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ZIP code

45807

in Lima, OhioPopulation 11,774

50.62/ 100

Ranked #15,391 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 48%)

Ranked #394 of 1,176 Ohio ZIPs (top 34%)

Ranked #6 of 13 Lima, OH ZIPs (top 46%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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 top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US97th
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 ›

Dental provider access

0.67 per 1,000 residents

in the top 14.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US85th
Definition & source ›

The number of dental offices 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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

43.3 mi

in the top 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US84th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

70.5%

in the top 18% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US82nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, ZIP 45807, one of several in Lima, Ohio comes out in the top 48% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,391st) and the top 34% of Ohio (394th).

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The data is generous to this ZIP in several places worth naming: lead in tap water lands in the bottom 12.0% nationally. Distance to a nursing home is at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Dental providers resides in the top 14.9% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site rests in the top 16% nationally. Elder services lies in the top 18% nationally, and modeled colon screening sits in the top 18% nationally. Poverty settles in the bottom 22% nationally. Working the other way, modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the top 3.2% nationally, and radon stands in the top 12.4% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs.

Relative to the ZIPs around it, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 45808, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Lima, OH metro area.

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

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 60%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 81%

13%

Disability

healthier than 70%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 77%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 41%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 51%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 60%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 3%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 36%

8%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 68%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 84%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

Disability

healthier than 70%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 55%

21%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 6%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 83%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 83%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 83%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 92%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 67%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 42%

21%

Disability

healthier than 50%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 33%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 8%

5%

“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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Above what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 80.6 ± 1.0 years. A median household income of $70,725 predicts 78.7 years — 1.8 years above.

    Ranked #1,031 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

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 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults33.4%30.4–36.5
High blood pressure among adults38.4%34.9–42.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.6%9.6–11.6
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.4–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults7.8%7.1–8.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.3%7.4–9.2
Depression among adults26.1%22.9–29.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.6%11.9–15.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.2%35.5–43.0
Obesity among adults36.7%31.4–42.3
Stroke among adults3.7%3.4–4.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.6%9.6–14.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.6%5.6–7.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.6%79.2–83.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.5%79.8–85.2
Cholesterol screening among adults88.2%86.8–89.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.5%66.5–74.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.6%62.6–68.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.3%66.5–79.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.3%13.7–19.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.4%12.5–16.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.9%22.4–29.7
Short sleep duration among adults36.3%31.6–41.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.7%15.6–20.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.2%14.5–18.1
Frequent physical distress among adults13.6%12.1–15.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.7%11.3–14.2
Any disability among adults28.9%25.6–32.5
Hearing disability among adults7.5%6.7–8.4
Independent living disability among adults7.4%6.6–8.2
Mobility disability among adults13.7%12.1–15.6
Self-care disability among adults3.4%3.1–3.7
Vision disability among adults4.2%3.8–4.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.3%17.2–23.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.3%8.6–12.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.0%6.8–9.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.4–10.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.0%5.2–6.8
Loneliness among adults34.8%30.0–39.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.2%5.3–7.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (3.5–26.2%) n=1,177
Uninsured 18–647.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.8% (2.5–18.1%) n=1,174
No HS diploma (25+)4.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.5% (2.3–17.0%) n=1,179
Bachelor's or higher (25+)23.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.7% (8.1–45.8%) n=1,179
Unemployment rate (16+)2.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.7% (0.0–9.8%) n=1,171
Households without a vehicle3.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.0–14.5%) n=1,177
Broadband subscription89.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.9% (76.5–96.0%) n=1,177
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (11.2–34.6%) n=1,177
Homeownership rate82.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (52.8–91.8%) n=1,177
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.5%) n=1,177
Foreign-born population1.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.0% (0.0–6.8%) n=1,180
Single-parent households57.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (36.6–68.1%) n=1,168
Population 65+21.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.1–27.2%) n=1,180
Median age42.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.2–50.5) n=1,169
Median household income$70,725$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,500 ($46,328–$101,197) n=1,127
Median home value$203,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,700 ($104,860–$310,980) n=1,117
Median gross rent$972$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$907 ($714–$1,294) n=1,007
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OH median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.6 yr ± 0.5178.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.9 yr (74.0–81.3) n=1,154

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 0.51 years of 80.6, 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