ZIP code
55117
in St. Paul, MinnesotaPopulation 44,697
51.76/ 100
Ranked #13,755 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 43%)
Ranked #579 of 866 Minnesota ZIPs (bottom 33%)
Ranked #203 of 224 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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.
Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Loneliness
40.1%
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
532 units
in the top 4.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Transit access
5.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
0.8 mi
in the bottom 6.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST5thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Lead in tap water
6.4 ppb
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
US93rdDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
6.7%
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
1.6%
in the top 10.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 11.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS89thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 55117, one of several in St. Paul, Minnesota sits in the top 43% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,755th) and the bottom 33% of Minnesota (579th).
The measures that most flatter this area set the tone for the rest: subsidized affordable housing rests in the top 4.1% nationally, and transit settles in the top 4.5% nationally. Distance to a community health center lands at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Against that, modeled expected annual loss rests in the top 3.3% nationally, and loneliness settles in the top 4.0% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site lands in the bottom 6.6% nationally, and lead in tap water rests in the top 7.0% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 8.6% nationally, and crowded housing lands in the top 9.0% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise rests in the top 10.3% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 55108, 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. 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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 84%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 73%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 71%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 92%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 58%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 20%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 31%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 75%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 70%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 28%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 4%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 9%
8%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 62%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 94%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 43%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 6%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 6%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 9%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 11%
8%
Disability
healthier than 9%
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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 1.7 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 84.4 — 83 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,389 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
55103
Minnesotashares a border
Score 39.67
Closest healthier
55108
Minnesotashares a border
Score 63.85
Similar health profile
92866
California97% similar profile
Score 52.27
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 | 19.5% | 17.9–21.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.3% | 28.1–32.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.3% | 5.8–6.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.3% | 9.3–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.7% | 5.1–6.3 |
| Depression among adults | 25.3% | 23.0–27.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.7% | 10.4–13.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 32.9% | 30.6–35.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.0% | 30.1–36.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.2% | 2.9–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.1% | 10.1–14.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.2% | 9.0–11.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.1% | 70.5–75.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.3% | 70.8–75.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 81.4% | 79.7–83.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.1% | 60.0–66.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.6% | 56.0–61.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.1% | 72.6–81.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.6% | 12.8–16.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.4% | 13.6–17.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.5% | 22.0–27.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.4% | 29.6–35.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.7% | 19.7–23.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.4% | 15.8–19.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.8% | 11.6–14.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.3% | 13.9–16.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.4% | 27.8–33.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.4–6.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.9–9.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.0% | 11.6–14.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 29.1% | 26.4–31.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 21.7% | 19.4–23.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.4% | 13.7–17.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.0% | 13.3–16.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.6% | 10.5–12.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 40.1% | 37.0–43.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.1% | 8.1–10.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 17.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 8.4% (3.6–16.8%) n=872 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.2% (2.3–12.7%) n=872 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.5% (2.2–11.2%) n=873 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 31.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.4% (13.6–48.8%) n=873 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.8–7.1%) n=872 |
| Households without a vehicle | 9.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.4% (0.4–9.1%) n=871 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (81.6–95.3%) n=871 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 35.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.1% (14.0–31.1%) n=871 |
| Homeownership rate | 61.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.9% (67.0–94.0%) n=871 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 6.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.9%) n=871 |
| Foreign-born population | 21.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.1–11.9%) n=873 |
| Single-parent households | 36.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.9% (44.1–70.7%) n=870 |
| Population 65+ | 11.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.2% (12.7–30.7%) n=873 |
| Median age | 32.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (35.2–54.3) n=873 |
| Median household income | $70,771 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $77,917 ($58,441–$110,840) n=864 |
| Median home value | $280,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $234,000 ($132,740–$396,860) n=857 |
| Median gross rent | $1,194 | $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 | 78.4 yr ± 0.62 | 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 0.62 years of 78.4, 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