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47125

in Hardinsburg, IndianaPopulation 1,988

ZipVitals Score
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45.43/ 100

Ranked #21,961 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)

Ranked #520 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (bottom 31%)

Ranked #74 of 114 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ZIPs (bottom 35%)

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.

Elder-services access

0.58 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›

Floodplain exposure

0.26%

in the bottom 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US8th
Definition & 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 ›

Park land

10.3%

in the top 11.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US88th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

5.6%

in the top 11.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US88th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

10.6 mi

in the top 13.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US87th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

57.7%

in the top 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US84th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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Arsenic in groundwater

1.6%

in the bottom 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US17th
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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

32.5 mi

in the top 25% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US75th
Definition & 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 ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Hardinsburg, Indiana (ZIP 47125) sits in the bottom 32% nationally (21,961st) and the bottom 31% of Indiana (520th).

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An even profile, with readings pulling both ways: elder services sits in the top 1.9% nationally. Unemployment stands at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure resides in the bottom 8.5% nationally, and park land sits in the top 11.7% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 13.1% nationally, and modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 14.7% nationally. Against that, crowded housing sits in the top 11.9% nationally, and modeled tooth loss stands in the top 11.9% nationally. Fatal road crashes resides in the top 13.2% nationally, and poverty sits in the top 13.4% nationally.

Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, 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. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 47115, just across the boundary.

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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area.

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

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 67%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 40%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 47%

13%

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 25%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 65%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 33%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 32%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 25%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 24%

8%

Disability

healthier than 34%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 16%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 25%

8%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

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 ›

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 adults31.8%29.2–34.3
High blood pressure among adults40.7%37.5–43.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.2%8.5–9.9
Current asthma among adults11.5%10.4–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults8.0%7.3–8.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.7%8.7–10.9
Depression among adults27.0%24.2–29.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.0%12.6–15.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.9%37.7–44.0
Obesity among adults39.9%34.2–45.6
Stroke among adults3.9%3.6–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.2%18.7–25.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.2%6.8–9.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.5%76.5–80.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.7%77.3–82.0
Cholesterol screening among adults85.6%84.0–87.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.3%60.7–69.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.1%53.5–60.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.8%67.5–81.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.4%14.3–18.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.5%16.3–21.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.9%23.5–30.5
Short sleep duration among adults38.3%32.2–44.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.1%19.7–24.8
Frequent mental distress among adults18.5%16.8–20.2
Frequent physical distress among adults15.3%13.8–16.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.1%14.4–18.0
Any disability among adults34.4%30.9–38.2
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.7–9.2
Independent living disability among adults8.7%7.9–9.8
Mobility disability among adults15.8%14.1–17.6
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.7–4.6
Vision disability among adults5.1%4.6–5.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.6%20.0–25.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.9%11.9–16.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.3%7.0–9.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.4%9.1–12.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.4%6.5–8.4
Loneliness among adults32.1%28.5–36.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.7%6.8–8.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate22.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764
Uninsured 18–6414.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761
No HS diploma (25+)12.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.2%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 vehicle9.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764
Broadband subscription79.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)14.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate84.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)5.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764
Foreign-born population0.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767
Single-parent households58.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756
Population 65+18.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767
Median age32.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756
Median household income$73,421$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721
Median home value$169,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724
Median gross rent$875$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 birth77.7 yr ± 1.0278.9 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 1.02 years of 77.7, 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