ZIP code
49268
in Palmyra, MichiganPopulation 1,108
52.53/ 100
Ranked #12,719 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)
Ranked #389 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (top 40%)
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.
Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Recreation access
0.96 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS90thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Fatal road crashes
27.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS84thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Fiber broadband
82.1%
in the top 22% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS78thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›The read
Palmyra, Michigan (ZIP 49268), by its composite score, sits in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,719th) and the top 40% of Michigan (389th).
The standout strengths in the data are the natural place to begin: modeled disaster risk rests in the bottom 4.7% nationally, and recreation resides in the top 9.7% nationally. Modeled mammography is in the top 15% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure lands at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. On the other side, walkability stands in the bottom 14.2% nationally, home broadband subscription registers in the bottom 16% nationally, and fatal road crashes settles in the top 16% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the top 18% nationally. Physicians lies at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs. Childcare rests at the national minimum, shared with about 42% of ZIPs.
For anyone unfamiliar, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 49228, 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.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 68%
13%
Disability
healthier than 68%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 57%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 50%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 45%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 22%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 68%
21%
Disability
healthier than 71%
7%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 54%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 44%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 58%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 31%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 34%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 32%
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.
Nearby
49221
Michiganshares a border
Score 46.20
Closest healthier
49228
Michiganshares a border
Score 53.26
Similar health profile
48003
Michigan98% similar profile
Score 54.51
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 | 28.4% | 25.2–31.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.7% | 31.8–39.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.4% | 8.4–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.1% | 9.8–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.8% | 5.9–7.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.4% | 6.2–8.8 |
| Depression among adults | 27.1% | 23.4–31.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.2% | 9.6–13.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.8% | 32.6–41.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.8% | 33.0–46.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.3% | 2.9–3.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.6% | 8.6–12.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.5% | 5.2–8.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.4% | 73.2–79.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.5% | 75.1–81.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.1% | 86.3–89.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.3% | 59.5–68.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.9% | 62.6–69.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.3% | 72.9–85.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.0% | 14.1–20.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.2% | 11.4–17.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.9% | 19.7–28.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.6% | 31.3–42.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.8% | 14.9–21.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.4% | 15.3–19.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.8% | 11.9–15.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.8% | 11.9–16.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.2% | 25.9–34.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.5% | 6.6–8.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.5–8.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.9% | 10.7–15.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.3% | 2.9–3.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.7–4.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.7% | 18.0–25.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.8% | 9.4–14.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.6% | 8.2–12.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 8.0–11.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.7% | 5.6–7.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.7% | 25.7–35.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.9% | 5.7–8.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 18.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973 |
| Broadband subscription | 79.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 16.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 85.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975 |
| Single-parent households | 66.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970 |
| Population 65+ | 14.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975 |
| Median age | 44.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974 |
| Median household income | $80,833 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962 |
| Median home value | $164,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952 |
| Median gross rent | $1,250 | $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 | 75.9 yr ± 1.58 | 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 1.58 years of 75.9, 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