ZIP code
56657
in Marcell, MinnesotaPopulation 251
47.92/ 100
Ranked #19,022 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 41%)
Ranked #785 of 866 Minnesota 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.
Coronary heart disease
13.8%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
14.4%
in the top 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
25.8%
in the bottom 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
25.4%
in the bottom 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Stroke
6.4%
in the top 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
20.6%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
50.5%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
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 ›The read
In its overall standing, Marcell, Minnesota (ZIP 56657) lands in the bottom 41% nationally (19,022nd) and the bottom 9.4% of Minnesota (785th).
Reading across the data, the real pressures come first: modeled coronary heart disease lies in the top 0.4% nationally, hearing disability stands in the top 0.7% nationally, and stroke rests in the top 2.5% nationally. Modeled diabetes registers in the top 3.0% nationally, and high blood pressure resides in the top 3.0% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled loneliness settles in the bottom 0.9% nationally, and short sleep is in the bottom 0.5% nationally. Homeownership sits at the national maximum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Floodplain exposure lies at the national minimum.
Put simply, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". On the overall standing, ZIP 55709, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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 71%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 87%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 86%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 98%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 4%
21%
Disability
healthier than 15%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 94%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 92%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 83%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 98%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 98%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.00%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
Disability
in the bottom 0.9%
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 ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
55709
Minnesotashares a border
Score 54.29
Closest healthier
56628
Minnesotashares a border
Score 49.79
Similar health profile
54760
Wisconsin97% similar profile
Score 48.31
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 | 38.3% | 34.6–42.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 50.5% | 46.3–54.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 14.5% | 13.1–16.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.7% | 8.6–10.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 13.8% | 12.1–15.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.6% | 9.8–13.6 |
| Depression among adults | 21.3% | 18.4–24.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 20.6% | 17.9–23.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.1% | 39.0–47.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.4% | 32.2–44.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.4% | 5.6–7.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.5% | 11.1–16.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.8% | 6.1–9.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 85.7% | 83.3–88.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.7% | 78.8–84.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.8% | 88.3–91.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 73.4% | 69.0–77.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.1% | 59.6–66.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.4% | 65.8–80.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.1% | 10.0–14.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.2% | 15.1–21.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.9% | 26.8–37.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 25.4% | 21.0–30.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.6% | 21.1–28.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.1% | 11.5–14.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.0% | 14.8–19.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.2% | 11.5–15.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.5% | 35.6–45.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 14.4% | 12.7–16.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.7% | 8.4–11.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.2% | 19.0–25.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.7% | 4.9–6.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.7% | 5.8–7.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.5% | 16.4–22.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.9% | 10.4–15.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.7% | 8.6–13.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 6.7–9.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.1% | 6.1–8.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 25.8% | 21.9–30.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.7% | 4.8–6.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 8.4% (3.6–16.8%) n=872 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.2% (2.3–12.7%) n=872 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.5% (2.2–11.2%) n=873 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 29.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.4% (13.6–48.8%) n=873 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.2% (0.8–7.1%) n=872 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.4% (0.4–9.1%) n=871 |
| Broadband subscription | 79.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (81.6–95.3%) n=871 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.1% (14.0–31.1%) n=871 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.9% (67.0–94.0%) n=871 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.9%) n=871 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.1–11.9%) n=873 |
| Single-parent households | 91.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.9% (44.1–70.7%) n=870 |
| Population 65+ | 43.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.2% (12.7–30.7%) n=873 |
| Median age | 64.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.3 yr (35.2–54.3) n=873 |
| Median household income | $72,629 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $77,917 ($58,441–$110,840) n=864 |
| Median home value | $420,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $234,000 ($132,740–$396,860) n=857 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 80.6 yr ± 1.23 | 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 1.23 years of 80.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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