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ZIP code

66427

in Frankfort, KansasPopulation 1,334

52.54/ 100

Ranked #12,704 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)

Ranked #181 of 682 Kansas ZIPs (top 27%)

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.

Radon

3.3 pCi/L

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

21.6 mi

in the top 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

Full methodology ›

Dental provider access

0.75 per 1,000 residents

in the top 12.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US88th
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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & 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

By its overall health score, Frankfort, Kansas (ZIP 66427) lands in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,704th) and the top 27% of Kansas (181st).

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A number of signals point in a favorable direction for this area: dental providers registers in the top 12.3% nationally. Distance to a nursing home sits at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation rests in the bottom 15% nationally, recreation is in the top 15% nationally, and housing-cost burden stands in the bottom 16% nationally. Working the other way, modeled radon settles in the top 6.5% nationally, distance to a community health center lies in the top 7.4% nationally, and lead in tap water resides in the top 13.7% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands in the top 13.8% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs.

To translate a couple of terms, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 66544, 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.

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

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 61%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 65%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 62%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 48%

14%

Disability

healthier than 55%

7%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 70%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 79%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 64%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 71%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Disability

healthier than 60%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

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 ›

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 adults30.9%27.4–34.4
High blood pressure among adults37.6%33.4–41.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.8%9.8–12.0
Current asthma among adults10.0%8.9–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults7.9%7.0–9.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.1%6.9–9.5
Depression among adults20.7%17.6–24.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.9%10.3–13.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.5%35.2–44.1
Obesity among adults35.0%27.9–42.9
Stroke among adults3.9%3.4–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.0%9.7–14.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.7%6.0–9.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.9%79.3–84.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.5%75.1–81.7
Cholesterol screening among adults86.6%84.8–88.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.4%63.3–73.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults66.9%63.5–70.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.2%65.3–80.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.6%13.0–18.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.0%12.5–17.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.3%21.9–31.0
Short sleep duration among adults33.6%27.5–40.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.9%15.2–21.0
Frequent mental distress among adults15.5%13.6–17.6
Frequent physical distress among adults13.4%11.6–15.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.8%12.0–15.8
Any disability among adults31.9%27.5–36.4
Hearing disability among adults9.3%8.2–10.4
Independent living disability among adults7.8%6.7–9.0
Mobility disability among adults15.4%13.1–17.9
Self-care disability among adults3.6%3.1–4.1
Vision disability among adults4.3%3.7–4.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.8%17.6–24.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.9%8.1–12.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.4–6.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.3%7.0–9.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.6%4.9–6.6
Loneliness among adults30.8%25.9–35.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.1%5.2–7.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (2.7–20.7%) n=688
Uninsured 18–649.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.6% (2.3–24.2%) n=686
No HS diploma (25+)5.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.7% (1.1–14.8%) n=689
Bachelor's or higher (25+)23.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.0% (11.3–43.6%) n=689
Unemployment rate (16+)0.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.2% (0.0–7.1%) n=689
Households without a vehicle2.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=688
Broadband subscription92.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.4% (75.3–96.9%) n=688
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)13.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32219.5% (7.8–31.9%) n=688
Homeownership rate83.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.7% (59.7–94.6%) n=688
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=688
Foreign-born population0.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–9.9%) n=692
Single-parent households59.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.7% (41.7–78.0%) n=684
Population 65+24.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.9–35.1%) n=692
Median age45.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.9 yr (32.2–56.9) n=689
Median household income$79,481$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$67,738 ($49,860–$97,877) n=659
Median home value$133,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$135,800 ($68,740–$290,700) n=627
Median gross rent$748$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 at birth80.6 yr ± 1.4778.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.9 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 1.47 years of 80.6, 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