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ZIP code

63084

in Union, MissouriPopulation 20,708

49.04/ 100

Ranked #17,604 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 45%)

Ranked #230 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 23%)

Ranked #137 of 234 St. Louis, MO-IL ZIPs (bottom 41%)

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.

Mental-health provider access

0.1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 10.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US89th
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

18.2%

in the top 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US83rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Union, Missouri (ZIP 63084) ranks in the bottom 45% nationally (17,604th) and the top 23% of Missouri (230th).

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Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: mental-health providers lies in the top 10.6% nationally. Distance to a community health center resides at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home lands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Subsidized affordable housing registers in the top 17% nationally, and pharmacy sits in the top 18% nationally. On the other hand, modeled expected annual loss rests in the top 10.2% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site stands in the bottom 18% nationally, and modeled binge drinking settles in the top 17% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure lies in the top 22% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs it borders, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer 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 Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 63013, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area.

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

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 83%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Disability

healthier than 46%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 39%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 78%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 82%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 65%

11%

Disability

healthier than 78%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 87%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 41%

13%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 29%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 35%

5%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 55%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 60%

14%

Disability

healthier than 42%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 43%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 18%

8%

“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.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 76.4 ± 1.1 years. A median household income of $75,992 predicts 79.0 years — 2.6 years below.

    Ranked #3,625 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

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 adults29.2%26.1–32.5
High blood pressure among adults35.1%31.3–39.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%8.0–9.6
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.5–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults6.6%5.9–7.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.9%7.1–8.9
Depression among adults26.2%22.7–30.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.2%9.7–12.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.7%33.7–41.9
Obesity among adults39.2%32.4–46.4
Stroke among adults3.4%3.1–3.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.7%12.0–17.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.2%7.0–9.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.8%73.9–79.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.9%74.3–81.2
Cholesterol screening among adults84.2%82.2–86.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.2%59.1–68.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.1%55.4–62.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.5%64.4–79.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.2%15.1–21.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.4%14.3–18.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.7%24.6–33.3
Short sleep duration among adults35.2%29.1–41.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.8%17.5–22.5
Frequent mental distress among adults17.9%16.0–20.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.4%12.8–16.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.5%15.7–19.6
Any disability among adults35.8%31.7–40.3
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.4–9.3
Independent living disability among adults8.9%8.0–9.9
Mobility disability among adults14.9%13.1–16.9
Self-care disability among adults3.6%3.3–3.9
Vision disability among adults4.6%4.2–5.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.5%16.5–22.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.7%9.9–13.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.9%7.5–10.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.7%9.1–12.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.6–8.4
Loneliness among adults30.0%25.5–34.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.5–8.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6410.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)9.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)21.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)5.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle4.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription90.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate71.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population1.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households50.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+15.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age36.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$75,992$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$226,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$855$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$813 ($553–$1,265) n=786
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.4 yr ± 0.5878.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.6 yr (74.6–81.0) n=995

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 0.58 years of 76.4, 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