ZIP code

61065

in Poplar Grove, IllinoisPopulation 10,570

ZipVitals Score

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55.79/ 100

Ranked #8,528 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 27%)

Ranked #310 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (top 23%)

Ranked #8 of 25 Rockford, IL ZIPs (top 32%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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

19.2%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd

US90th

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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

2.6 mi

in the bottom 13.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST9th

US13th

Definition & 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 ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Poplar Grove, Illinois (ZIP 61065) ranks in the top 27% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,528th) and the top 23% of Illinois (310th).

The measures that set this area apart are worth putting up front: homeownership rests in the top 12.3% nationally, and fatal road crashes stands in the bottom 14.0% nationally. Modeled tooth loss lies in the bottom 16% nationally, and coronary heart disease lands in the bottom 19% nationally. Modeled stroke sits in the bottom 18% nationally, and hearing disability is in the bottom 21% nationally. Set against that, modeled binge drinking settles in the top 9.8% nationally, distance to a Superfund site resides in the bottom 13.1% nationally, and modeled radon registers in the top 19% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 20% nationally.

Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Close by, ZIP 61011, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Rockford, IL metro area.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesIllinoisMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 78%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 60%

14%

Disability

healthier than 75%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 72%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 48%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 53%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Illinois

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 78%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 66%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Disability

healthier than 72%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 80%

About typical

close to the middle of Illinois

Risk Behavior

healthier than 49%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 40%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 59%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Illinois

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 96%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

Disability

healthier than 67%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 79%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 58%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 50%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Healthcare Access

healthier than 29%

“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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	25.1%	22.1–28.8
High blood pressure among adults	32.4%	28.5–37.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	7.9%	7.2–8.8
Current asthma among adults	10.2%	9.0–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults	5.7%	5.1–6.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	6.5%	5.7–7.5
Depression among adults	22.4%	19.1–26.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	10.6%	9.1–12.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	35.0%	30.9–39.8
Obesity among adults	35.9%	28.0–44.9
Stroke among adults	3.0%	2.7–3.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	8.6%	6.8–10.6

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	8.8%	7.4–10.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	74.4%	71.1–77.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	76.8%	72.9–80.6
Cholesterol screening among adults	86.8%	85.0–88.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	62.3%	56.8–67.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	66.8%	62.9–70.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	73.4%	64.6–80.8

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	19.2%	16.0–23.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults	13.6%	11.6–16.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	22.0%	18.1–26.7
Short sleep duration among adults	35.6%	28.5–43.0

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	17.9%	15.6–20.8
Frequent mental distress among adults	17.0%	15.0–19.3
Frequent physical distress among adults	12.8%	11.2–14.6

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	13.4%	11.7–15.3
Any disability among adults	27.9%	23.9–32.6
Hearing disability among adults	6.3%	5.5–7.1
Independent living disability among adults	7.5%	6.6–8.5
Mobility disability among adults	12.1%	10.5–14.1
Self-care disability among adults	3.3%	3.0–3.7
Vision disability among adults	4.3%	3.9–4.8

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	24.2%	20.0–28.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	13.1%	10.8–15.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	11.6%	9.5–14.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	11.4%	9.5–13.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	7.2%	6.1–8.3
Loneliness among adults	33.1%	27.2–39.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	6.9%	5.8–8.1

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	6.7%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	9.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–64	7.4%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	6.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)	7.9%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	6.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	26.3%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	21.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)	5.9%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle	1.8%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	3.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription	90.4%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	89.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	21.1%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	21.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate	92.6%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	80.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	2.8%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	0.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population	6.2%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households	54.9%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	53.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+	13.4%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	19.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age	35.7 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	42.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income	$97,386	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value	$217,300	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent	$1,452	$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	78.4 yr ± 0.95	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 0.95 years of 78.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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