ZIP code
62203
in East St. Louis, IllinoisPopulation 5,465
33.42/ 100
Ranked #29,920 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.7%)
Ranked #1,349 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 1.4%)
Ranked #216 of 234 St. Louis, MO-IL ZIPs (bottom 7.7%)
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.
Diabetes
22.6%
in the top 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
8.4%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Stroke
6.8%
in the top 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
47.5%
in the top 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Transit access
14 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops 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 ›Obesity
49.8%
in the top 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
52.8%
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
10.5%
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
6.2%
in the top 2.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›Utility shut-off threat
21%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 62203, one of several in East St. Louis, Illinois, overall, ranks in the bottom 6.7% nationally (29,920th) and the bottom 1.4% of Illinois (1,349th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Reading across the data, the real pressures come first: modeled diabetes lands in the top 1.3% nationally, self-care disability lies in the top 2.1% nationally, and stroke stands in the top 1.6% nationally. Modeled short sleep rests in the top 1.1% nationally, obesity registers in the top 0.7% nationally, and high blood pressure resides in the top 1.5% nationally. Modeled vision disability settles in the top 3.9% nationally, and energy burden is in the top 2.4% nationally. Modeled utility shutoff sits in the top 2.0% nationally. More encouragingly, transit lands in the top 0.6% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. ZIP 62208, just across the boundary, comes out 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 St. Louis, MO-IL metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 69%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 44%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.7%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 31%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 3%
11%
Disability
healthier than 6%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 29%
5%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 79%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 41%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 45%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.5%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.5%
16%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.7%
11%
Disability
in the bottom 0.8%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 13%
5%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 82%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 50%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 40%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 4%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.7%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 39%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 8%
11%
Disability
healthier than 8%
7%
“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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 71.8 ± 2.0 years. A median household income of $42,111 predicts 76.7 years — 4.8 years below.
Ranked #5,482 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 71.8 ± 2.0 years. The 46 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 75.2 years — 3.3 years below them.
Ranked #2,611 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
62204
Illinoisshares a border
Score 26.81
Closest healthier
62208
Illinoisshares a border
Score 51.04
Similar health profile
29923
South Carolina99% similar profile
Score 36.45
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 | 32.3% | 28.8–35.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 52.8% | 48.3–56.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.7% | 11.1–14.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–10.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.9 |
| Depression among adults | 17.4% | 14.5–20.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 22.6% | 19.9–25.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.7% | 33.3–41.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 49.8% | 42.0–57.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.8% | 6.2–7.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 26.4% | 22.5–30.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.9% | 10.8–15.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.9% | 78.5–83.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.7% | 79.6–85.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.6% | 83.7–87.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.2% | 59.2–69.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 48.5% | 44.7–52.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.5% | 70.2–83.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.6% | 10.3–15.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 20.9% | 18.0–24.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 37.7% | 32.3–43.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 47.5% | 40.8–54.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 32.7% | 29.1–36.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.8% | 16.5–21.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.1% | 15.0–19.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.4% | 15.2–19.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.3% | 35.5–45.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.5% | 5.7–7.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 13.7% | 12.1–15.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 24.3% | 21.4–27.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.6–9.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.5–11.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 36.0% | 31.5–40.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 36.9% | 32.6–41.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 41.4% | 37.0–45.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 27.9% | 24.6–31.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 17.8% | 15.7–19.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 38.3% | 33.0–43.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 21.0% | 18.5–23.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 24.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 17.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 15.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 15.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375 |
| Households without a vehicle | 11.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377 |
| Broadband subscription | 77.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 32.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377 |
| Homeownership rate | 66.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378 |
| Single-parent households | 42.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372 |
| Population 65+ | 23.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378 |
| Median age | 43.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373 |
| Median household income | $42,111 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334 |
| Median home value | $68,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332 |
| Median gross rent | $1,050 | $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 | 71.8 yr ± 1.00 | 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 1.00 years of 71.8, 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