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46365

in Mill Creek, IndianaPopulation 992

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53.13/ 100

Ranked #11,889 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 37%)

Ranked #137 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (top 18%)

Ranked #1 of 11 Michigan City-La Porte, IN ZIPs (top 9.1%)

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.

Poverty rate

2.0%

in the bottom 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

17.8%

in the top 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST70th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST17th
US8th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

6.6%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

3.2 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 18% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US18th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

35.7%

in the top 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US81st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

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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

Mill Creek, Indiana (ZIP 46365), overall, ranks in the top 37% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,889th) and the top 18% of Indiana (137th).

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This area's most favorable readings come through plainly in the numbers: poverty stands in the bottom 6.9% nationally. Unemployment rests at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle registers at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 8.5% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles in the bottom 11.3% nationally. On the other side, modeled arsenic is in the top 7.7% nationally, and crowded housing sits in the top 9.4% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Walkability lies in the bottom 18% nationally. Recreation stands at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.

Defined simply, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. ZIP 46552, 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 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 65%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

Disability

healthier than 68%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 79%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 53%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 58%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 40%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 80%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 70%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 96%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 62%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 73%

8%

Disability

healthier than 79%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 89%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 37%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

in the top 0.00%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 80%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 90%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 90%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 90%

8%

Disability

in the top 0.00%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 60%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

“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 adults30.6%27.5–33.8
High blood pressure among adults38.3%34.7–42.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.4–10.4
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.8–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults6.8%5.9–7.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.8%6.5–9.2
Depression among adults25.1%21.8–28.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.5%10.8–14.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.9%35.0–42.9
Obesity among adults34.2%28.6–40.2
Stroke among adults3.3%2.9–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.3%9.9–15.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.4%5.6–9.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.6%74.7–80.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.2%75.9–82.4
Cholesterol screening among adults88.0%86.1–89.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.8%60.1–69.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.0%57.3–64.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.2%68.9–82.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.6%13.8–19.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.5%13.2–19.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.8%19.6–28.3
Short sleep duration among adults36.6%31.0–42.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.2%16.0–22.6
Frequent mental distress among adults17.2%15.1–19.5
Frequent physical distress among adults14.0%12.1–16.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.2%12.1–16.4
Any disability among adults31.9%27.4–36.4
Hearing disability among adults7.4%6.5–8.4
Independent living disability among adults7.3%6.2–8.5
Mobility disability among adults14.1%11.8–16.6
Self-care disability among adults3.3%2.8–3.9
Vision disability among adults4.1%3.5–4.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.4%19.8–27.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.1%8.6–14.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults5.7%4.3–7.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.5–11.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.0%5.0–7.1
Loneliness among adults35.7%31.0–40.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.4–7.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate2.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764
Uninsured 18–645.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761
No HS diploma (25+)11.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766
Bachelor's or higher (25+)34.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764
Broadband subscription90.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)11.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate76.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767
Single-parent households52.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756
Population 65+22.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767
Median age38.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756
Median household income$98,047$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721
Median home value$217,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$925 ($704–$1,261) n=640
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.0 yr ± 1.7378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.5 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 1.73 years of 76.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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