ZIP code

62851

in Keenes, IllinoisPopulation 371

ZipVitals Score

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46.04/ 100

Ranked #21,302 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 34%)

Ranked #1,078 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 21%)

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

9.3%

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th

US9th

Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

11.1 mi

in the top 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th

US91st

Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

4.6%

in the top 14.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th

US86th

Definition & 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 ›

Tooth loss

18%

in the top 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st

US75th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Keenes, Illinois (ZIP 62851) ranks in the bottom 34% nationally (21,302nd) and the bottom 21% of Illinois (1,078th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: unemployment resides at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle registers at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden rests in the bottom 8.6% nationally, and modeled disaster risk stands in the bottom 16% nationally. Set against that, distance to a nursing home lies in the top 9.2% nationally, modeled mammography lands in the bottom 10.4% nationally, and distance to a community health center sits in the top 15% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Modeled arsenic settles in the top 16% nationally, and distance to an emergency room resides in the top 17% nationally.

To spell things out, 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. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Close by, ZIP 62849, just across the boundary, ranks 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.

Compare withinUnited StatesIllinois

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

Disability

healthier than 41%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 32%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 33%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 34%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 10%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Illinois

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Illinois

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 19%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 36%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 23%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 30%

Disability

healthier than 22%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 17%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 12%

“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	31.0%	27.6–34.6
High blood pressure among adults	39.3%	35.1–43.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	10.2%	9.3–11.2
Current asthma among adults	10.4%	9.2–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults	8.5%	7.5–9.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	9.4%	8.1–10.9
Depression among adults	22.6%	19.2–26.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	13.2%	11.3–15.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	39.3%	34.9–43.7
Obesity among adults	39.1%	31.5–47.2
Stroke among adults	4.2%	3.8–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	18.0%	15.0–21.4

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	8.1%	6.3–10.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	78.2%	75.1–81.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	78.4%	74.9–81.7
Cholesterol screening among adults	86.7%	84.7–88.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	60.5%	55.6–65.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	60.1%	56.4–63.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	69.0%	59.9–77.4

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	17.8%	14.8–21.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults	16.6%	13.7–19.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	26.0%	21.5–30.8
Short sleep duration among adults	35.9%	29.5–43.0

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	21.3%	18.2–24.7
Frequent mental distress among adults	17.4%	15.4–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults	15.1%	13.2–17.2

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	14.5%	12.5–16.6
Any disability among adults	33.5%	29.0–38.3
Hearing disability among adults	9.1%	8.0–10.3
Independent living disability among adults	9.2%	7.9–10.4
Mobility disability among adults	16.3%	14.0–18.7
Self-care disability among adults	4.3%	3.7–4.8
Vision disability among adults	5.2%	4.5–5.9

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	24.7%	21.3–28.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	13.7%	11.4–16.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	13.4%	11.0–16.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	10.7%	9.0–12.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	7.4%	6.4–8.5
Loneliness among adults	32.5%	27.9–37.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	7.0%	6.0–8.1

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

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	5.4%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	9.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–64	11.5%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	6.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)	1.0%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	6.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	7.4%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	21.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)	0.0%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle	0.0%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	3.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription	92.2%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	89.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	9.3%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	21.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate	75.2%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	80.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	1.6%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	0.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population	8.6%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households	57.4%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	53.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+	4.0%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	19.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age	36.5 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	42.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income	$96,728	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value	$94,500	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent	—	$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	81.8 yr ± 1.04	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 1.04 years of 81.8, 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