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ZIP code

62414

in Beecher City, IllinoisPopulation 1,783

50.04/ 100

Ranked #16,188 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 50%)

Ranked #760 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 44%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Home broadband subscription

76.6%

in the bottom 11.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST9th
US12th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

36.9%

in the top 31% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US69th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

The read

Beecher City, Illinois (ZIP 62414), overall, ranks in the bottom 50% nationally (16,188th) and the bottom 44% of Illinois (760th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: crowded housing is at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 23% nationally. Set against that, home broadband subscription lands in the bottom 11.8% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Slow internet speeds stands in the top 17% nationally. Recreation rests at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Physicians registers at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs. Distance to a community health center resides in the top 20% nationally. Childcare settles at the national minimum, shared with about 42% of ZIPs. Unemployment is in the top 23% nationally.

Defined simply, 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. ZIP 62411, 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.

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

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 68%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 49%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 54%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 46%

8%

Disability

healthier than 55%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 38%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 89%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 64%

13%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 42%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Disability

healthier than 41%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 20%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

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 adults30.2%27.8–32.8
High blood pressure among adults37.1%34.3–40.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.8%9.1–10.5
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.7–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults7.4%6.8–8.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.7%7.7–9.8
Depression among adults23.1%20.6–25.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.3%11.0–13.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.2%35.3–41.4
Obesity among adults36.7%31.6–42.6
Stroke among adults3.8%3.5–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.9%9.2–12.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.2%6.1–8.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.3%76.1–80.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.7%76.1–81.0
Cholesterol screening among adults87.4%86.0–88.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.5%62.8–70.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.7%62.7–68.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.5%65.4–77.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.8%15.7–20.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.5%13.5–17.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.1%21.0–27.5
Short sleep duration among adults35.1%30.2–40.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.5%17.4–21.8
Frequent mental distress among adults17.2%15.7–18.9
Frequent physical distress among adults14.3%12.9–15.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.8%12.3–15.4
Any disability among adults31.0%27.7–34.3
Hearing disability among adults7.9%7.2–8.7
Independent living disability among adults8.6%7.7–9.5
Mobility disability among adults15.0%13.3–16.7
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.5–4.3
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.3–5.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.4%20.7–26.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.0%11.3–14.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.1%11.2–15.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.2%9.0–11.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.0%6.3–7.8
Loneliness among adults32.4%28.7–36.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.9–7.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–648.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)5.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)6.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle5.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription76.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)29.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate71.6%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 population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households48.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+24.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age40.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$58,370$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$157,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$715$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 birth79.9 yr ± 0.9778.9 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 0.97 years of 79.9, 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