ZIP code
59872
in Superior, MontanaPopulation 2,501
45.61/ 100
Ranked #21,758 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)
Ranked #254 of 341 Montana ZIPs (bottom 26%)
Ranked #18 of 18 Missoula, MT ZIPs (bottom 5.6%)
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.
Park land
84.9%
in the top 0.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
6.6%
in the top 0.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.42 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST13thUS1stDefinition & 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 Superfund site
In this ZIP
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Outpatient-care access
0.83 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics located 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 ›Loneliness
27.7%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST20thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Distance to a community health center
23.6 mi
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST72ndUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
40 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
75.1%
in the top 6.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›The read
In overall standing, Superior, Montana (ZIP 59872) comes out in the bottom 32% nationally (21,758th) and the bottom 26% of Montana (254th).
The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: modeled fine-particle lies in the top 0.6% nationally, distance to a Superfund site sits at the national minimum, and distance to a community health center settles in the top 6.3% nationally. Fatal road crashes registers in the top 6.9% nationally. More encouragingly, park land stands in the top 0.5% nationally, and mental-health providers lands in the top 1.2% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 1.5% nationally, and outpatient resides in the top 2.9% nationally. Distance to an emergency room rests at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Modeled loneliness lies in the bottom 5.9% nationally.
Relative to the ZIPs around it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 59820, 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 Missoula, MT metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Risk Behavior
healthier than 63%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 55%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 44%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 55%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 20%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 5%
14%
Disability
healthier than 30%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 53%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 51%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 5%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 39%
11%
Disability
healthier than 20%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 27%
5%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 81%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 44%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 56%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 31%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 13%
11%
Disability
healthier than 6%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 13%
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.
Nearby
59820
Montanashares a border
Score 50.96
Closest healthier
59846
Montanashares a border
Score 53.61
Similar health profile
59832
Montana98% similar profile
Score 46.22
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 | 36.6% | 32.8–40.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.7% | 36.2–45.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.0% | 10.9–13.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 10.1–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.5% | 8.5–10.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.2 |
| Depression among adults | 23.6% | 20.0–27.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.5% | 11.6–15.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.5% | 34.9–43.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.3% | 28.4–43.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.8% | 4.4–5.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.2% | 11.5–17.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.2% | 7.7–10.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.6% | 76.3–82.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.3% | 71.4–78.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.3% | 84.5–87.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.6% | 62.3–72.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 62.4% | 58.6–66.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.8% | 65.5–81.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.5% | 13.5–19.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.4% | 13.0–17.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.2% | 21.0–29.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.1% | 25.8–38.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.6% | 18.7–24.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.9% | 14.0–17.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.6% | 14.6–18.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.3% | 12.6–16.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.5% | 31.0–39.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.3% | 10.0–12.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.1% | 8.0–10.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.8% | 15.5–20.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.1–6.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.7% | 17.6–24.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.4% | 10.4–14.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.4% | 7.8–11.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.8% | 7.5–10.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.3% | 6.3–8.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 27.7% | 23.2–32.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.5% | 5.5–7.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.7% (1.9–27.5%) n=360 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 19.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.1% (0.0–33.1%) n=357 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.7% (0.0–14.1%) n=360 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 19.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 26.6% (12.3–46.1%) n=360 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 1.8% (0.0–10.2%) n=357 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 1.7% (0.0–9.5%) n=360 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.3% (72.1–100.0%) n=360 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.1% (7.3–37.2%) n=360 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.0% (56.9–95.8%) n=360 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.9% (0.0–6.6%) n=360 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.9% (0.0–4.9%) n=360 |
| Single-parent households | 67.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356 |
| Population 65+ | 32.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360 |
| Median age | 54.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358 |
| Median household income | $55,926 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321 |
| Median home value | $396,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $292,450 ($127,430–$548,550) n=312 |
| Median gross rent | $732 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $877 ($544–$1,329) n=213 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.7 yr ± 1.22 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.7 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 1.22 years of 77.7, 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