ZIP code
46990
in Urbana, IndianaPopulation 633
53.12/ 100
Ranked #11,909 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 37%)
Ranked #139 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (top 18%)
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
33.4%
in the top 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Recreation access
1.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Homeownership rate
96.1%
in the top 7.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.27%
in the bottom 8.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
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 ›Unemployment rate
10.0%
in the top 9.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
31.8%
in the bottom 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS19thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
15.6%
in the bottom 24% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS24thDefinition & 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 ›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
By the composite health measure, Urbana, Indiana (ZIP 46990) ranks in the top 37% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,909th) and the top 18% of Indiana (139th).
A number of measures pull each way for this area: recreation rests in the top 5.5% nationally, and homeownership stands in the top 7.3% nationally. Floodplain exposure lies in the bottom 8.5% nationally, and housing-cost burden lands in the bottom 10.8% nationally. Crowded housing sits at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Physicians is in the top 14.9% nationally. Set against that, modeled arsenic settles in the top 2.5% nationally, and unemployment resides in the top 9.4% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Modeled radon rests in the top 17% nationally.
To spell things out, 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. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Close by, ZIP 46941, just across the boundary, ranks 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 80%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 69%
11%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 43%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 35%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 36%
14%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 62%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 86%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 91%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 91%
8%
Disability
healthier than 68%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 98%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 47%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 48%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
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.
Nearby
46702
Indianashares a border
Score 48.75
Closest healthier
46941
Indianashares a border
Score 53.92
Similar health profile
44442
Ohio97% similar profile
Score 55.05
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 | 33.4% | 29.7–37.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.2% | 35.7–44.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.7% | 9.5–11.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.7–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.7% | 6.8–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.5–10.5 |
| Depression among adults | 23.4% | 20.0–27.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.3% | 11.5–15.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.0% | 36.6–45.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.2% | 29.8–45.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.7% | 3.3–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.5% | 10.0–15.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.9% | 5.5–8.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.9% | 78.1–83.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.3% | 78.1–84.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.3% | 86.6–90.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.4% | 63.3–73.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.6% | 62.0–69.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.1% | 68.1–82.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.7% | 12.9–18.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.6% | 12.8–18.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.5% | 20.1–29.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.8% | 25.7–38.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.6% | 16.6–23.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.1% | 14.1–18.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.0% | 12.1–16.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.6% | 11.7–15.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.5% | 27.0–36.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.2–9.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.5% | 6.4–8.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.1% | 12.8–17.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.5% | 3.1–4.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.8–5.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.8% | 17.5–24.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.0% | 8.9–13.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 6.0% | 4.7–7.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.3% | 6.9–9.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.8% | 4.9–6.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.3% | 25.5–35.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.1% | 5.2–7.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 18.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 10.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760 |
| Households without a vehicle | 8.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 11.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764 |
| Homeownership rate | 96.1% | 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 | 3.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767 |
| Single-parent households | 70.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756 |
| Population 65+ | 13.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767 |
| Median age | 52.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756 |
| Median household income | $78,875 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721 |
| Median home value | $196,700 | $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 | 79.5 yr ± 1.06 | 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 1.06 years of 79.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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