ZIP code
60112
in Cortland, IllinoisPopulation 4,621
56.52/ 100
Ranked #7,743 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 24%)
Ranked #288 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (top 21%)
Ranked #195 of 374 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ZIPs (bottom 48%)
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.
Binge drinking
21.8%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
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 ›Coronary heart disease
4.0%
in the bottom 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
45.5%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
4.7%
in the bottom 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Stroke
2.3%
in the bottom 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
31.3%
in the bottom 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
27.6%
in the bottom 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
2.2 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Cortland, Illinois (ZIP 60112), by its composite score, sits in the top 24% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,743rd) and the top 21% of Illinois (288th).
The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: floodplain exposure lands at the national minimum, and modeled coronary heart disease stands in the bottom 3.3% nationally. Modeled hearing disability registers in the bottom 4.5% nationally, and stroke settles in the bottom 4.3% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol sits in the bottom 5.1% nationally, modeled high blood pressure lies in the bottom 5.4% nationally, and fatal road crashes rests in the bottom 7.5% nationally. Modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 7.7% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled binge drinking is in the top 2.0% nationally, and housing-cost burden lands in the top 5.2% nationally.
Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 60151, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 92%
21%
Disability
healthier than 86%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 53%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 41%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 22%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 37%
11%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 94%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 62%
16%
Disability
healthier than 84%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.9%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 48%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 13%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 29%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 18%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 82%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 80%
14%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 98%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 36%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 24%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 29%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 8%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 11%
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 ›
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 37.2; chronic-disease standing 91.6 (top 10%) — 54 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #14,848 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
60115
Illinoisshares a border
Score 48.50
Closest healthier
60151
Illinoisshares a border
Score 58.78
Similar health profile
61020
Illinois99% similar profile
Score 54.35
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 | 20.2% | 17.5–23.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 27.6% | 23.9–31.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.3% | 9.1–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 4.0% | 3.5–4.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.1% | 4.3–5.9 |
| Depression among adults | 23.0% | 19.4–27.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 8.8% | 7.4–10.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 31.3% | 27.2–35.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.9% | 28.2–44.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.3% | 2.0–2.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.6% | 9.1–14.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.3% | 7.6–11.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 68.6% | 64.5–72.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.3% | 69.8–78.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.1% | 82.7–87.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 59.9% | 54.1–65.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.8% | 61.8–69.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.4% | 66.6–82.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 21.8% | 17.9–26.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.2% | 10.8–15.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.7% | 16.8–25.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.3% | 28.0–42.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.3% | 13.8–19.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.9% | 15.6–20.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.4% | 9.8–13.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.6% | 11.7–15.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 25.5% | 21.5–29.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.1–5.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.1–8.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 9.6% | 8.1–11.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.9% | 2.5–3.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.5–4.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.5% | 21.8–29.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.5% | 12.1–17.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.9% | 10.6–15.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.0% | 11.0–15.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.7% | 6.7–9.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.6% | 28.6–39.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.7–9.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 26.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 45.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378 |
| Single-parent households | 46.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372 |
| Population 65+ | 7.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378 |
| Median age | 31.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373 |
| Median household income | $72,831 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334 |
| Median home value | $229,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332 |
| Median gross rent | $1,552 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $934 ($675–$1,653) n=1,170 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.6 yr ± 1.01 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.9 yr (75.5–82.2) n=1,348 |
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 1.01 years of 76.6, 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