ZIP code
55434
in Blaine, MinnesotaPopulation 33,029
54.54/ 100
Ranked #10,006 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 31%)
Ranked #368 of 866 Minnesota ZIPs (top 42%)
Ranked #178 of 224 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ZIPs (bottom 21%)
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.
Child-care access
0.76 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Lead in tap water
0 ppb
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
US1stDefinition & 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 ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
1.1%
in the top 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST50thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
100 intersections/sq mi
in the top 9.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS90thDefinition & 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 ›High cholesterol
32.3%
in the bottom 7.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
2.5%
in the top 12.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS87thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 13.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS87thDefinition & 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 community health center
0.3 mi
in the bottom 26% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS26thDefinition & 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 ›Radon
1.3 pCi/L
in the bottom 37% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS37thDefinition & source ›
The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.
Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.
Full methodology ›The read
On the composite measure, ZIP 55434, one of several in Blaine, Minnesota stands in the top 31% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,006th) and the top 42% of Minnesota (368th).
The strongest marks in the data are worth naming first: childcare resides in the top 4.4% nationally, and lead in tap water stands at the national minimum. Walkability sits in the top 9.8% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol resides in the bottom 7.4% nationally. Fatal road crashes stands in the bottom 12.0% nationally. On the other side, modeled fine-particle sits in the top 8.6% nationally, modeled disaster risk resides in the top 9.9% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure stands in the top 12.6% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the top 13.0% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site resides in the bottom 13.2% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. ZIP 55448, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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 80%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 72%
16%
Disability
healthier than 69%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 63%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 56%
11%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 18%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 33%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 37%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 66%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 66%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 51%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 27%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 9%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 13%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 32%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 77%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 46%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 28%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 28%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 16%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 25%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 18%
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 18.2; chronic-disease standing 79.6 — 61 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,555 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
55433
Minnesotashares a border
Score 53.20
Closest healthier
55448
Minnesotashares a border
Score 57.09
Similar health profile
46204
Indiana97% similar profile
Score 62.11
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 | 22.1% | 20.0–24.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 31.7% | 29.1–34.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.6% | 7.0–8.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.1–11.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.0% | 5.4–6.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.6 |
| Depression among adults | 25.5% | 22.9–28.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.3% | 10.0–12.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 32.3% | 29.6–35.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.2% | 33.5–41.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.2% | 3.0–3.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.5% | 8.6–12.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.9% | 7.8–10.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.7% | 74.1–79.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 72.4% | 69.5–75.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.7% | 81.9–85.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.4% | 64.0–70.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.9% | 63.1–68.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.7% | 69.4–79.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.4% | 15.2–19.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.5% | 13.6–17.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.2% | 24.3–30.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.2% | 28.0–34.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.0% | 16.1–20.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.6% | 15.0–18.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.3% | 11.0–13.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.6% | 13.1–16.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.3% | 27.4–33.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.0% | 6.3–7.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.9–8.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.3% | 10.9–13.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.4% | 3.2–3.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.4% | 4.0–4.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.6% | 22.9–28.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.2% | 12.5–16.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.8% | 8.5–11.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.6% | 10.2–13.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.3% | 29.1–35.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.0% | 6.1–7.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 8.4% (3.6–16.8%) n=872 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.2% (2.3–12.7%) n=872 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.5% (2.2–11.2%) n=873 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 25.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.4% (13.6–48.8%) n=873 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.8–7.1%) n=872 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.4% (0.4–9.1%) n=871 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (81.6–95.3%) n=871 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.1% (14.0–31.1%) n=871 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.9% (67.0–94.0%) n=871 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.9%) n=871 |
| Foreign-born population | 13.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.1–11.9%) n=873 |
| Single-parent households | 44.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.9% (44.1–70.7%) n=870 |
| Population 65+ | 14.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.2% (12.7–30.7%) n=873 |
| Median age | 36.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (35.2–54.3) n=873 |
| Median household income | $90,336 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $77,917 ($58,441–$110,840) n=864 |
| Median home value | $301,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $234,000 ($132,740–$396,860) n=857 |
| Median gross rent | $1,733 | $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 | 81.1 yr ± 0.84 | 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 0.84 years of 81.1, 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