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47512

in Bicknell, IndianaPopulation 4,243

ZipVitals Score
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45.36/ 100

Ranked #22,041 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 31%)

Ranked #525 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (bottom 31%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Dental provider access

0.75 per 1,000 residents

in the top 12.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US88th
Definition & source ›

The number of dental offices 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 ›

Mammography

70.7%

in the bottom 17% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US17th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Bicknell, Indiana (ZIP 47512) places in the bottom 31% nationally (22,041st) and the bottom 31% of Indiana (525th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: distance to a community health center is at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Dental providers lands in the top 12.4% nationally, and fiber broadband stands in the top 18% nationally. Pharmacy registers in the top 18% nationally, and outpatient settles in the top 22% nationally. Pulling the other way, households without a vehicle sits in the top 19% nationally, modeled mammography lies in the bottom 17% nationally, and lead in tap water rests in the top 21% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol resides in the top 23% nationally, and household income is in the bottom 25% nationally.

For readers new to these terms, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 47516, 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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Healthcare Access

healthier than 71%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 41%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 52%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 47%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 43%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

8%

Disability

healthier than 36%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 39%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 72%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 71%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 58%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 34%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 32%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 22%

8%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 19%

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 adults32.0%28.7–35.5
High blood pressure among adults40.4%36.3–44.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.5%8.6–10.4
Current asthma among adults11.7%10.4–13.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.2%7.3–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.3%9.0–11.8
Depression among adults26.5%22.8–30.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.1%12.3–16.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.0%36.7–45.4
Obesity among adults37.9%30.4–45.9
Stroke among adults4.1%3.7–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.0%14.8–21.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.4%6.7–10.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.5%76.8–82.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.0%76.5–83.2
Cholesterol screening among adults85.5%83.4–87.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.1%62.5–71.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.0%57.2–64.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.7%62.0–78.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.4%12.5–18.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.4%16.6–22.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.8%22.5–31.7
Short sleep duration among adults34.1%27.8–40.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.3%20.4–26.8
Frequent mental distress among adults19.1%17.1–21.4
Frequent physical distress among adults16.2%14.3–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.9%15.0–19.2
Any disability among adults35.5%31.1–40.3
Hearing disability among adults8.6%7.6–9.7
Independent living disability among adults9.4%8.3–10.7
Mobility disability among adults16.7%14.6–19.2
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.8–4.9
Vision disability among adults5.4%4.8–6.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.0%20.4–28.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.8%12.1–17.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.9%7.2–10.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.9%9.1–12.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.7–9.0
Loneliness among adults33.5%28.5–38.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.1%6.9–9.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764
Uninsured 18–646.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761
No HS diploma (25+)11.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766
Unemployment rate (16+)2.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760
Households without a vehicle8.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764
Broadband subscription88.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate68.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764
Foreign-born population0.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767
Single-parent households54.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756
Population 65+18.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767
Median age37.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756
Median household income$57,857$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721
Median home value$71,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724
Median gross rent$844$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 birth73.6 yr ± 1.0778.9 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 1.07 years of 73.6, 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