ZIP code
54537
in Kennan, WisconsinPopulation 601
46.94/ 100
Ranked #20,233 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 37%)
Ranked #692 of 763 Wisconsin ZIPs (bottom 9.4%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a nursing home
17.6 mi
in the top 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
18.3 mi
in the top 5.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to an emergency room
18.1 mi
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
9.3%
in the bottom 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.3%
in the top 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
11.7 days/year
in the bottom 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS9thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a community health center
18 mi
in the top 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.
Full methodology ›Walkability
2.3 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 9.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.98%
in the top 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, Kennan, Wisconsin (ZIP 54537) lands in the bottom 37% nationally (20,233rd) and the bottom 9.4% of Wisconsin (692nd), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 1.7% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 5.7% nationally. Modeled pfas lands in the bottom 7.5% nationally, and humid heat registers in the bottom 8.6% nationally. Against that, distance to a nursing home sits in the top 4.2% nationally, distance to an emergency room rests in the top 7.1% nationally, and modeled energy burden is in the top 6.2% nationally. Distance to a community health center stands in the top 9.5% nationally, walkability settles in the bottom 9.7% nationally, and modeled fine-particle lies in the top 9.7% nationally.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. 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 hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 54459, 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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 81%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 68%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.4%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 21%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 15%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 23%
11%
Disability
healthier than 35%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 88%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 58%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 38%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 19%
11%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Healthcare Access
in the bottom 0.6%
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
54459
Wisconsinshares a border
Score 48.86
Closest healthier
54490
Wisconsinshares a border
Score 50.26
Similar health profile
13780
New York98% similar profile
Score 47.44
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 | 33.4% | 29.9–37.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.7% | 35.7–43.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–11.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.0% | 9.8–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.7% | 8.7–10.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.6% | 8.4–10.9 |
| Depression among adults | 22.7% | 19.6–26.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.7% | 12.8–16.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.3% | 35.2–43.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 42.7% | 36.0–49.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.0% | 11.4–17.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.9% | 6.4–9.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.8% | 80.0–85.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.2% | 77.0–83.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.5% | 85.8–89.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.2% | 61.5–70.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.6% | 58.1–65.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.6% | 68.2–82.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.9% | 14.1–19.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.7% | 15.2–20.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.0% | 27.3–36.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.2% | 29.1–41.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.7% | 18.8–24.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.6% | 13.7–17.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.0% | 14.0–18.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.8% | 12.1–15.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.0% | 28.9–37.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.8–11.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.3–10.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.6% | 15.3–20.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 4.9–6.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.8% | 16.7–22.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.8% | 10.6–15.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 14.5% | 12.1–17.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.1% | 7.6–10.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.8% | 5.8–7.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 28.7% | 24.3–33.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.6% | 4.7–6.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 8.5% (3.6–16.0%) n=765 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 19.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.7% (2.4–14.9%) n=764 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.9% (2.3–12.6%) n=768 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 5.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.5% (12.7–44.0%) n=768 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.6% (0.9–5.6%) n=763 |
| Households without a vehicle | 8.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.8–9.0%) n=764 |
| Broadband subscription | 80.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (80.0–94.8%) n=764 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.8% (14.7–29.1%) n=764 |
| Homeownership rate | 87.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.3% (62.1–91.8%) n=764 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.7%) n=764 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.9% (0.3–6.8%) n=768 |
| Single-parent households | 59.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 59.0% (47.7–72.8%) n=762 |
| Population 65+ | 29.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (13.9–32.2%) n=768 |
| Median age | 50.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 44.2 yr (36.2–56.1) n=765 |
| Median household income | $59,464 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $75,147 ($57,542–$101,625) n=755 |
| Median home value | $121,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $231,900 ($160,140–$367,300) n=755 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $914 ($696–$1,261) n=706 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled. | |||
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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