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47590

in Velpen, IndianaPopulation 544

ZipVitals Score
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48.37/ 100

Ranked #18,459 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)

Ranked #360 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (top 48%)

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.

Child-care access

1.3 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US98th
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 ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

13.2%

in the bottom 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US17th
Definition & 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 ›

Slow internet speeds

0.60%

in the top 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US82nd
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$104,773

in the top 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US84th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Walkability

3.7 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 22% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US22nd
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

27 mi

in the top 32% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US68th
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

On the composite measure, Velpen, Indiana (ZIP 47590) stands in the bottom 42% nationally (18,459th) and the top 48% of Indiana (360th).

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A number of readings press hard on the profile and set its tone: modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the top 1.9% nationally, and slow internet speeds settles in the top 18% nationally. On the brighter side, childcare rests in the top 1.2% nationally, and poverty lands at the national minimum. Unemployment settles at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle rests at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden lands in the bottom 14.1% nationally. Crowded housing settles at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Modeled pfas rests in the bottom 17% nationally, and fiber broadband lands in the top 17% nationally.

Set beside the wider area around it, industrial-pollution burden runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. ZIP 47541, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 80%

16%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 42%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 54%

13%

Disability

healthier than 51%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 24%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 30%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 88%

16%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 43%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 41%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 49%

8%

Disability

healthier than 47%

7%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 14%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

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%28.4–34.8
High blood pressure among adults38.9%34.8–42.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.2%8.3–10.1
Current asthma among adults11.4%10.2–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults7.6%6.7–8.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.3%7.9–10.7
Depression among adults25.7%22.2–29.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.5%11.6–15.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.3%36.2–44.0
Obesity among adults37.6%30.1–44.4
Stroke among adults3.7%3.3–4.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.0%13.1–19.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.3%5.8–9.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.2%76.3–81.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.9%76.7–82.7
Cholesterol screening among adults86.2%84.2–88.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.3%60.3–70.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.3%59.8–66.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.9%65.1–80.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.1%13.5–18.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.8%14.5–20.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.8%21.1–30.2
Short sleep duration among adults37.8%31.6–44.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.9%17.8–24.0
Frequent mental distress among adults18.1%15.9–20.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.9%12.9–16.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.5%13.4–17.7
Any disability among adults32.5%27.9–36.8
Hearing disability among adults7.9%6.9–8.8
Independent living disability among adults8.4%7.2–9.6
Mobility disability among adults15.4%13.1–17.7
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.3–4.5
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.2–5.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.8%19.4–26.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.8%10.2–15.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.6%5.9–9.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.7%8.0–11.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.8–8.0
Loneliness among adults31.7%27.0–36.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.1–8.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766
Bachelor's or higher (25+)21.4%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 vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764
Broadband subscription93.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)13.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate89.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767
Single-parent households48.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756
Population 65+22.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767
Median age52.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756
Median household income$104,773$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721
Median home value$222,100$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
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth81.7 yr ± 2.2178.9 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 2.21 years of 81.7, 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