ZIP code
47620
in Mount Vernon, IndianaPopulation 12,361
48.14/ 100
Ranked #18,766 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 41%)
Ranked #376 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (top 50%)
Ranked #14 of 20 Evansville, IN ZIPs (bottom 30%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
53.6%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›PFOA in drinking water
48.9%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The share of residents served by public water systems where PFOA, one of the man-made “forever chemicals,” was detected in EPA testing.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.27%
in the top 23% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS77thDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
86.9 days/year
in the top 29% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS71stDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
9.4 days/year
in the top 37% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS63rdDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›The read
Mount Vernon, Indiana (ZIP 47620), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 41% nationally (18,766th) and the top 50% of Indiana (376th).
Where this area is stretched, the data is unambiguous: modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 1.5% nationally, floodplain exposure stands in the top 3.4% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss is in the top 13.5% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. PFOA in drinking water sits in the top 17% nationally, and modeled arsenic registers in the top 19% nationally. Better still, distance to a nursing home lands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Mental-health providers resides in the top 13.8% nationally, and lead in tap water lies in the bottom 17% nationally. Outpatient settles in the top 17% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. 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. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 47631, 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 Evansville, IN metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 75%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 72%
13%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 58%
11%
Disability
healthier than 59%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 36%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 14%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 82%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 76%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 65%
8%
Disability
healthier than 63%
7%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 52%
21%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 19%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.5%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 68%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 68%
11%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 42%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 58%
8%
Disability
healthier than 42%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 26%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 16%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 37%
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
One of our published findings lists 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 76.8 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $75,681 predicts 79.0 years — 2.2 years below.
Ranked #2,904 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
47631
Indianashares a border
Score 48.51
Closest healthier
47638
Indianashares a border
Score 51.56
Similar health profile
47634
Indiana99% similar profile
Score 47.73
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 | 31.7% | 28.3–35.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.4% | 35.1–43.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.7% | 8.8–10.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 9.9–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.3% | 6.6–8.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.7 |
| Depression among adults | 25.6% | 21.9–29.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.1% | 11.3–14.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.0% | 34.6–43.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.2% | 33.2–49.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.6% | 3.3–4.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.1% | 12.4–18.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.0% | 5.8–8.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.0% | 76.2–81.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.0% | 77.7–84.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.3% | 85.6–88.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.9% | 64.1–73.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.2% | 60.6–67.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.2% | 67.4–82.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.0% | 13.1–19.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.0% | 13.8–18.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.5% | 19.6–27.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.1% | 28.8–41.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.1% | 17.6–22.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.3–19.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.2% | 12.5–15.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.5% | 12.8–16.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.1% | 27.1–35.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.9–8.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.9% | 7.0–8.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.6% | 12.8–16.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.3–4.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.6% | 4.1–5.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.7% | 18.5–25.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.9% | 10.0–13.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.0% | 5.9–8.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.5% | 8.1–11.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.5% | 5.7–7.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.0% | 26.2–36.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.1% | 6.2–8.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 18.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764 |
| Homeownership rate | 76.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767 |
| Single-parent households | 54.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756 |
| Population 65+ | 22.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767 |
| Median age | 44.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756 |
| Median household income | $75,681 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721 |
| Median home value | $214,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724 |
| Median gross rent | $805 | $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 | 76.8 yr ± 0.78 | 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 0.78 years of 76.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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