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ZIP code

41751

in Jeff, KentuckyPopulation 261

29.36/ 100

Ranked #30,895 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 3.7%)

Ranked #482 of 742 Kentucky ZIPs (bottom 35%)

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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

8.0%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

25.5%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

26.2 mi

in the top 2.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Lead in tap water

0 ppb

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

US1st
Definition & source ›

The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

25.7%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

67.3%

in the bottom 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST15th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

43%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

70.1%

in the top 9.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST62nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

4.6%

in the bottom 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US17th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

The read

Working only from the data in hand, Jeff, Kentucky (ZIP 41751) lands in the bottom 3.7% nationally (30,895th) and the bottom 35% of Kentucky (482nd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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On the limited coverage here, the data still marks out some readings: modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 0.3% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 2.7% nationally. Lead in tap water rests at the national minimum. Unemployment is at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle stands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. On the other side, modeled loud transportation noise settles in the top 0.5% nationally, transportation noise lies in the top 1.6% nationally, and tooth loss resides in the top 6.5% nationally. Modeled mammography lands in the bottom 6.1% nationally, and short sleep registers in the top 6.5% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, loud transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 41701, just across the boundary.

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.

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

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 53%

6%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 51%

6%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

19%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 21%

16%

Preventive CarePartial

healthier than 9%

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

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 70%

6%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

19%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 23%

16%

Preventive CarePartial

in the bottom 0.00%

15%

Healthcare Access

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.

“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 years25.7%21.4–30.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.9%59.8–71.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.7%44.5–52.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years67.3%57.9–75.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Short sleep duration among adults43.0%36.0–50.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate4.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36417.1% (4.6–39.2%) n=747
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.9% (0.0–16.5%) n=741
No HS diploma (25+)17.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.7% (3.8–29.1%) n=748
Bachelor's or higher (25+)35.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.8% (1.5–33.6%) n=748
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–11.2%) n=733
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.6% (0.0–15.0%) n=745
Broadband subscription87.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.7% (71.5–97.1%) n=745
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.9% (6.2–34.7%) n=745
Homeownership rate87.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (58.2–96.7%) n=745
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.8%) n=745
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.3% (0.0–5.4%) n=749
Single-parent households39.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.0% (34.7–75.0%) n=738
Population 65+23.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (9.6–29.6%) n=749
Median age51.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.8 yr (32.3–53.9) n=738
Median household income$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$57,097 ($34,611–$87,693) n=645
Median home value$275,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$144,600 ($66,860–$265,120) n=643
Median gross rent$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 at birth71.5 yr ± 0.8078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30874.8 yr (71.5–78.1) n=739

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.80 years of 71.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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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