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ZIP code

62341

in Hamilton, IllinoisPopulation 3,433

50.31/ 100

Ranked #15,815 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 49%)

Ranked #739 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 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.

Pharmacy access

0.59 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies located 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 ›

Dry extreme heat

20.8 days/year

in the top 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US78th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Hamilton, Illinois (ZIP 62341), by its overall standing, sits in the top 49% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,815th) and the bottom 46% of Illinois (739th).

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The data is generous to this ZIP in several places worth naming: pharmacy is in the top 3.5% nationally. Crowded housing resides at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Fiber broadband rests in the top 22% nationally, and physicians lies in the top 22% nationally. Fatal road crashes sits in the bottom 24% nationally, and modeled disaster risk settles in the bottom 26% nationally. Childcare registers in the top 26% nationally. Working the other way, modeled radon stands in the top 13.4% nationally, and extreme heat lands in the top 22% nationally. Households without a vehicle is in the top 26% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 62321, 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.

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

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Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 42%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 56%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 53%

8%

Disability

healthier than 53%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 38%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 32%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 38%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 63%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 44%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 42%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 41%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Disability

healthier than 39%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 20%

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 adults31.0%27.2–35.2
High blood pressure among adults38.5%34.0–43.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.3%9.3–11.5
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.2–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults7.7%6.8–8.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.6%7.3–10.0
Depression among adults22.6%19.0–26.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.6%10.8–14.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.4%34.8–44.7
Obesity among adults39.1%30.6–48.8
Stroke among adults3.9%3.5–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.8%9.5–14.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.9%5.4–8.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.7%75.5–81.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.3%75.5–82.8
Cholesterol screening among adults87.8%85.9–89.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.3%58.9–69.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.5%61.5–69.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.4%63.7–80.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.5%14.3–21.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.8%12.2–17.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.5%20.1–30.0
Short sleep duration among adults33.5%27.1–41.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.2%16.4–22.6
Frequent mental distress among adults16.8%14.7–19.3
Frequent physical distress among adults14.2%12.4–16.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.4%11.5–15.7
Any disability among adults31.4%27.0–36.7
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.2–9.5
Independent living disability among adults8.6%7.4–9.9
Mobility disability among adults15.3%13.0–17.9
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.4–4.5
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.2–5.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.9%19.2–27.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.5%10.2–15.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.5%10.0–15.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.0%8.3–12.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.9–8.1
Loneliness among adults32.0%26.8–37.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.7–8.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–6411.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)3.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)22.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)2.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle7.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription89.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate73.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population1.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households54.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+19.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age41.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$62,262$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$136,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$938$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 birth78.9 yr ± 2.5578.9 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 2.55 years of 78.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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