ZIP code
46319
in Griffith, IndianaPopulation 17,847
53.32/ 100
Ranked #11,599 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 36%)
Ranked #127 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (top 17%)
Ranked #247 of 374 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ZIPs (bottom 34%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
PFAS in drinking water
92.5%
in the top 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
In this ZIP
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
1.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS5thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
3.3%
in the top 10.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
41.5%
in the top 10.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Pharmacy access
0.33 per 1,000 residents
in the top 11.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS88thDefinition & 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 ›Binge drinking
19%
in the top 11.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Park land
8.6%
in the top 13.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS87thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›The read
Griffith, Indiana (ZIP 46319), overall, ranks in the top 36% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,599th) and the top 17% of Indiana (127th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: fatal road crashes rests in the bottom 4.7% nationally. Distance to a community health center registers at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Pharmacy resides in the top 11.6% nationally. On the other side, modeled pfas settles in the top 0.2% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site is at the national minimum. Modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the top 4.1% nationally, and expected annual loss lands in the top 8.0% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure lies in the top 10.2% nationally, and modeled short sleep stands in the top 10.9% nationally. Modeled transportation noise rests in the top 11.3% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. ZIP 46322, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.
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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 68%
21%
Disability
healthier than 73%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 60%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 56%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 60%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 59%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 19%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 19%
11%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 91%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 94%
8%
Disability
healthier than 85%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 54%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 50%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 26%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 15%
11%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 62%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 42%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 31%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 15%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 21%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 76.1 ± 1.2 years. A median household income of $74,662 predicts 78.9 years — 2.8 years below.
Ranked #3,852 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.
Nearby
46322
Indianashares a border
Score 54.22
Closest healthier
46375
Indianashares a border
Score 58.25
Similar health profile
17569
Pennsylvania98% similar profile
Score 52.24
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 25.5% | 23.4–27.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.1% | 31.5–36.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.7% | 7.0–8.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.1–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.8% | 5.2–6.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.9% | 6.1–7.7 |
| Depression among adults | 21.3% | 18.8–23.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.9% | 10.6–13.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.3% | 30.7–36.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.4% | 33.6–41.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.8–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.1% | 13.0–17.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.6% | 7.5–9.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.9% | 73.4–78.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.3% | 75.5–80.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.8% | 85.2–88.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.0% | 67.9–73.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.0% | 57.3–62.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.2% | 72.5–81.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 19.0% | 16.5–21.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.3% | 13.4–17.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.3% | 20.8–26.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 41.5% | 38.3–44.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.1% | 17.2–21.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.1% | 15.4–18.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.2% | 11.9–14.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.9% | 12.4–15.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.5% | 24.8–30.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.6–7.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.3% | 6.6–8.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.5% | 11.1–14.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.6% | 4.2–5.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.0% | 22.2–27.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.1% | 13.2–17.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 7.0–9.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.8% | 10.3–13.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.7% | 6.8–8.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.6% | 28.2–35.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.9% | 7.8–10.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 27.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767 |
| Single-parent households | 46.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756 |
| Population 65+ | 18.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767 |
| Median age | 37.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756 |
| Median household income | $74,662 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721 |
| Median home value | $203,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724 |
| Median gross rent | $1,242 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $925 ($704–$1,261) n=640 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.1 yr ± 0.61 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.5 yr (75.1–81.5) n=754 |
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 0.61 years of 76.1, 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