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59735

in Harrison, MontanaPopulation 440

ZipVitals Score
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53.10/ 100

Ranked #11,932 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 37%)

Ranked #85 of 341 Montana ZIPs (top 25%)

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

Robust across all 9 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.

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

Humid extreme heat

4.6 days/year

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST24th
US3rd
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 ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Short sleep

27.5%

in the bottom 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

22.8 mi

in the top 3.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST85th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Park land

31.1%

in the top 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST82nd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

1.9%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST51st
US95th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST33rd
US6th
Definition & 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 ›

Loneliness

27.7%

in the bottom 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST20th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

1.8%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST70th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Harrison, Montana (ZIP 59735) ranks in the top 37% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,932nd) and the top 25% of Montana (85th).

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A number of measures place this area on solid footing: modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and humid heat sits in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Floodplain exposure is at the national minimum, and modeled short sleep settles in the bottom 2.2% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 3.7% nationally, park land registers in the top 4.5% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 5.9% nationally. Modeled loneliness stands in the bottom 5.9% nationally. By contrast, modeled fine-particle lies in the top 4.8% nationally, and slow internet speeds lands in the top 6.5% nationally.

Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Close by, ZIP 59740, just across the boundary, ranks healthier 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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Risk Behavior

healthier than 79%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 71%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.3%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 52%

14%

Disability

healthier than 57%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 5%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 66%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 75%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 78%

8%

Disability

healthier than 62%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 55%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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 adults33.8%29.9–37.7
High blood pressure among adults37.1%32.6–41.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.4%10.2–12.6
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.3–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults7.9%6.9–9.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.8%6.6–9.3
Depression among adults21.9%18.5–25.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.2%9.5–13.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.1%32.6–41.6
Obesity among adults30.2%23.5–37.4
Stroke among adults4.0%3.5–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.6%11.8–17.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.0%6.0–10.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.6%74.0–80.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.3%70.3–78.0
Cholesterol screening among adults86.7%84.5–88.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.5%56.9–67.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults67.7%64.1–71.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.2%61.8–78.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.0%15.8–22.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.8%10.9–16.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults20.2%16.3–24.8
Short sleep duration among adults27.5%21.9–33.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.4%15.4–22.0
Frequent mental distress among adults15.3%13.3–17.5
Frequent physical distress among adults14.6%12.6–16.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.6%10.7–14.7
Any disability among adults30.4%26.1–35.3
Hearing disability among adults9.8%8.5–11.2
Independent living disability among adults7.5%6.3–8.7
Mobility disability among adults14.2%11.9–16.9
Self-care disability among adults3.8%3.2–4.4
Vision disability among adults4.5%3.8–5.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.6%17.2–24.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.3%7.2–11.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.0–8.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.0–9.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.8%4.8–6.9
Loneliness among adults27.7%23.0–32.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.4%4.4–6.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.7% (1.9–27.5%) n=360
Uninsured 18–649.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.1% (0.0–33.1%) n=357
No HS diploma (25+)13.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.7% (0.0–14.1%) n=360
Bachelor's or higher (25+)26.2%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 vehicle7.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–9.5%) n=360
Broadband subscription89.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.1–100.0%) n=360
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.3–37.2%) n=360
Homeownership rate78.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (56.9–95.8%) n=360
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–6.6%) n=360
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.9% (0.0–4.9%) n=360
Single-parent households71.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356
Population 65+10.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360
Median age28.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358
Median household income$74,125$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321
Median home value$548,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$292,450 ($127,430–$548,550) n=312
Median gross rent$1,575$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 birth89.2 yr ± 3.6578.9 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 3.65 years of 89.2, 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