ZIP code

66516

in Netawaka, KansasPopulation 408

ZipVitals Score

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51.16/ 100

Ranked #14,591 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)

Ranked #252 of 682 Kansas ZIPs (top 37%)

Ranked #39 of 57 Topeka, KS ZIPs (bottom 32%)

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.

Distance to a Superfund site

56.1 mi

in the top 9.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd

US90th

Definition & 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 ›

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

Netawaka, Kansas (ZIP 66516), overall, ranks in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,591st) and the top 37% of Kansas (252nd).

Reading the numbers as a whole, this area's strong points come through first: unemployment resides at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site settles in the top 9.9% nationally, modeled loneliness is in the bottom 17% nationally, and modeled transportation noise sits in the bottom 18% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 19% nationally. Set against that, walkability lies in the bottom 10.3% nationally, and modeled extreme heat stands in the top 14.9% nationally. Slow internet speeds rests in the top 16% nationally, and distance to a community health center registers in the top 16% nationally. Modeled fine-particle resides in the top 20% nationally.

Defined simply, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. ZIP 66552, 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. 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

Mental Health

healthier than 72%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 53%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 54%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 45%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 51%

11%

Disability

healthier than 54%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 26%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Kansas

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

About typical

close to the middle of Kansas

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 59%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 42%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 59%

Disability

healthier than 59%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 47%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Kansas

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 68%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 61%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 45%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Disability

healthier than 46%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 27%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 30%

“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	30.2%	27.1–33.5
High blood pressure among adults	37.3%	33.5–41.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	9.9%	9.0–10.8
Current asthma among adults	10.2%	9.0–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults	7.9%	7.0–8.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	7.9%	6.9–9.0
Depression among adults	20.6%	17.7–23.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	12.2%	10.7–13.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	39.3%	35.5–43.4
Obesity among adults	37.4%	31.1–44.6
Stroke among adults	3.8%	3.4–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	12.5%	10.5–14.7

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	7.8%	6.4–9.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	80.6%	78.2–82.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	77.8%	74.8–80.8
Cholesterol screening among adults	85.5%	83.8–87.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	60.9%	56.4–64.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	64.6%	61.4–67.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	74.3%	67.6–79.9

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	16.1%	13.7–18.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults	15.5%	13.2–18.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	26.4%	22.3–30.9
Short sleep duration among adults	35.0%	29.8–40.3

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	18.1%	15.7–20.7
Frequent mental distress among adults	16.1%	14.3–18.1
Frequent physical distress among adults	13.5%	12.0–15.3

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	14.5%	12.7–16.4
Any disability among adults	32.5%	28.5–36.9
Hearing disability among adults	9.0%	8.1–10.0
Independent living disability among adults	7.9%	6.9–8.8
Mobility disability among adults	14.9%	13.0–17.0
Self-care disability among adults	3.6%	3.2–4.1
Vision disability among adults	4.4%	4.0–4.9

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	20.5%	17.6–23.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	10.6%	8.7–12.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	5.9%	4.8–7.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	9.2%	7.7–10.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	6.3%	5.4–7.1
Loneliness among adults	29.4%	25.4–33.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	7.0%	6.1–8.0

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

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	KS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	8.8%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	8.8% (2.7–20.7%) n=688
Uninsured 18–64	7.4%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	10.6% (2.3–24.2%) n=686
No HS diploma (25+)	4.1%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	5.7% (1.1–14.8%) n=689
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	20.7%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	24.0% (11.3–43.6%) n=689
Unemployment rate (16+)	0.0%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	2.2% (0.0–7.1%) n=689
Households without a vehicle	2.7%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	2.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=688
Broadband subscription	87.9%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	88.4% (75.3–96.9%) n=688
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	20.8%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	19.5% (7.8–31.9%) n=688
Homeownership rate	78.5%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	79.7% (59.7–94.6%) n=688
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	2.0%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	0.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=688
Foreign-born population	1.7%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.1% (0.0–9.9%) n=692
Single-parent households	71.7%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	55.7% (41.7–78.0%) n=684
Population 65+	11.3%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	20.6% (11.9–35.1%) n=692
Median age	31.0 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	41.9 yr (32.2–56.9) n=689
Median household income	$80,938	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$67,738 ($49,860–$97,877) n=659
Median home value	$174,000	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$135,800 ($68,740–$290,700) n=627
Median gross rent	$746	$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	80.2 yr ± 1.03	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 1.03 years of 80.2, 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