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50147

in Lineville, IowaPopulation 463

ZipVitals Score
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49.68/ 100

Ranked #16,681 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 48%)

Ranked #694 of 922 Iowa ZIPs (bottom 25%)

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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Energy-cost burden

5.9%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

11.2%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

97.3%

in the top 7.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST76th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

60.1 mi

in the top 8.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$38,281

in the bottom 4.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

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Outer-floodplain exposure

2.6%

in the top 12.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US87th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

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 ›

Housing-cost burden

37.1%

in the top 14.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US86th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

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Distance to a nursing home

8.3 mi

in the top 15% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US85th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

95.8%

in the top 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US84th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Lineville, Iowa (ZIP 50147) lands in the bottom 48% nationally (16,681st) and the bottom 25% of Iowa (694th).

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Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 1.5% nationally, and fiber broadband registers in the top 7.8% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site sits in the top 8.7% nationally. On the other hand, modeled energy burden rests in the top 3.1% nationally, modeled transportation noise is in the top 7.1% nationally, and household income stands in the bottom 4.8% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure settles in the top 12.6% nationally, housing-cost burden lies in the top 14.0% nationally, and distance to a nursing home resides in the top 15% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs.

To translate a couple of terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 50052, 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.

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Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 55%

14%

Disability

healthier than 48%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 34%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 29%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 65%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 62%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

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.

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 adults32.2%29.2–35.3
High blood pressure among adults39.6%35.9–43.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.4%9.5–11.3
Current asthma among adults10.0%9.0–11.1
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.5–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.9%7.7–10.2
Depression among adults19.8%17.1–22.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.4%11.9–15.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.4%35.5–43.2
Obesity among adults41.0%34.0–48.3
Stroke among adults4.1%3.7–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.2%11.3–15.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.0%5.7–8.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.7%78.2–83.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.9%75.7–81.9
Cholesterol screening among adults86.1%84.3–87.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.8%60.3–68.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults66.2%63.1–69.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.9%71.8–83.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.6%15.7–21.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.5%14.9–20.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.4%24.2–32.8
Short sleep duration among adults32.0%26.6–37.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.5%17.9–23.5
Frequent mental distress among adults15.9%14.3–17.7
Frequent physical distress among adults14.8%13.2–16.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.9%12.3–15.7
Any disability among adults31.0%27.3–34.9
Hearing disability among adults9.1%8.2–10.0
Independent living disability among adults8.3%7.2–9.3
Mobility disability among adults15.7%13.6–17.9
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.6–4.7
Vision disability among adults4.9%4.3–5.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.7%20.3–27.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.9%9.8–14.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.2%8.4–12.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.8%7.4–10.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.7–7.6
Loneliness among adults31.2%26.7–36.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.2%5.3–7.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.5% (2.7–19.1%) n=931
Uninsured 18–649.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.4% (0.7–14.7%) n=931
No HS diploma (25+)7.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.1% (1.6–12.9%) n=932
Bachelor's or higher (25+)9.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.9% (9.8–36.8%) n=932
Unemployment rate (16+)3.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.2% (0.0–6.7%) n=932
Households without a vehicle0.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.4% (0.0–7.9%) n=931
Broadband subscription95.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.5% (77.9–95.1%) n=931
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)37.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.2% (9.0–28.8%) n=931
Homeownership rate85.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32282.1% (66.8–93.5%) n=931
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–3.3%) n=931
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.0% (0.0–7.2%) n=932
Single-parent households77.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.8% (43.7–75.5%) n=928
Population 65+16.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.2% (12.7–31.0%) n=932
Median age51.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.7 yr (34.1–54.7) n=931
Median household income$38,281$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,848 ($55,055–$102,762) n=911
Median home value$102,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$161,100 ($93,820–$278,170) n=892
Median gross rent$519$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$825 ($614–$1,113) n=771
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth81.0 yr ± 1.3278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.0 yr (77.2–83.4) n=917

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 1.32 years of 81.0, 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