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45871

in New Knoxville, OhioPopulation 2,167

ZipVitals Score
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51.10/ 100

Ranked #14,688 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)

Ranked #360 of 1,176 Ohio ZIPs (top 31%)

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.

Radon

3.5 pCi/L

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

15.8 mi

in the top 11.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US89th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, New Knoxville, Ohio (ZIP 45871) ranks in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,688th) and the top 31% of Ohio (360th).

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The profile opens on a set of genuinely favorable readings: modeled loud transportation noise is at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk stands in the bottom 13.7% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles in the bottom 18% nationally. Fatal road crashes lies in the bottom 18% nationally, and households without a vehicle resides in the bottom 19% nationally. On the other side, modeled radon lands in the top 5.2% nationally, distance to a community health center registers in the top 11.4% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the top 17% nationally. Recreation rests at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Physicians is at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs.

In plainer terms, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 45306, 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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Preventive Care

healthier than 64%

13%

Disability

healthier than 77%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 72%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 57%

16%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 19%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 14%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 76%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 65%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 62%

11%

Disability

healthier than 79%

7%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 58%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 35%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 2%

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 ›

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 adults29.7%26.9–32.6
High blood pressure among adults36.2%33.0–39.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.0%8.3–9.9
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.8–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults6.7%6.0–7.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.7%6.7–8.7
Depression among adults25.6%22.7–28.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.7%10.3–13.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.6%33.3–40.2
Obesity among adults39.6%34.1–45.8
Stroke among adults3.2%2.9–3.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.2%10.3–14.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.7%5.6–7.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.1%76.7–81.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.2%76.3–81.8
Cholesterol screening among adults86.5%84.9–87.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.8%62.6–70.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults66.3%63.3–69.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.9%68.8–80.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.3%14.8–20.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.5%13.3–17.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.8%22.2–29.8
Short sleep duration among adults38.1%33.4–42.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.5%15.3–19.8
Frequent mental distress among adults17.8%16.0–19.8
Frequent physical distress among adults13.5%12.0–15.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.4%11.9–15.0
Any disability among adults26.9%23.6–30.5
Hearing disability among adults6.4%5.7–7.1
Independent living disability among adults7.3%6.5–8.2
Mobility disability among adults12.3%10.7–14.0
Self-care disability among adults3.2%2.8–3.6
Vision disability among adults3.9%3.5–4.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.3%17.6–23.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.7%9.0–12.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.3%6.9–9.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.8–10.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.2%5.4–7.0
Loneliness among adults34.0%29.6–38.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.4%5.6–7.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (3.5–26.2%) n=1,177
Uninsured 18–648.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.8% (2.5–18.1%) n=1,174
No HS diploma (25+)2.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.5% (2.3–17.0%) n=1,179
Bachelor's or higher (25+)30.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.7% (8.1–45.8%) n=1,179
Unemployment rate (16+)2.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.7% (0.0–9.8%) n=1,171
Households without a vehicle0.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.0–14.5%) n=1,177
Broadband subscription93.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.9% (76.5–96.0%) n=1,177
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)14.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (11.2–34.6%) n=1,177
Homeownership rate76.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (52.8–91.8%) n=1,177
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.5%) n=1,177
Foreign-born population0.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.0% (0.0–6.8%) n=1,180
Single-parent households55.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (36.6–68.1%) n=1,168
Population 65+16.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.1–27.2%) n=1,180
Median age42.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.2–50.5) n=1,169
Median household income$87,500$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,500 ($46,328–$101,197) n=1,127
Median home value$211,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,700 ($104,860–$310,980) n=1,117
Median gross rent$815$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 birth79.6 yr ± 0.7478.9 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 0.74 years of 79.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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