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ZIP code

62865

in Mulkeytown, IllinoisPopulation 2,037

45.37/ 100

Ranked #22,020 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 31%)

Ranked #1,120 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 18%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

39.3 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

68.6%

in the bottom 9.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST10th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

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Slow internet speeds

0.66%

in the top 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US84th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

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Coronary heart disease

9.2%

in the top 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US82nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

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Stroke

4.7%

in the top 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US79th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

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Hearing disability

9.6%

in the top 23% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US77th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

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High cholesterol

40.7%

in the top 26% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US74th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

18.4%

in the top 26% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US74th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

41.3%

in the top 26% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US74th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

85.6 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

By its overall health score, Mulkeytown, Illinois (ZIP 62865) lands in the bottom 31% nationally (22,020th) and the bottom 18% of Illinois (1,120th).

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Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: homeownership registers in the top 10.1% nationally. Distance to a community health center sits at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden rests in the bottom 14.1% nationally. On the other hand, fatal road crashes is in the top 7.2% nationally, modeled mammography stands in the bottom 9.1% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss settles in the top 14.5% nationally. Home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 15% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Slow internet speeds lands in the top 16% nationally. Recreation registers at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.

To translate a couple of terms, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. 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. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 62819, 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

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 53%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 49%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 53%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 26%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 41%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 21%

11%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

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 adults34.6%30.6–38.7
High blood pressure among adults41.3%36.8–46.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.0%9.9–12.1
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.4–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.3–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.6%9.3–11.9
Depression among adults22.5%19.0–26.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.8%12.7–17.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.7%35.8–45.6
Obesity among adults41.2%32.6–50.2
Stroke among adults4.7%4.3–5.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.8%12.0–18.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.5%6.1–9.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.5%77.2–83.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.5%76.7–83.8
Cholesterol screening among adults88.3%86.6–89.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.1%59.6–70.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.8%55.8–63.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.6%59.3–77.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.2%13.2–19.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.0%14.6–19.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.9%22.4–31.8
Short sleep duration among adults37.8%30.8–45.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.5%19.6–25.7
Frequent mental distress among adults16.9%14.9–19.1
Frequent physical distress among adults16.2%14.2–18.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.2%12.5–16.0
Any disability among adults34.8%30.1–39.6
Hearing disability among adults9.6%8.5–10.8
Independent living disability among adults9.7%8.6–10.8
Mobility disability among adults18.4%16.0–21.0
Self-care disability among adults4.8%4.3–5.3
Vision disability among adults5.7%5.1–6.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.8%20.3–27.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.2%12.0–16.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.9%12.6–17.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.7%9.1–12.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.6%6.6–8.6
Loneliness among adults31.6%26.6–36.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.4%6.4–8.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.0%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+)13.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)6.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle2.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription79.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)12.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate94.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population3.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households70.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+31.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age57.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$67,798$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$153,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$1,039$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 birth77.5 yr ± 1.0378.9 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 1.03 years of 77.5, 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