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ZIP code

66220

in Lenexa, KansasPopulation 8,535

69.11/ 100

Ranked #746 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 2.4%)

Ranked #9 of 682 Kansas ZIPs (top 1.4%)

Ranked #9 of 200 Kansas City, MO-KS ZIPs (top 4.5%)

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.

Median household income

$177,206

in the top 1.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

3.6%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

25.3%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

5.4%

in the bottom 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

5.7%

in the bottom 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

10.7%

in the bottom 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

4.7%

in the bottom 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
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 ›

Cognitive disability

9.3%

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

28.6%

in the bottom 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US94th
Definition & 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 ›

The read

By the composite measure, ZIP 66220, one of several in Lenexa, Kansas sits in the top 2.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (746th) and the top 1.4% of Kansas (9th).

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The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: household income settles in the top 1.9% nationally, modeled transportation stands in the bottom 0.6% nationally, and modeled loneliness is in the bottom 0.6% nationally. Modeled food insecurity rests in the bottom 0.7% nationally, housing insecurity sits in the bottom 1.9% nationally, and fair or poor health registers in the bottom 1.5% nationally. Modeled independent living disability lands in the bottom 1.6% nationally, and cognitive disability resides in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled short sleep lies in the bottom 4.6% nationally. Working the other way, modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 5.8% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. ZIP 66227, just across the boundary, ranks 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 86%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the top 1.0%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 93%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 95%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 97%

8%

Disability

healthier than 97%

7%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 18%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 92%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the top 0.9%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 97%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 99%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 98%

8%

Disability

healthier than 98%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 73%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 74%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 14%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 85%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 97%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 95%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 97%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 97%

8%

Disability

healthier than 94%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 44%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 44%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 43%

5%

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 ›

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.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 18.0; chronic-disease standing 85.7 — 68 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #16,174 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 adults24.2%22.1–26.6
High blood pressure among adults33.4%30.8–36.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.4%8.6–10.2
Current asthma among adults9.2%8.2–10.3
Coronary heart disease among adults5.1%4.4–5.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults4.3%3.6–5.1
Depression among adults17.8%15.8–20.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.5%8.3–11.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.9%37.1–42.6
Obesity among adults30.4%27.2–34.0
Stroke among adults2.4%2.1–2.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years4.9%3.9–5.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.5%3.6–5.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.9%76.3–81.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.1%78.9–83.3
Cholesterol screening among adults90.5%89.1–91.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.5%65.2–71.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults78.2%76.0–80.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.9%73.9–83.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.7%14.8–18.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults8.3%6.6–10.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults16.9%14.6–20.0
Short sleep duration among adults28.6%25.7–31.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults10.7%9.2–12.7
Frequent mental distress among adults11.7%10.3–13.3
Frequent physical distress among adults9.0%7.9–10.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults9.3%8.0–10.9
Any disability among adults22.0%19.4–25.1
Hearing disability among adults5.9%5.2–6.7
Independent living disability among adults4.7%4.0–5.5
Mobility disability among adults9.0%7.7–10.6
Self-care disability among adults2.2%1.9–2.5
Vision disability among adults2.6%2.3–3.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults14.8%12.9–17.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults5.4%4.2–6.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults2.6%1.9–3.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults5.7%4.6–6.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults3.6%3.1–4.3
Loneliness among adults25.3%22.6–28.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.4%3.7–5.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate4.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (2.7–20.7%) n=688
Uninsured 18–642.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.6% (2.3–24.2%) n=686
No HS diploma (25+)1.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.7% (1.1–14.8%) n=689
Bachelor's or higher (25+)73.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.0% (11.3–43.6%) n=689
Unemployment rate (16+)1.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.2% (0.0–7.1%) n=689
Households without a vehicle1.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=688
Broadband subscription97.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.4% (75.3–96.9%) n=688
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32219.5% (7.8–31.9%) n=688
Homeownership rate95.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.7% (59.7–94.6%) n=688
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=688
Foreign-born population4.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–9.9%) n=692
Single-parent households48.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.7% (41.7–78.0%) n=684
Population 65+14.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.9–35.1%) n=692
Median age41.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.9 yr (32.2–56.9) n=689
Median household income$177,206$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$67,738 ($49,860–$97,877) n=659
Median home value$590,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$135,800 ($68,740–$290,700) n=627
Median gross rent$1,668$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$820 ($592–$1,257) n=519
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KS median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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