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ZIP code

41175

in South Shore, KentuckyPopulation 5,542

37.88/ 100

Ranked #28,084 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 12.5%)

Ranked #292 of 742 Kentucky ZIPs (top 39%)

Ranked #33 of 65 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ZIPs (bottom 49%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Some domains have limited local data — read this Score as directional

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.

Pharmacy access

0.56 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

12.2%

in the top 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

74.5%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST66th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.19 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The number of full supermarkets inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$42,419

in the bottom 7.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST22nd
US7th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

The read

From the partial coverage available here, South Shore, Kentucky (ZIP 41175) lands in the bottom 12.5% nationally (28,084th) and the top 39% of Kentucky (292nd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The available readings suggest a handful of things about this area: pharmacy sits in the top 4.1% nationally, and modeled tree cover resides in the top 7.1% nationally. Grocery stands in the top 8.3% nationally. Distance to a community health center sits at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home resides at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. By contrast, unemployment stands in the top 6.2% nationally. Fiber broadband sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tooth loss resides in the top 11.3% nationally, and mammography stands in the bottom 12.0% nationally. Household income sits in the bottom 7.2% nationally.

For clarity, distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. ZIP 41144, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Healthcare Access

healthier than 89%

6%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 46%

6%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

19%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 38%

16%

Preventive CarePartial

healthier than 18%

15%

Not placed: Chronic Disease Burden and Risk Behavior — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 38% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.

No data: Mental Health and Disability — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 62%

19%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 65%

6%

Holding it back

Preventive CarePartial

in the bottom 0.00%

15%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the bottom 0.00%

6%

Not placed: Chronic Disease Burden and Risk Behavior — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 38% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.

No data: Mental Health and Disability — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 88%

6%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 57%

19%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 56%

16%

Holding it back

Preventive CarePartial

healthier than 14%

15%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 23%

6%

Not placed: Chronic Disease Burden and Risk Behavior — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 38% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.

No data: Mental Health and Disability — 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.

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 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.5%18.7–26.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.4%61.4–71.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.2%52.3–60.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.5%61.1–77.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Short sleep duration among adults38.9%32.6–45.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate20.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36417.1% (4.6–39.2%) n=747
Uninsured 18–646.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.9% (0.0–16.5%) n=741
No HS diploma (25+)12.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.7% (3.8–29.1%) n=748
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.8% (1.5–33.6%) n=748
Unemployment rate (16+)12.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–11.2%) n=733
Households without a vehicle6.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.6% (0.0–15.0%) n=745
Broadband subscription83.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.7% (71.5–97.1%) n=745
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.9% (6.2–34.7%) n=745
Homeownership rate75.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (58.2–96.7%) n=745
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.8%) n=745
Foreign-born population0.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.3% (0.0–5.4%) n=749
Single-parent households43.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.0% (34.7–75.0%) n=738
Population 65+27.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (9.6–29.6%) n=749
Median age43.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.8 yr (32.3–53.9) n=738
Median household income$42,419$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$57,097 ($34,611–$87,693) n=645
Median home value$101,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$144,600 ($66,860–$265,120) n=643
Median gross rent$764$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$821 ($592–$1,170) n=466
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KY median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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