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47966

in Newport, IndianaPopulation 346

ZipVitals Score
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47.33/ 100

Ranked #19,760 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 38%)

Ranked #425 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (bottom 44%)

Ranked #18 of 39 Terre Haute, IN ZIPs (top 46%)

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.

Loud transportation noise

3.1%

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US5th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

14.4 mi

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US7th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

31.5%

in the top 9.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US91st
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 ›

Distance to an emergency room

15.6 mi

in the top 10.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

70.9%

in the top 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US84th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Newport, Indiana (ZIP 47966) comes out in the bottom 38% nationally (19,760th) and the bottom 44% of Indiana (425th).

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The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: modeled disaster risk sits in the bottom 5.3% nationally, and expected annual loss settles in the bottom 6.6% nationally. Households without a vehicle registers at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Set against that, modeled loud transportation noise stands in the top 3.7% nationally, and distance to a nursing home lands in the top 5.8% nationally. Floodplain exposure is in the top 9.3% nationally. Fiber broadband resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to an emergency room rests in the top 10.2% nationally, and modeled arsenic lies in the top 11.2% nationally. Modeled transportation noise sits in the top 11.4% nationally.

In plain terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 47854, 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 Terre Haute, IN metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 80%

13%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 48%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 51%

11%

Disability

healthier than 50%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 31%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 20%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 87%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 71%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 67%

8%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 45%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 44%

14%

Disability

healthier than 45%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 23%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 5%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 89%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 81%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 44%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 59%

16%

Disability

healthier than 56%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 37%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 4%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

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 adults34.7%31.0–38.5
High blood pressure among adults41.3%36.9–45.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.3%9.2–11.4
Current asthma among adults11.4%10.1–12.8
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.2–9.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.5%7.9–11.1
Depression among adults25.5%21.9–29.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.1%12.1–16.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.5%37.0–46.0
Obesity among adults39.2%31.6–47.4
Stroke among adults4.0%3.5–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.5%12.6–18.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.9%5.3–8.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.0%78.2–83.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.8%78.8–84.9
Cholesterol screening among adults87.8%85.9–89.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.9%66.2–75.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.8%59.1–66.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.7%67.5–82.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.0%12.4–18.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.8%13.7–19.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.0%21.4–31.1
Short sleep duration among adults35.9%29.1–43.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.1%18.0–24.7
Frequent mental distress among adults17.3%15.2–19.5
Frequent physical distress among adults15.0%13.0–17.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.8%12.7–16.9
Any disability among adults33.6%29.0–38.4
Hearing disability among adults8.6%7.6–9.8
Independent living disability among adults8.2%7.0–9.5
Mobility disability among adults16.1%13.7–19.0
Self-care disability among adults3.8%3.3–4.4
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.1–5.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.9%18.2–26.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.9%9.3–14.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.0%5.3–8.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.4–11.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.4–7.6
Loneliness among adults32.0%26.6–37.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.7–8.3
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+)3.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766
Bachelor's or higher (25+)10.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766
Unemployment rate (16+)8.1%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 subscription86.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)14.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate84.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764
Foreign-born population2.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767
Single-parent households51.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756
Population 65+28.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767
Median age51.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756
Median household income$62,750$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721
Median home value$101,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724
Median gross rent$570$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 birth81.9 yr ± 2.1978.9 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 2.19 years of 81.9, 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