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55026

in Frontenac, MinnesotaPopulation 470

ZipVitals Score
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54.90/ 100

Ranked #9,562 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 30%)

Ranked #346 of 866 Minnesota ZIPs (top 40%)

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.

Loneliness

24.8%

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

3.4%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

31 mi

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US96th
Definition & 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 ›

Housing insecurity

6.6%

in the bottom 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

4.2%

in the bottom 5.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US94th
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

37.7%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US93rd
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 ›

Lack of transportation

5.1%

in the bottom 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

29.8%

in the bottom 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST41st
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

3.0%

in the bottom 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Frontenac, Minnesota (ZIP 55026) sits in the top 30% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,562nd) and the top 40% of Minnesota (346th).

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An even profile, with readings pulling both ways: modeled loneliness lands in the bottom 0.3% nationally, housing insecurity rests in the bottom 4.9% nationally, and utility shutoff settles in the bottom 5.0% nationally. Households without a vehicle lands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation rests in the bottom 8.7% nationally, and short sleep settles in the bottom 8.8% nationally. Against that, modeled loud transportation noise lands in the top 3.1% nationally, and distance to a community health center rests in the top 3.8% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 6.0% nationally, and floodplain exposure lands in the top 7.0% nationally.

Put plainly, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 55041, 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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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 73%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 83%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 88%

8%

Disability

healthier than 66%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 34%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 21%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 21%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 68%

16%

Preventive Care

in the top 1.0%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 85%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 98%

8%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 45%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 2%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

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 adults31.8%28.2–35.4
High blood pressure among adults41.5%37.2–45.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults13.1%11.9–14.4
Current asthma among adults10.0%8.9–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults8.4%7.4–9.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.5%6.2–8.8
Depression among adults21.4%18.4–24.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.5%11.5–15.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.3%37.1–45.5
Obesity among adults36.4%30.6–42.6
Stroke among adults4.2%3.7–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.8%8.5–13.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.6%4.3–7.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.9%81.1–86.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.9%77.9–83.7
Cholesterol screening among adults91.9%90.6–93.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years73.1%68.7–77.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults71.1%67.9–74.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.4%71.4–84.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.2%11.7–16.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.5%10.6–16.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.1%21.5–30.8
Short sleep duration among adults29.8%24.7–35.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.4%14.5–20.4
Frequent mental distress among adults12.7%11.1–14.4
Frequent physical distress among adults13.7%11.7–15.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults10.6%9.0–12.3
Any disability among adults29.3%25.0–33.6
Hearing disability among adults9.1%8.0–10.3
Independent living disability among adults7.0%5.9–8.1
Mobility disability among adults15.5%13.0–18.1
Self-care disability among adults3.7%3.2–4.3
Vision disability among adults4.2%3.6–4.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.7%15.9–22.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.5%6.6–10.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults5.9%4.6–7.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.4–8.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.1%4.3–6.1
Loneliness among adults24.8%21.1–28.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.2%3.5–5.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.4% (3.6–16.8%) n=872
Uninsured 18–648.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.2% (2.3–12.7%) n=872
No HS diploma (25+)1.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.5% (2.2–11.2%) n=873
Bachelor's or higher (25+)28.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.4% (13.6–48.8%) n=873
Unemployment rate (16+)8.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.2% (0.8–7.1%) n=872
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.4% (0.4–9.1%) n=871
Broadband subscription93.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (81.6–95.3%) n=871
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)11.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.1% (14.0–31.1%) n=871
Homeownership rate90.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.9% (67.0–94.0%) n=871
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.9%) n=871
Foreign-born population0.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.1–11.9%) n=873
Single-parent households70.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.9% (44.1–70.7%) n=870
Population 65+24.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.2% (12.7–30.7%) n=873
Median age42.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (35.2–54.3) n=873
Median household income$96,667$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$77,917 ($58,441–$110,840) n=864
Median home value$288,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$234,000 ($132,740–$396,860) n=857
Median gross rent$1,643$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$925 ($650–$1,588) n=759
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.4 yr ± 0.8678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30881.1 yr (78.3–84.8) n=864

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 0.86 years of 79.4, 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