ZIP code
49777
in Presque Isle, MichiganPopulation 1,940
55.27/ 100
Ranked #9,133 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 28%)
Ranked #253 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (top 26%)
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.
Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
51.9 mi
in the top 0.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
76.1%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
27.4%
in the bottom 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Housing insecurity
6.7%
in the bottom 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
95.9%
in the top 7.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
10.4%
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
10.6 days/year
in the bottom 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›High cholesterol
44.5%
in the top 5.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›The read
Presque Isle, Michigan (ZIP 49777), by its composite score, sits in the top 28% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,133rd) and the top 26% of Michigan (253rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 0.8% nationally, and fatal road crashes lies at the national minimum. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and colon screening resides in the top 1.7% nationally. Modeled loneliness is in the bottom 4.5% nationally, modeled housing insecurity lands in the bottom 5.4% nationally, and homeownership stands in the top 7.5% nationally. Modeled humid heat registers in the bottom 7.7% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled coronary heart disease settles in the top 7.1% nationally, and high cholesterol sits in the top 5.5% nationally.
Next to the surrounding area, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 48762, about 22 miles away.
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
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.8%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 99%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 89%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 68%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.03%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 56%
16%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 34%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 61%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 98%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 90%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 93%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
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
49707
Michiganshares a border
Score 47.01
Closest healthier
48762
Michiganabout 22 mi away
Score 55.43
Similar health profile
49613
Michigan99% similar profile
Score 55.13
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 | 41.2% | 36.8–45.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.4% | 40.5–50.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 14.6% | 13.3–16.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.6–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.4% | 8.8–12.0 |
| Depression among adults | 24.4% | 20.8–28.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.0% | 12.8–17.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.5% | 39.5–49.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.9% | 30.5–47.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.8% | 4.2–5.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.0% | 8.0–12.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.8% | 3.8–6.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 84.7% | 81.9–87.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 85.6% | 82.8–88.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 92.7% | 91.6–93.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 76.1% | 71.6–80.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 72.2% | 69.1–75.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.6% | 70.1–84.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.5% | 10.1–15.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.2% | 10.9–15.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.8% | 20.0–29.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.9% | 24.6–37.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.3% | 16.3–22.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.9% | 12.2–15.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.5% | 13.4–17.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.6% | 10.0–13.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.7% | 28.9–38.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.8% | 9.5–12.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.9% | 6.9–9.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.2% | 14.6–20.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.5–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.1–5.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 18.9% | 15.5–22.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.5% | 7.6–11.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.1% | 7.2–11.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 6.7% | 5.5–8.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.2% | 4.4–6.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 27.4% | 22.2–32.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.2% | 4.3–6.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 1.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 34.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 18.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973 |
| Homeownership rate | 95.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 85.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975 |
| Single-parent households | 80.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970 |
| Population 65+ | 38.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975 |
| Median age | 61.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974 |
| Median household income | $85,781 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962 |
| Median home value | $232,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952 |
| Median gross rent | $950 | $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 | 82.0 yr ± 1.57 | 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 1.57 years of 82.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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