ZIP code

48815

in Clarksville, MichiganPopulation 2,364

ZipVitals Score

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56.45/ 100

Ranked #7,817 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 24%)

Ranked #209 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (top 21%)

Ranked #27 of 79 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ZIPs (top 34%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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.

Unemployment rate

0.51%

in the bottom 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th

US16th

Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

0.36%

in the bottom 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th

US16th

Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

18.1%

in the top 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd

US82nd

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Clarksville, Michigan (ZIP 48815) sits in the top 24% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,817th) and the top 21% of Michigan (209th).

The measures that most flatter this area set the tone for the rest: modeled disaster risk registers in the bottom 11.9% nationally, unemployment is in the bottom 16% nationally, and households without a vehicle lies in the bottom 16% nationally. Modeled mobility disability registers in the bottom 16% nationally, vision disability is in the bottom 11.8% nationally, and self-care disability lies in the bottom 14.1% nationally. Modeled diabetes registers in the bottom 15% nationally, and fair or poor health is in the bottom 18% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol lies in the bottom 13.7% nationally. Against that, physicians registers at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs.

Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 49302, 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesMichiganMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 70%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 86%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 79%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 67%

11%

Disability

healthier than 81%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 86%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 47%

16%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Mental Health

healthier than 26%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Michigan

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 80%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 81%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 67%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 64%

Disability

healthier than 85%

About typical

close to the middle of Michigan

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 51%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 52%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 55%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Michigan

Healthcare Access

healthier than 14%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 96%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 67%

Disability

healthier than 76%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 81%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 46%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 54%

11%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 33%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 7%

“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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	28.2%	25.0–31.7
High blood pressure among adults	33.9%	30.0–38.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	9.2%	8.3–10.2
Current asthma among adults	11.0%	9.7–12.4
Coronary heart disease among adults	6.1%	5.3–6.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	6.9%	5.8–8.0
Depression among adults	26.6%	22.9–30.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	9.9%	8.4–11.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	34.0%	29.9–38.3
Obesity among adults	37.4%	30.2–45.2
Stroke among adults	3.0%	2.6–3.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	9.8%	7.9–11.9

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	5.7%	4.5–7.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	74.9%	71.5–78.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	79.2%	75.5–82.6
Cholesterol screening among adults	88.0%	86.0–89.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	70.0%	65.2–74.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	72.7%	69.6–75.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	77.3%	70.0–83.6

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	18.1%	15.0–21.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults	13.5%	10.9–16.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	21.3%	17.4–25.6
Short sleep duration among adults	32.8%	26.9–39.2

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	15.8%	13.2–18.4
Frequent mental distress among adults	17.2%	15.1–19.4
Frequent physical distress among adults	12.7%	10.9–14.5

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	13.2%	11.3–15.1
Any disability among adults	27.5%	23.4–31.7
Hearing disability among adults	6.7%	5.9–7.6
Independent living disability among adults	7.0%	6.1–8.1
Mobility disability among adults	11.3%	9.4–13.3
Self-care disability among adults	2.9%	2.5–3.4
Vision disability among adults	3.6%	3.1–4.1

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	21.7%	18.3–25.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	10.5%	8.4–12.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	8.8%	7.0–10.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	8.7%	7.2–10.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	6.0%	5.0–7.0
Loneliness among adults	31.8%	26.8–37.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	6.1%	5.1–7.2

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	MI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	7.3%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	10.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974
Uninsured 18–64	5.6%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	6.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975
No HS diploma (25+)	4.5%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	6.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	27.6%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	22.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974
Unemployment rate (16+)	0.5%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974
Households without a vehicle	0.4%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	4.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973
Broadband subscription	88.7%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	88.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	25.8%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	22.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973
Homeownership rate	88.5%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	85.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	0.7%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	1.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973
Foreign-born population	3.2%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975
Single-parent households	55.3%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	56.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970
Population 65+	14.0%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	20.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975
Median age	36.0 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	43.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974
Median household income	$85,962	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962
Median home value	$244,200	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952
Median gross rent	$1,271	$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670	$972 ($719–$1,368) n=849

Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	MI median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth	81.1 yr ± 1.20	78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308	78.6 yr (75.7–81.6) n=940

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 1.20 years of 81.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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