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ZIP code

63452

in Lewistown, MissouriPopulation 1,026

37.80/ 100

Ranked #28,136 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 12.3%)

Ranked #773 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 22%)

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.

Pharmacy access

0.82 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies 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 ›

Civic-institution access

1.6 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Fatal road crashes

0 per 100,000 residents per year

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Home broadband subscription

59.1%

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.9%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Physician access

2.5 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of physicians’ offices 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 ›

Cognitive disability

20.7%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

22.4%

in the top 8.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

9.5%

in the bottom 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST16th
US8th
Definition & 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 ›

Independent-living disability

12.5%

in the top 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

The read

Lewistown, Missouri (ZIP 63452), overall, ranks in the bottom 12.3% nationally (28,136th) and the bottom 22% of Missouri (773rd).

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This area's pressures are easy to read across the measures: home broadband subscription registers in the bottom 2.8% nationally, modeled hearing disability resides in the top 4.8% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability settles in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled mobility disability is in the top 8.4% nationally, and independent living disability sits in the top 8.8% nationally. On the brighter side, pharmacy lands in the top 1.7% nationally, and civic lies in the top 1.7% nationally. Fatal road crashes stands at the national minimum, and physicians rests in the top 5.1% nationally. Modeled pfas registers in the bottom 7.8% nationally.

Defined simply, 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. ZIP 63435, just across the boundary, comes out 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 91%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 17%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 36%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 15%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 46%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 16%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 6%

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 91.2 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 12.7 — 79 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #572 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.

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 adults35.8%32.1–39.6
High blood pressure among adults42.6%38.1–47.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.6%9.6–11.7
Current asthma among adults11.1%9.8–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults9.9%8.8–11.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.7%11.1–14.3
Depression among adults25.7%21.9–29.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.2%13.1–17.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.7%36.1–45.3
Obesity among adults38.6%30.4–47.1
Stroke among adults5.1%4.6–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.2%16.5–24.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.7%8.7–12.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.5%77.8–82.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.1%75.5–82.3
Cholesterol screening among adults83.1%81.0–85.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.1%58.7–69.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults53.7%49.5–57.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.9%60.8–77.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.8%11.2–16.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.9%18.8–25.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.9%31.5–42.7
Short sleep duration among adults38.8%31.7–46.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.5%24.0–31.2
Frequent mental distress among adults18.7%16.5–21.1
Frequent physical distress among adults18.4%16.2–20.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.7%18.2–23.2
Any disability among adults44.3%39.3–49.5
Hearing disability among adults11.9%10.6–13.4
Independent living disability among adults12.5%10.9–14.1
Mobility disability among adults22.4%19.4–25.3
Self-care disability among adults5.6%4.9–6.2
Vision disability among adults7.1%6.3–8.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.1%16.9–23.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.3%14.5–20.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.3%12.9–18.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.7%10.7–14.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.5–11.2
Loneliness among adults31.3%26.3–36.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.4–11.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6410.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)4.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)1.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle0.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription59.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)11.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate79.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households72.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+20.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age39.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$62,292$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$86,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$700$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 birth78.1 yr ± 1.2078.9 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 1.20 years of 78.1, 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