ZIP code
63544
in Greencastle, MissouriPopulation 1,159
43.01/ 100
Ranked #24,362 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 24%)
Ranked #540 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 46%)
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.
Energy-cost burden
5.9%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
2.6%
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
71.2%
in the bottom 6.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
60 mi
in the top 8.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
34.5 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Median household income
$44,167
in the bottom 8.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST12thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
8.1 mi
in the top 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS84thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Greencastle, Missouri (ZIP 63544) lands in the bottom 24% nationally (24,362nd) and the bottom 46% of Missouri (540th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 4.3% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site resides in the top 8.7% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise settles at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled pfas is in the bottom 11.5% nationally, and fiber broadband sits in the top 12.1% nationally. Set against that, modeled energy burden lands in the top 3.4% nationally, and slow internet speeds lies in the top 4.5% nationally. Home broadband subscription stands in the bottom 6.8% nationally, and fatal road crashes rests in the top 9.9% nationally. Household income registers in the bottom 8.5% nationally.
Put simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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. On the overall standing, ZIP 63557, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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 92%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 46%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 19%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 25%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 32%
8%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 19%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 62%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 60%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 58%
8%
Disability
healthier than 40%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 27%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 12%
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 92.0 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 19.4 — 73 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #911 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
63545
Missourishares a border
Score 40.54
Closest healthier
63557
Missourishares a border
Score 47.43
Similar health profile
38039
Tennessee98% similar profile
Score 37.96
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 | 35.5% | 32.7–38.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.7% | 38.4–44.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.8% | 10.0–11.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.8–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.9–9.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.7% | 9.3–12.1 |
| Depression among adults | 25.4% | 22.6–28.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.6% | 13.0–16.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.0% | 38.7–45.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.9% | 33.5–44.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–4.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.0% | 14.6–19.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.2% | 6.7–9.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.2% | 79.1–83.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.5% | 78.1–82.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.9% | 84.4–87.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.5% | 58.6–66.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.1% | 56.3–61.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.4% | 65.3–76.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.5% | 12.6–16.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.2% | 15.7–20.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.5% | 28.6–36.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.7% | 32.8–42.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.4% | 20.7–26.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.2% | 15.6–18.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.8% | 15.0–18.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.8% | 15.9–19.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.5% | 35.7–43.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.4% | 9.4–11.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.1–11.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.6% | 17.3–21.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.1–6.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 18.7% | 16.4–21.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.3% | 11.3–15.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.9% | 9.0–12.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.5% | 9.1–12.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 7.0–8.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 29.5% | 26.0–33.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 7.0–9.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 11.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 15.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009 |
| Broadband subscription | 71.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 14.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010 |
| Single-parent households | 58.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005 |
| Population 65+ | 27.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010 |
| Median age | 52.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005 |
| Median household income | $44,167 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948 |
| Median home value | $109,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930 |
| Median gross rent | $664 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $813 ($553–$1,265) n=786 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.9 yr ± 1.24 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 77.6 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 1.24 years of 79.9, 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