pleasant Plain52540 · IA	Richland52585 · IA
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	49.27 Leads	47.99
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#17,282of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#18,931of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#722of 922 IA ZIPs	#782of 922 IA ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#19of 21 ZIPs in its metro area	Not in a metro area

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	Pleasant Plain52540 · IA	Richland52585 · IA
ZipVitals Score	49.27 Leads	47.99
National rank	#17,282of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#18,931of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank	#722of 922 IA ZIPs	#782of 922 IA ZIPs
Metro rank	#19of 21 ZIPs in its metro area	Not 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 — 52540: Iowa City, IA · 52585: 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 52540 leads · 9-point gap
52540Pleasant Plain		healthier than 63% · 23% in Iowa, 30% in its metro area	1 of 2
52585Richland		healthier than 54% · 14% in Iowa	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 52540 leads · 9-point gap
52540Pleasant Plain		healthier than 55% · 38% in Iowa, 30% in its metro area	1 of 2
52585Richland		healthier than 46% · 19% in Iowa	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 52540 leads · 8-point gap
52540Pleasant Plain		healthier than 45% · 38% in Iowa, 20% in its metro area	1 of 2
52585Richland		healthier than 37% · 23% in Iowa	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 52540 leads · 8-point gap
52540Pleasant Plain		healthier than 56% · 81% in Iowa, 60% in its metro area	1 of 2
52585Richland		healthier than 48% · 71% in Iowa	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 52585 leads · 5-point gap
52585Richland		healthier than 22% · 19% in Iowa	1 of 2
52540Pleasant Plain		healthier than 17% · 12% in Iowa, 5% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 52585 leads · 3-point gap
52585Richland		healthier than 50% · 84% in Iowa	1 of 2
52540Pleasant Plain		healthier than 47% · 82% in Iowa, 60% in its metro area	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 52585 leads · 2-point gap
52585Richland		healthier than 36% · 16% in Iowa	1 of 2
52540Pleasant Plain		healthier than 34% · 14% in Iowa, 15% in its metro area	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 52540 leads · 1-point gap
52540Pleasant Plain		healthier than 26% · 23% in Iowa, 0% in its metro area	1 of 2
52585Richland		healthier than 25% · 21% in Iowa	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 52585 leads · 1-point gap
52585Richland		healthier than 56% · 12% in Iowa	1 of 2
52540Pleasant Plain		healthier than 55% · 10% in Iowa, 15% in its metro area	2 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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Pleasant Plain vs. Richland

Pleasant Plain 52540 · IALEADS49.27

Richland 52585 · IA47.99

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

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