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ZIP code

60151

in Virgil, IllinoisPopulation 3,888

58.78/ 100

Ranked #5,759 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 18%)

Ranked #215 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (top 16%)

Ranked #172 of 374 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ZIPs (top 46%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

61.7 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & 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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

21%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

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 ›

Binge drinking

19.7%

in the top 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US93rd
Definition & 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 ›

Median household income

$117,450

in the top 10.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US90th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

7.2%

in the bottom 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
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 ›

Loneliness

30.5%

in the bottom 28% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US28th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

The read

Virgil, Illinois (ZIP 60151), on the composite measure, lands in the top 18% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,759th) and the top 16% of Illinois (215th).

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The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: household income stands in the top 10.5% nationally, modeled transportation is in the bottom 12.4% nationally, and modeled tooth loss rests in the bottom 9.2% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability sits in the bottom 12.8% nationally. Working the other way, fatal road crashes registers in the top 2.1% nationally, and modeled arsenic lands in the top 6.0% nationally. Modeled binge drinking resides in the top 7.4% nationally, and loud transportation noise lies in the top 10.6% nationally. Modeled transportation noise settles in the top 12.7% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 60119, 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.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 78%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 72%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 62%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 67%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 75%

8%

Disability

healthier than 86%

7%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 49%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 45%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 78%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 78%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 76%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 76%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 74%

8%

Disability

healthier than 84%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 45%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 54%

5%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 31%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 78%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Disability

healthier than 60%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 43%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 55%

11%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 39%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 20%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 12%

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 adults26.3%23.8–29.1
High blood pressure among adults31.8%28.8–35.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.5–10.0
Current asthma among adults9.8%8.9–11.0
Coronary heart disease among adults5.9%5.3–6.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.2%5.5–7.1
Depression among adults21.0%18.5–24.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.4%9.1–11.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.0%32.8–39.6
Obesity among adults34.2%29.4–39.6
Stroke among adults3.0%2.7–3.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years7.2%5.9–8.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.5%5.6–7.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.1%73.3–78.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.3%74.4–80.1
Cholesterol screening among adults88.6%87.3–89.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.0%60.8–69.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.5%66.6–72.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.3%69.1–81.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.7%17.2–22.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.5%9.9–13.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.5%16.6–22.9
Short sleep duration among adults33.6%29.3–38.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults15.3%13.4–17.5
Frequent mental distress among adults15.4%13.8–17.3
Frequent physical distress among adults11.9%10.6–13.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.4%10.2–13.0
Any disability among adults25.1%22.1–28.5
Hearing disability among adults6.4%5.7–7.2
Independent living disability among adults6.5%5.8–7.3
Mobility disability among adults11.1%9.7–12.8
Self-care disability among adults2.9%2.6–3.3
Vision disability among adults3.6%3.3–4.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.4%19.6–25.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.4%8.0–10.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.2%6.9–9.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.4–9.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.4%4.8–6.1
Loneliness among adults30.5%26.8–34.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.3%4.6–6.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate4.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–643.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)4.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)31.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)4.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle2.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription95.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate82.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population3.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households60.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+17.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age44.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$117,450$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$347,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$1,684$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$934 ($675–$1,653) n=1,170
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth81.1 yr ± 1.0278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.9 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 1.02 years of 81.1, 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