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62612

in Ashland, IllinoisPopulation 1,398

ZipVitals Score
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45.61/ 100

Ranked #21,759 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)

Ranked #1,105 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 19%)

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.

Radon

3.2 pCi/L

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US7th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

17.9%

in the top 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

41.9 mi

in the top 17% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US83rd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

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

17.4 days/year

in the top 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US75th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Combined exposures in this ZIP

More than one environmental exposure stands out in this ZIP. Each is established independently and shown on its own above; they are grouped here for context — not because one causes the other.

The read

Ashland, Illinois (ZIP 62612), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 32% nationally (21,759th) and the bottom 19% of Illinois (1,105th).

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The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 7.2% nationally, modeled transportation noise lies in the bottom 15% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles in the bottom 17% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site stands in the top 17% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure is at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Working the other way, modeled radon rests in the top 8.0% nationally, and arsenic sits in the top 7.7% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Recreation lands at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Physicians resides at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs.

In everyday language, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 62601, 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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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 51%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 57%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 34%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 32%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 30%

8%

Disability

healthier than 37%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 70%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 48%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 57%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 21%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 6%

8%

Disability

healthier than 18%

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 ›

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 adults31.3%28.0–34.7
High blood pressure among adults38.7%34.8–42.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.5%8.6–10.5
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.8–12.4
Coronary heart disease among adults7.9%7.0–8.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.8%8.4–11.2
Depression among adults24.2%20.8–28.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.1%11.4–14.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.7%34.6–43.0
Obesity among adults40.8%33.2–48.8
Stroke among adults4.1%3.7–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.9%13.2–16.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.0%6.5–9.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.4%74.6–80.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.3%74.9–81.4
Cholesterol screening among adults86.2%84.2–88.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.5%57.4–63.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.6%57.0–62.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.2%66.4–75.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.4%14.6–20.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.8%15.1–20.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.3%21.9–31.0
Short sleep duration among adults36.6%33.1–40.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.1%19.0–25.4
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%16.3–20.6
Frequent physical distress among adults15.6%13.7–17.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.3%13.3–17.4
Any disability among adults33.7%29.3–38.3
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.4–9.4
Independent living disability among adults9.9%8.6–11.2
Mobility disability among adults16.7%14.4–19.0
Self-care disability among adults4.5%4.0–5.1
Vision disability among adults5.5%4.9–6.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.3%20.9–28.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.8%13.1–18.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.6%13.7–20.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.9%10.1–14.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.2%7.1–9.5
Loneliness among adults33.0%28.5–38.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.1%6.9–9.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–648.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)4.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)19.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)1.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle3.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription91.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)14.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate84.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population0.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households54.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+19.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age41.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$69,569$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$113,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$585$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 birth78.3 yr ± 1.1678.9 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 1.16 years of 78.3, 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