ZIP code

62264

in New Athens, IllinoisPopulation 3,097

ZipVitals Score

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54.75/ 100

Ranked #9,756 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 30%)

Ranked #377 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (top 28%)

Ranked #70 of 234 St. Louis, MO-IL ZIPs (top 30%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Housing-cost burden

34.8%

in the top 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th

US82nd

Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

86.3 days/year

in the top 30% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd

US70th

Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

The read

New Athens, Illinois (ZIP 62264), by its overall standing, sits in the top 30% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,756th) and the top 28% of Illinois (377th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

The data is generous to this ZIP in several places worth naming: pharmacy is in the top 12.5% nationally, modeled transportation resides in the bottom 19% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability rests in the bottom 19% nationally. Working the other way, fiber broadband lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled binge drinking sits in the top 11.9% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Modeled arsenic registers in the top 17% nationally. Recreation stands at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden lands in the top 18% nationally. Physicians is at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs.

Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, 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. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 62243, 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 St. Louis, MO-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

Preventive Care

healthier than 73%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 64%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 61%

Disability

healthier than 75%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 60%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 50%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 47%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 53%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 28%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Illinois

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 62%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 88%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 73%

11%

Disability

healthier than 72%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 62%

About typical

close to the middle of Illinois

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 59%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 59%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 56%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Illinois

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 13%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 68%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 78%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 78%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

Disability

healthier than 71%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 38%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

“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	29.8%	26.3–33.4
High blood pressure among adults	36.4%	32.3–40.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	10.0%	9.1–11.1
Current asthma among adults	10.5%	9.2–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults	6.8%	6.0–7.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	7.2%	6.2–8.4
Depression among adults	22.3%	18.9–26.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	11.1%	9.5–12.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	38.5%	34.1–42.8
Obesity among adults	34.5%	27.9–41.2
Stroke among adults	3.4%	3.0–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	10.2%	8.3–12.4

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	6.1%	4.9–7.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	78.3%	75.1–81.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	79.4%	76.0–82.6
Cholesterol screening among adults	88.6%	86.9–90.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	67.9%	63.2–72.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	70.9%	67.6–74.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	73.5%	65.9–80.5

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	18.9%	15.7–22.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults	13.1%	10.9–15.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	21.4%	17.5–25.8
Short sleep duration among adults	32.8%	27.2–38.9

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	16.6%	14.2–19.5
Frequent mental distress among adults	16.1%	14.1–18.3
Frequent physical distress among adults	13.0%	11.3–14.9

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	12.1%	10.5–14.0
Any disability among adults	28.2%	24.2–32.7
Hearing disability among adults	7.3%	6.4–8.3
Independent living disability among adults	7.3%	6.3–8.3
Mobility disability among adults	13.1%	11.1–15.3
Self-care disability among adults	3.3%	2.9–3.7
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	23.0%	19.5–26.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	10.1%	8.3–12.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	9.3%	7.6–11.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	8.7%	7.2–10.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	5.8%	5.0–6.7
Loneliness among adults	31.4%	26.6–36.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	5.6%	4.7–6.6

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

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	9.1%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	9.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–64	12.0%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	6.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)	4.3%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	6.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	14.7%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	21.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)	2.7%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle	2.4%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	3.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription	93.8%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	89.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	34.8%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	21.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate	77.2%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	80.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	1.7%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	0.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population	3.2%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households	47.5%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	53.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+	20.4%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	19.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age	40.7 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	42.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income	$57,015	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value	$127,400	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent	$887	$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	78.5 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 78.5, 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