Skip to main content
ZipVitals

Menu

ZIP code

59462

in Moccasin, MontanaPopulation 122

ZipVitals Score
How is the ZipVitals Score calculated? →

48.15/ 100

Ranked #18,747 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)

Ranked #197 of 341 Montana ZIPs (bottom 42%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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

26.3%

in the bottom 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

12.6%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

3.8 days/year

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST15th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

1.2 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 3.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST47th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.7%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

7.6%

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

10.9%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

15.4 mi

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST63rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

1.6%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST46th
US94th
Definition & 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 ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Moccasin, Montana (ZIP 59462) ranks in the bottom 42% nationally (18,747th) and the bottom 42% of Montana (197th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

continue reading

The burdens that read clearest in the data come first: modeled hearing disability lands in the top 2.8% nationally, and walkability registers in the bottom 3.5% nationally. Modeled energy burden sits in the top 3.9% nationally, and coronary heart disease rests in the top 4.7% nationally. Modeled tree cover is at the national minimum, distance to a nursing home stands in the top 5.2% nationally, and modeled fine-particle settles in the top 5.6% nationally. Better still, modeled loneliness lies in the bottom 1.5% nationally, humid heat resides in the bottom 2.3% nationally, and pfas lands in the bottom 4.4% nationally.

In plainer terms, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 59430, 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.

Compare within

Lifting this score

Risk Behavior

healthier than 70%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 55%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 58%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Disability

healthier than 28%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 6%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 69%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 78%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 90%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

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 adults38.1%33.6–42.6
High blood pressure among adults45.2%39.9–50.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.6%11.3–14.0
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.0–11.6
Coronary heart disease among adults10.9%9.4–12.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.4%8.3–12.6
Depression among adults21.1%17.6–24.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.0%12.5–17.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.0%36.1–46.0
Obesity among adults33.2%25.4–41.4
Stroke among adults5.2%4.4–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.2%8.1–12.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.3%6.2–11.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.9%76.3–83.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.4%72.4–80.2
Cholesterol screening among adults88.0%86.0–89.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.2%63.3–73.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.4%59.7–67.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.7%66.7–81.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.4%13.5–19.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.4%12.4–20.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.0%19.7–30.8
Short sleep duration among adults29.3%23.5–36.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.1%17.9–26.5
Frequent mental distress among adults14.4%12.3–16.6
Frequent physical distress among adults16.8%14.2–19.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.1%10.8–15.4
Any disability among adults34.5%29.0–40.4
Hearing disability among adults12.6%10.9–14.4
Independent living disability among adults8.5%7.0–10.1
Mobility disability among adults17.8%14.6–21.3
Self-care disability among adults5.1%4.1–6.1
Vision disability among adults5.6%4.7–6.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.9%16.3–24.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.2%8.4–14.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.6%6.4–11.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.3–9.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.5–8.1
Loneliness among adults26.3%21.8–31.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.3%5.1–7.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate31.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.7% (1.9–27.5%) n=360
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.1% (0.0–33.1%) n=357
No HS diploma (25+)2.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.7% (0.0–14.1%) n=360
Bachelor's or higher (25+)31.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.6% (12.3–46.1%) n=360
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.8% (0.0–10.2%) n=357
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–9.5%) n=360
Broadband subscription74.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.1–100.0%) n=360
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)40.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.3–37.2%) n=360
Homeownership rate89.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (56.9–95.8%) n=360
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–6.6%) n=360
Foreign-born population0.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.9% (0.0–4.9%) n=360
Single-parent households90.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356
Population 65+43.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360
Median age61.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358
Median household income$51,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321
Median home value$229,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$292,450 ($127,430–$548,550) n=312
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$877 ($544–$1,329) n=213
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth82.7 yr ± 2.8378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.7 yr (76.7–83.7) n=358

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 2.83 years of 82.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

More ZIPs to explore ▾

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