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47441

in Linton, IndianaPopulation 8,910

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39.35/ 100

Ranked #27,168 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 15%)

Ranked #696 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (bottom 8.1%)

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.

Tooth loss

24.4%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

44.1%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Mental-health provider access

0.11 per 1,000 residents

in the top 9.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US90th
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics located 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 ›

Energy-cost burden

5.1%

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Pharmacy access

0.33 per 1,000 residents

in the top 11.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US89th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies located 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 ›

Unemployment rate

9.0%

in the top 12.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US88th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Child-care access

0.45 per 1,000 residents

in the top 13.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US87th
Definition & source ›

The number of child day-care services 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

23.2%

in the top 14.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US86th
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 ›

Coronary heart disease

9.4%

in the top 15% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US85th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

4.2%

in the top 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US83rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Linton, Indiana (ZIP 47441) comes out in the bottom 15% nationally (27,168th) and the bottom 8.1% of Indiana (696th).

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Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: mental-health providers resides in the top 9.7% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Pharmacy lies in the top 11.4% nationally, and childcare sits in the top 13.4% nationally. Distance to a nursing home settles at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. By contrast, modeled tooth loss registers in the top 8.1% nationally, and high cholesterol stands in the top 6.5% nationally. Modeled energy burden lands in the top 8.5% nationally, and unemployment is in the top 12.0% nationally. Floodplain exposure resides in the top 14.5% nationally.

In plain terms, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 47443, 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.

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

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 67%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 74%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 45%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 16%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

8%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 72%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 10%

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

3 of our published findings list 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 74.5 ± 1.6 years. A median household income of $47,636 predicts 77.2 years — 2.6 years below.

    Ranked #3,625 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 74.5 ± 1.6 years. The 50 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 78.2 years — 3.7 years below them.

    Ranked #2,837 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 67.7; chronic-disease standing 9.2 (bottom 10%) — 59 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,851 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

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 adults35.1%31.7–38.6
High blood pressure among adults43.6%39.6–47.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.2%9.2–11.2
Current asthma among adults11.9%10.6–13.4
Coronary heart disease among adults9.4%8.4–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.9%10.7–13.3
Depression among adults26.9%23.2–30.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.0%14.0–18.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened44.1%39.7–48.6
Obesity among adults42.1%35.0–49.5
Stroke among adults4.7%4.3–5.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.4%20.4–28.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.2%7.7–10.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.5%78.0–82.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.3%77.0–83.3
Cholesterol screening among adults85.5%83.5–87.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.9%60.8–70.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.2%52.5–60.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.7%64.4–79.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.1%13.3–19.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.9%18.3–23.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.6%26.2–35.3
Short sleep duration among adults34.7%28.4–41.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.2%23.1–29.3
Frequent mental distress among adults19.0%17.0–21.3
Frequent physical distress among adults17.1%15.2–19.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.5%15.6–19.6
Any disability among adults37.7%33.4–42.2
Hearing disability among adults9.7%8.7–10.7
Independent living disability among adults10.4%9.3–11.7
Mobility disability among adults19.4%17.1–21.7
Self-care disability among adults5.1%4.6–5.6
Vision disability among adults6.3%5.7–7.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.1%19.7–26.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.0%14.5–19.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.3%9.6–13.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.6%9.9–13.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.5%7.5–9.7
Loneliness among adults32.0%27.2–37.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.2%8.0–10.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate16.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764
Uninsured 18–6414.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761
No HS diploma (25+)9.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766
Unemployment rate (16+)9.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760
Households without a vehicle6.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764
Broadband subscription78.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)29.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate69.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764
Foreign-born population0.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767
Single-parent households54.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756
Population 65+21.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767
Median age40.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756
Median household income$47,636$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721
Median home value$119,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724
Median gross rent$772$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 birth74.5 yr ± 0.8478.9 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 0.84 years of 74.5, 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