ZIP code
62869
in Norris City, IllinoisPopulation 2,795
44.46/ 100
Ranked #22,962 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 28%)
Ranked #1,173 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 14.3%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Mammography
67.1%
in the bottom 5.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
10.4%
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
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 ›Home broadband subscription
77.3%
in the bottom 12.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST10thUS13thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
85.9 days/year
in the top 30% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS70thDefinition & 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
Overall, Norris City, Illinois (ZIP 62869) places in the bottom 28% nationally (22,962nd) and the bottom 14.3% of Illinois (1,173rd).
The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: modeled pfas resides in the bottom 10.0% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure is at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation noise lands in the bottom 19% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled mammography stands in the bottom 5.7% nationally, home broadband subscription registers in the bottom 12.7% nationally, and households without a vehicle settles in the top 12.9% nationally. Fatal road crashes sits in the top 14.7% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Recreation rests at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Physicians resides at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs.
Beside the areas that surround it, outer-floodplain exposure runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. 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. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 62817, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 80%
14%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 46%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 25%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 32%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 31%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 32%
8%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 96%
14%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 50%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 26%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 19%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Disability
healthier than 10%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 28%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 79.9; chronic-disease standing 25.1 — 55 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,128 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
62817
Illinoisshares a border
Score 49.19
Closest healthier
62835
Illinoisshares a border
Score 47.05
Similar health profile
47922
Indiana97% similar profile
Score 42.20
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 | 32.5% | 28.8–36.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.0% | 35.6–44.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.1% | 9.1–11.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.1% | 9.8–12.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.6–9.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.5% | 9.0–12.1 |
| Depression among adults | 24.0% | 20.3–28.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.1% | 12.1–16.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.3% | 34.7–44.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.4% | 30.8–48.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–4.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.6% | 13.6–20.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.1% | 6.5–10.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.9% | 75.9–81.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.0% | 75.3–82.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.4% | 84.5–88.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.9% | 57.3–68.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.7% | 56.6–64.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 67.1% | 61.5–72.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.9% | 13.8–20.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.8% | 14.9–21.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.3% | 22.4–32.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.9% | 29.0–43.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.9% | 19.6–26.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.3% | 16.0–20.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.1% | 14.0–18.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 13.4–17.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.7% | 29.9–39.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.0% | 8.0–10.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.2% | 8.9–11.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.8% | 15.2–20.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.2–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.1–6.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.0% | 20.2–28.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.8% | 12.9–19.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.7% | 13.7–20.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.8% | 9.9–14.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.3% | 7.1–9.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.7% | 27.1–38.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.1% | 6.9–9.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 18.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375 |
| Households without a vehicle | 10.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377 |
| Broadband subscription | 77.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 16.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377 |
| Homeownership rate | 77.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378 |
| Single-parent households | 51.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372 |
| Population 65+ | 16.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378 |
| Median age | 37.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373 |
| Median household income | $62,159 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334 |
| Median home value | $119,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332 |
| Median gross rent | $603 | $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 | 76.8 yr ± 1.49 | 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 1.49 years of 76.8, 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