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61450

in La Harpe, IllinoisPopulation 1,812

ZipVitals Score
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47.95/ 100

Ranked #18,977 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 41%)

Ranked #948 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 31%)

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.

Fiber broadband

99.3%

in the top 4.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

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Radon

3.1 pCi/L

in the top 8.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Child-care access

0.63 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The number of child day-care services 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.

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Civic-institution access

0.63 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Home broadband subscription

75.4%

in the bottom 10.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Coronary heart disease

8.9%

in the top 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US78th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

41.2%

in the top 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US78th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

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 ›

Dry extreme heat

17.7 days/year

in the top 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US75th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

9.5%

in the top 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US75th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, La Harpe, Illinois (ZIP 61450) stands in the bottom 41% nationally (18,977th) and the bottom 31% of Illinois (948th).

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Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: fiber broadband rests in the top 4.0% nationally, and childcare lands in the top 6.4% nationally. Civic settles in the top 8.9% nationally, and dental providers rests in the top 16% nationally. Working the other way, modeled radon lands in the top 8.4% nationally, and home broadband subscription settles in the bottom 10.4% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle lands in the top 16% nationally, and modeled arsenic settles in the top 17% nationally. Recreation rests at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.

For clarity, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. 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. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. ZIP 61420, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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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Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 62%

13%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 53%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 51%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 55%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 26%

16%

Disability

healthier than 36%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 77%

13%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 54%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 43%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 31%

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 adults33.4%29.5–37.4
High blood pressure among adults41.2%36.4–46.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.1%10.0–12.3
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.2–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults8.9%7.9–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.1%8.5–11.9
Depression among adults22.5%18.8–26.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.0%12.0–16.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.2%36.3–46.1
Obesity among adults39.6%31.0–48.8
Stroke among adults4.5%4.0–5.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.0%8.8–13.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.6%6.0–9.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.2%77.1–83.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.8%76.1–83.3
Cholesterol screening among adults87.7%85.9–89.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.6%61.3–71.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.4%60.5–68.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.1%64.9–81.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.4%13.5–19.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.2%13.2–19.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.0%21.9–32.4
Short sleep duration among adults33.5%27.1–40.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.6%18.0–25.2
Frequent mental distress among adults16.7%14.5–19.0
Frequent physical distress among adults15.5%13.3–17.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.1%12.0–16.4
Any disability among adults34.3%29.2–39.3
Hearing disability among adults9.5%8.3–10.8
Independent living disability among adults9.5%8.1–11.1
Mobility disability among adults17.6%14.8–20.5
Self-care disability among adults4.5%3.9–5.2
Vision disability among adults5.5%4.7–6.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.0%19.4–27.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.7%11.0–16.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.4%11.3–17.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.2%8.4–12.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.1–8.4
Loneliness among adults31.9%26.9–37.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.0%5.9–8.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–642.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)9.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)26.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)1.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle9.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription75.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate81.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households56.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+24.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age43.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$59,688$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$94,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$764$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 birth80.5 yr ± 1.4378.9 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 1.43 years of 80.5, 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