ZIP code
63559
in Novinger, MissouriPopulation 1,258
46.09/ 100
Ranked #21,243 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 34%)
Ranked #384 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 39%)
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.
Child-care access
0.81 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Fiber broadband
97%
in the top 8.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
58 mi
in the top 9.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Energy-cost burden
5.1%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Loneliness
28.7%
in the bottom 11.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS12thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
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
Novinger, Missouri (ZIP 63559), overall, ranks in the bottom 34% nationally (21,243rd) and the top 39% of Missouri (384th).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: childcare lies in the top 3.6% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 3.9% nationally, and fiber broadband rests in the top 8.2% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site registers in the top 9.3% nationally, modeled transportation noise resides in the bottom 10.6% nationally, and modeled loneliness settles in the bottom 11.6% nationally. Modeled arsenic is in the bottom 12.4% nationally. On the other side, modeled energy burden sits in the top 8.3% nationally, and fatal road crashes lands in the top 11.9% nationally. Home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 16% nationally.
Defined 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. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. ZIP 63501, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 37%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 24%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 35%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 26%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 35%
8%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 92%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 61%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 64%
8%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 56%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 46%
13%
Disability
healthier than 58%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 23%
16%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
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 89.1; chronic-disease standing 37.0 — 52 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,332 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
63501
Missourishares a border
Score 46.47
Closest healthier
63546
Missourishares a border
Score 47.48
Similar health profile
31019
Georgia97% similar profile
Score 44.23
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 | 32.1% | 28.7–35.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.6% | 34.4–42.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.0% | 9.0–11.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.1% | 7.1–9.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.7% | 8.1–11.1 |
| Depression among adults | 25.3% | 21.8–29.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.3% | 11.5–15.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.8% | 35.5–44.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.3% | 31.2–46.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.7% | 10.5–15.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.3% | 6.6–10.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.1% | 76.3–81.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.1% | 75.8–82.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.8% | 82.8–86.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.2% | 56.2–66.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.0% | 57.4–64.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.8% | 63.8–78.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.8% | 13.0–18.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.7% | 14.5–20.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.0% | 26.2–36.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.9% | 30.7–43.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.0% | 18.9–25.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.9% | 14.9–19.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.6% | 13.6–17.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.3% | 15.1–19.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.3% | 32.6–42.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.6–10.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.5% | 8.3–10.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.5% | 15.0–20.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.7–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.7–6.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 18.6% | 15.6–21.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.6% | 10.1–15.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.3% | 8.3–12.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.4% | 8.5–12.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.7% | 6.5–8.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 28.7% | 24.2–33.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 6.7–9.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 18.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 14.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 21.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009 |
| Broadband subscription | 79.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 16.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009 |
| Homeownership rate | 86.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010 |
| Single-parent households | 72.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005 |
| Population 65+ | 27.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010 |
| Median age | 46.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,481 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948 |
| Median home value | $132,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930 |
| Median gross rent | $529 | $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 | 79.8 yr ± 1.49 | 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 1.49 years of 79.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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