ZIP code

66054

in McLouth, KansasPopulation 2,777

ZipVitals Score

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56.70/ 100

Ranked #7,550 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 24%)

Ranked #76 of 682 Kansas ZIPs (top 11.2%)

Ranked #10 of 57 Topeka, KS ZIPs (top 18%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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.

Dental provider access

0.72 per 1,000 residents

in the top 13.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st

US87th

Definition & source ›

The number of dental 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 ›

Median household income

$98,214

in the top 20% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st

US80th

Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

The read

McLouth, Kansas (ZIP 66054), on the composite measure, lands in the top 24% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,550th) and the top 11.2% of Kansas (76th).

Reading across the measures, this area's clearest strengths come through: modeled loud transportation noise sits at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Dental providers registers in the top 13.3% nationally, modeled food insecurity lands in the bottom 13.5% nationally, and modeled transportation resides in the bottom 13.7% nationally. Households without a vehicle lies in the bottom 16% nationally, and homeownership settles in the top 16% nationally. Poverty stands in the bottom 18% nationally. By contrast, modeled extreme heat is in the top 16% nationally. Recreation rests at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Modeled fine-particle sits in the top 19% nationally.

In everyday language, fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 66086, 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 Topeka, KS metro area.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesKansasMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 67%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 71%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 68%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 71%

Disability

healthier than 73%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 56%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 40%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Healthcare Access

healthier than 27%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Kansas

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 77%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 81%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 77%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 78%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 76%

11%

Disability

healthier than 82%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 90%

About typical

close to the middle of Kansas

Mental Health

healthier than 56%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 47%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 89%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 84%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 75%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 70%

11%

Disability

healthier than 80%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Mental Health

healthier than 59%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 48%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

“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 ›

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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	28.1%	25.5–30.9
High blood pressure among adults	34.2%	31.1–37.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	9.5%	8.8–10.3
Current asthma among adults	10.2%	9.3–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults	6.6%	5.9–7.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	6.8%	5.9–7.7
Depression among adults	21.5%	18.9–24.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	10.7%	9.5–12.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	36.9%	33.7–40.4
Obesity among adults	35.5%	30.3–41.4
Stroke among adults	3.2%	2.9–3.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	10.6%	8.9–12.5

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	6.8%	5.6–8.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	79.9%	77.6–82.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	78.3%	75.4–80.9
Cholesterol screening among adults	86.6%	85.0–88.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	67.0%	63.1–70.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	68.5%	65.8–71.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	73.5%	67.3–78.8

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	16.7%	14.3–19.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults	14.0%	12.1–16.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	23.5%	20.2–27.1
Short sleep duration among adults	33.0%	28.5–37.7

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	16.2%	14.2–18.5
Frequent mental distress among adults	15.6%	14.1–17.3
Frequent physical distress among adults	12.3%	11.0–13.8

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	13.4%	12.0–15.0
Any disability among adults	30.1%	26.8–33.6
Hearing disability among adults	7.7%	7.0–8.5
Independent living disability among adults	7.0%	6.2–7.8
Mobility disability among adults	13.0%	11.4–14.8
Self-care disability among adults	3.1%	2.8–3.5
Vision disability among adults	3.8%	3.4–4.2

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	19.8%	17.3–22.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	9.1%	7.6–10.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	5.1%	4.1–6.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	8.5%	7.3–9.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	5.5%	4.8–6.3
Loneliness among adults	29.7%	26.0–33.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	6.3%	5.5–7.2

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	KS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	4.7%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	8.8% (2.7–20.7%) n=688
Uninsured 18–64	6.3%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	10.6% (2.3–24.2%) n=686
No HS diploma (25+)	3.1%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	5.7% (1.1–14.8%) n=689
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	26.7%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	24.0% (11.3–43.6%) n=689
Unemployment rate (16+)	3.9%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	2.2% (0.0–7.1%) n=689
Households without a vehicle	0.3%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	2.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=688
Broadband subscription	91.4%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	88.4% (75.3–96.9%) n=688
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	16.9%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	19.5% (7.8–31.9%) n=688
Homeownership rate	90.6%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	79.7% (59.7–94.6%) n=688
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	0.3%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	0.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=688
Foreign-born population	1.0%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.1% (0.0–9.9%) n=692
Single-parent households	61.7%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	55.7% (41.7–78.0%) n=684
Population 65+	19.0%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	20.6% (11.9–35.1%) n=692
Median age	42.9 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	41.9 yr (32.2–56.9) n=689
Median household income	$98,214	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$67,738 ($49,860–$97,877) n=659
Median home value	$243,500	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$135,800 ($68,740–$290,700) n=627
Median gross rent	$994	$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670	$820 ($592–$1,257) n=519

Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	KS median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth	78.9 yr ± 0.68	78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308	78.9 yr (76.2–81.8) n=687

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 0.68 years of 78.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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