ZIP code

46920

in Cutler, IndianaPopulation 1,401

ZipVitals Score

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51.15/ 100

Ranked #14,601 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)

Ranked #212 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (top 28%)

Ranked #10 of 29 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN ZIPs (top 34%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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

34.2%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st

US98th

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 ›

Home broadband subscription

65.9%

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd

US4th

Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

98%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th

US94th

Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th

US94th

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 ›

Distance to an emergency room

11.2 mi

in the top 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st

US79th

Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

14.6%

in the bottom 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th

US21st

Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Median household income

$100,074

in the top 19% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st

US81st

Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Cutler, Indiana (ZIP 46920) lands in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,601st) and the top 28% of Indiana (212th).

Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: homeownership stands in the top 5.7% nationally. Crowded housing rests at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Outer-floodplain exposure registers at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 20% nationally. On the other side, modeled arsenic settles in the top 2.4% nationally, and home broadband subscription is in the bottom 4.4% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the top 6.3% nationally, and radon lands in the top 16% nationally. Recreation lies at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Physicians stands at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs.

Put simply, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. On the overall standing, ZIP 46979, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesIndianaMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Preventive Care

healthier than 64%

13%

Disability

healthier than 68%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 64%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 51%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 46%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 52%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 39%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Indiana

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 77%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 61%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 65%

11%

Disability

healthier than 78%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 66%

About typical

close to the middle of Indiana

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 42%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 53%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 56%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Indiana

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 34%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 61%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 61%

11%

Disability

healthier than 71%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 79%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 54%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 54%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 54%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 39%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 18%

“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

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Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	28.9%	25.7–32.3
High blood pressure among adults	37.3%	33.1–41.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	8.9%	8.0–9.8
Current asthma among adults	11.0%	9.7–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults	6.8%	6.0–7.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	8.1%	6.9–9.3
Depression among adults	25.5%	21.9–29.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	12.1%	10.4–13.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	38.3%	34.0–42.5
Obesity among adults	40.6%	32.7–48.6
Stroke among adults	3.3%	2.9–3.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	12.9%	10.5–15.8

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	7.4%	5.9–9.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	77.1%	74.0–79.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	79.9%	76.3–83.1
Cholesterol screening among adults	86.2%	84.0–88.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	67.7%	62.6–72.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	66.3%	62.7–69.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	75.7%	67.6–82.6

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	17.3%	14.2–20.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults	16.4%	13.5–19.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	24.5%	20.1–29.2
Short sleep duration among adults	34.7%	28.3–41.7

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	19.4%	16.5–22.6
Frequent mental distress among adults	17.9%	15.7–20.0
Frequent physical distress among adults	13.8%	12.0–15.7

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	14.7%	12.7–16.8
Any disability among adults	30.3%	26.0–34.9
Hearing disability among adults	7.2%	6.3–8.1
Independent living disability among adults	7.6%	6.6–8.7
Mobility disability among adults	13.2%	11.2–15.4
Self-care disability among adults	3.3%	2.9–3.8
Vision disability among adults	4.2%	3.7–4.8

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	22.7%	18.8–26.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	11.9%	9.5–14.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	6.6%	5.1–8.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	9.3%	7.6–11.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	6.5%	5.4–7.6
Loneliness among adults	32.2%	27.0–37.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	6.8%	5.6–8.0

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	23.6%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	8.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761
No HS diploma (25+)	3.2%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	8.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	27.7%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	19.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766
Unemployment rate (16+)	1.4%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	3.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760
Households without a vehicle	2.0%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	3.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764
Broadband subscription	65.9%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	88.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	18.9%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	20.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate	98.0%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	81.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	0.0%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	1.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764
Foreign-born population	0.0%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767
Single-parent households	50.9%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	53.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756
Population 65+	15.5%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	18.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767
Median age	34.8 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	40.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756
Median household income	$100,074	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721
Median home value	$280,500	$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

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	IN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth	82.4 yr ± 2.49	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 2.49 years of 82.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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