ZIP code
55103
in St. Paul, MinnesotaPopulation 13,125
39.67/ 100
Ranked #26,973 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 16%)
Ranked #853 of 866 Minnesota ZIPs (bottom 1.6%)
Ranked #223 of 224 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ZIPs (bottom 0.5%)
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.
Loneliness
42.2%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Lack of transportation
19.1%
in the top 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
27.3%
in the top 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
35.9%
in the top 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Subsidized affordable housing
572 units
in the top 3.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
9.4%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Transit access
5.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
6.9%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
0.3 mi
in the bottom 4.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Overall, ZIP 55103, one of several in St. Paul, Minnesota lands in the bottom 16% nationally (26,973rd) and the bottom 1.6% of Minnesota (853rd).
The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: floodplain exposure resides at the national minimum, and subsidized affordable housing registers in the top 3.8% nationally. Transit rests in the top 4.6% nationally. On the other side, modeled loneliness stands in the top 1.8% nationally, modeled transportation lies in the top 2.7% nationally, and households without a vehicle lands in the top 2.8% nationally. Modeled food insecurity sits in the top 3.2% nationally, vision disability is in the top 6.3% nationally, and self-care disability settles in the top 6.3% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site resides in the bottom 4.8% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 55101, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.
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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 90%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 94%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 51%
21%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 3%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 27%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 13%
8%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 98%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 19%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 4%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 1%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 3%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 2%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.7%
7%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 97%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 1%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 11%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 4%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 3%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 3%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.5%
7%
“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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 76.1 ± 1.9 years. The 44 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 79.7 years — 3.6 years below them.
Ranked #2,828 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
55101
Minnesotashares a border
Score 61.42
Closest healthier
55102
Minnesotashares a border
Score 60.82
Similar health profile
59864
Montana96% similar profile
Score 39.33
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 | 21.2% | 19.4–23.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.7% | 33.4–38.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 10.2–12.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.0% | 6.4–7.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.5–9.1 |
| Depression among adults | 26.0% | 23.6–28.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.2% | 14.7–17.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.9% | 31.5–36.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.8% | 35.6–42.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.2–4.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.8% | 18.9–24.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.4% | 12.6–16.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.8% | 71.4–76.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.3% | 70.8–75.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 77.8% | 75.8–79.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 59.4% | 56.1–62.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 49.9% | 47.4–52.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.6% | 67.7–77.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.0% | 11.5–14.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 21.7% | 19.5–24.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.9% | 30.0–36.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.9% | 32.9–38.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 31.0% | 28.5–33.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.0% | 18.2–21.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.2% | 14.7–17.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.7% | 17.9–21.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.8% | 35.0–40.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.8% | 6.2–7.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 13.1% | 11.9–14.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.5% | 16.8–20.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.4–7.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.7–10.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 32.5% | 29.7–35.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 35.9% | 33.1–38.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 31.1% | 28.5–33.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 23.6% | 21.3–25.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 19.1% | 17.3–20.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 42.2% | 39.2–45.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 16.5% | 14.8–18.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 24.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 8.4% (3.6–16.8%) n=872 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.2% (2.3–12.7%) n=872 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 18.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.5% (2.2–11.2%) n=873 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 28.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.4% (13.6–48.8%) n=873 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.8–7.1%) n=872 |
| Households without a vehicle | 27.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.4% (0.4–9.1%) n=871 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (81.6–95.3%) n=871 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 39.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.1% (14.0–31.1%) n=871 |
| Homeownership rate | 41.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.9% (67.0–94.0%) n=871 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 7.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.9%) n=871 |
| Foreign-born population | 23.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.1–11.9%) n=873 |
| Single-parent households | 31.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.9% (44.1–70.7%) n=870 |
| Population 65+ | 10.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.2% (12.7–30.7%) n=873 |
| Median age | 33.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (35.2–54.3) n=873 |
| Median household income | $48,390 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $77,917 ($58,441–$110,840) n=864 |
| Median home value | $257,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $234,000 ($132,740–$396,860) n=857 |
| Median gross rent | $1,054 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $925 ($650–$1,588) n=759 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.1 yr ± 0.96 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 81.1 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 0.96 years of 76.1, 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