ZIP code
46552
in New Carlisle, IndianaPopulation 7,047
53.34/ 100
Ranked #11,585 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 36%)
Ranked #126 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (top 17%)
Ranked #5 of 27 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ZIPs (top 19%)
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.
Arsenic in groundwater
16.4%
in the top 8.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST66thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Loud transportation noise
1.6%
in the top 10.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & 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 the composite measure, New Carlisle, Indiana (ZIP 46552) stands in the top 36% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,585th) and the top 17% of Indiana (126th).
Several of the strongest readings define how this area looks: housing-cost burden settles in the bottom 13.2% nationally. Distance to a nursing home rests at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Poverty lands in the bottom 18% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure settles at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation rests in the bottom 19% nationally. On the other hand, modeled arsenic lands in the top 8.8% nationally, loud transportation noise settles in the top 10.3% nationally, and transportation noise rests in the top 11.6% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site settles in the bottom 21% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. ZIP 49117, about 3.8 miles away, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 72%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 72%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 61%
11%
Disability
healthier than 71%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 74%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 52%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 33%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 27%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 79%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 78%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 76%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 84%
11%
Disability
healthier than 82%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 43%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 56%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 45%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 68%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 80%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 68%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 80%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 84%
8%
Disability
healthier than 80%
7%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
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 77.9 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $91,341 predicts 79.7 years — 1.8 years below.
Ranked #2,348 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
46350
Indianashares a border
Score 46.97
Closest healthier
49117
Michiganabout 3.8 mi away
Score 56.27
Similar health profile
47003
Indiana98% similar profile
Score 52.33
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 | 30.4% | 28.1–32.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.0% | 35.4–40.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.9% | 9.2–10.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.9–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.7% | 6.1–7.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.7% | 6.9–8.6 |
| Depression among adults | 26.6% | 24.1–29.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.3% | 11.0–13.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.7% | 37.0–42.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.5% | 29.8–37.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.3% | 3.1–3.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.0% | 11.1–15.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.6% | 5.7–7.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.0% | 77.0–81.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.6% | 78.4–82.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.3% | 86.9–89.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.3% | 63.0–69.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.4% | 63.9–68.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.3% | 70.2–79.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.6% | 14.6–18.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.5% | 12.5–16.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.4% | 20.6–26.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.8% | 31.2–38.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.5% | 16.5–20.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.1% | 15.5–18.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.3% | 12.0–14.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.7% | 12.3–15.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.9% | 28.0–33.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.7–8.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.5–7.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.5% | 12.1–15.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.2% | 2.9–3.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.6% | 20.2–25.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.3% | 8.9–11.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 5.5% | 4.6–6.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.5% | 7.4–9.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.8% | 5.2–6.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.3% | 30.1–36.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.2% | 5.5–7.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 4.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 3.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 28.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767 |
| Single-parent households | 55.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756 |
| Population 65+ | 18.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767 |
| Median age | 39.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756 |
| Median household income | $91,341 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721 |
| Median home value | $237,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724 |
| Median gross rent | $1,043 | $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 | 77.9 yr ± 0.76 | 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 0.76 years of 77.9, 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