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ZIP code

52307

in Middle Amana, IowaPopulation 63

57.82/ 100

Ranked #6,556 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 20%)

Ranked #117 of 922 Iowa ZIPs (top 12.7%)

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.

Fiber broadband

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Park land

72.2%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

12.7%

in the bottom 1.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

20%

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
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 ›

Colon-cancer screening

77.2%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
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 ›

Floodplain exposure

57.1%

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US3rd
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 ›

Short sleep

27.8%

in the bottom 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Middle Amana, Iowa (ZIP 52307) comes out in the top 20% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,556th) and the top 12.7% of Iowa (117th).

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The profile opens balanced, with readings on either hand: fiber broadband registers at the national maximum, park land stands in the top 1.0% nationally, and modeled colon screening lands in the top 1.0% nationally. Home broadband subscription is at the national maximum, modeled expected annual loss resides in the bottom 3.5% nationally, and modeled short sleep rests in the bottom 2.7% nationally. By contrast, homeownership lies in the bottom 1.5% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure sits in the top 2.0% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 2.8% nationally, and floodplain exposure registers in the top 2.9% nationally.

Relative to the ZIPs around it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 52203, 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

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 81%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 95%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 75%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 87%

8%

Disability

healthier than 84%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 59%

21%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 6%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 12%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 65%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 92%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 99%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 97%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 93%

8%

Disability

healthier than 90%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 51%

14%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the bottom 1.0%

5%

Healthcare Access

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 adults29.2%25.5–33.0
High blood pressure among adults36.4%32.0–41.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.4%9.3–11.6
Current asthma among adults9.9%8.7–11.4
Coronary heart disease among adults6.2%5.2–7.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.7%5.1–8.6
Depression among adults19.4%16.3–23.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.3%9.4–13.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.6%35.4–44.3
Obesity among adults41.9%34.3–50.3
Stroke among adults3.2%2.6–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.5%6.7–10.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.3%3.7–7.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.5%77.7–83.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.4%77.1–83.6
Cholesterol screening among adults88.3%86.3–90.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years77.2%72.7–81.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults74.0%71.1–76.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.5%72.4–85.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.5%16.4–23.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.9%9.2–16.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults22.3%17.1–28.5
Short sleep duration among adults27.8%22.6–33.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults15.8%12.4–20.1
Frequent mental distress among adults14.4%12.0–17.0
Frequent physical distress among adults12.3%10.0–14.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.3%9.1–14.0
Any disability among adults25.6%20.8–31.4
Hearing disability among adults6.8%5.8–8.0
Independent living disability among adults6.3%4.9–8.0
Mobility disability among adults12.3%9.5–15.7
Self-care disability among adults3.0%2.3–3.8
Vision disability among adults3.5%2.8–4.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.7%17.7–26.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.1%5.6–11.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.2%4.1–8.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults6.4%4.7–8.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults4.8%3.7–6.1
Loneliness among adults29.9%24.8–35.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.4%3.4–5.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.5% (2.7–19.1%) n=931
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.4% (0.7–14.7%) n=931
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.1% (1.6–12.9%) n=932
Bachelor's or higher (25+)60.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.9% (9.8–36.8%) n=932
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.2% (0.0–6.7%) n=932
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.4% (0.0–7.9%) n=931
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.5% (77.9–95.1%) n=931
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)12.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.2% (9.0–28.8%) n=931
Homeownership rate12.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32282.1% (66.8–93.5%) n=931
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%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 households53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.8% (43.7–75.5%) n=928
Population 65+12.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.2% (12.7–31.0%) n=932
Median age29.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.7 yr (34.1–54.7) n=931
Median household income$43,388$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,848 ($55,055–$102,762) n=911
Median home value$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$161,100 ($93,820–$278,170) n=892
Median gross rent$671$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 birth80.6 yr ± 1.4178.9 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 1.41 years of 80.6, 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