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ZIP code

66933

in Barnes, KansasPopulation 345

50.64/ 100

Ranked #15,355 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 48%)

Ranked #277 of 682 Kansas ZIPs (top 41%)

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

3.7 pCi/L

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US97th
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

29.3 mi

in the top 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US96th
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 ›

Home broadband subscription

70.3%

in the bottom 6.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

0.08%

in the bottom 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST17th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

9.7%

in the bottom 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

5.1%

in the top 13.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US87th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

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

On balance, and by the composite measure, Barnes, Kansas (ZIP 66933) ranks in the top 48% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,355th) and the top 41% of Kansas (277th).

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Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: unemployment settles at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation noise lies in the bottom 7.9% nationally, and housing-cost burden resides in the bottom 9.1% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 10.5% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise registers at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Against that, modeled radon sits in the top 3.5% nationally, distance to a community health center rests in the top 4.3% nationally, and home broadband subscription is in the bottom 6.3% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands in the top 12.6% nationally, and distance to a nursing home settles in the top 13.1% nationally.

In plainer terms, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. 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 community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 66554, 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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Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 82%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 42%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 52%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 58%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 57%

11%

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 40%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 35%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 3%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 71%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 70%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 78%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 41%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 55%

11%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 38%

16%

Disability

healthier than 37%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

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 adults31.6%28.3–34.9
High blood pressure among adults38.6%34.4–42.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.9%9.8–11.9
Current asthma among adults9.8%8.7–11.0
Coronary heart disease among adults8.5%7.5–9.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.8%7.5–10.2
Depression among adults19.6%16.7–22.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.8%11.1–14.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.0%35.6–44.2
Obesity among adults34.1%26.9–41.4
Stroke among adults4.1%3.6–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.4%10.0–15.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.7%7.8–11.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.2%79.8–84.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.3%75.0–81.4
Cholesterol screening among adults85.7%83.7–87.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.2%62.2–71.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.1%61.8–68.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.9%67.4–81.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.2%12.7–17.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.5%12.9–18.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.1%25.3–34.9
Short sleep duration among adults32.5%26.6–38.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.5%16.6–22.6
Frequent mental distress among adults15.2%13.4–17.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.0%12.2–15.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.3%12.5–16.3
Any disability among adults34.0%29.6–38.4
Hearing disability among adults9.9%8.7–11.0
Independent living disability among adults8.4%7.3–9.7
Mobility disability among adults17.0%14.6–19.5
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.4–4.5
Vision disability among adults5.0%4.3–5.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.5%17.3–24.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.6%9.4–14.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.3–8.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.3%7.8–11.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.4%5.4–7.4
Loneliness among adults29.6%25.2–34.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.8–8.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (2.7–20.7%) n=688
Uninsured 18–648.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.6% (2.3–24.2%) n=686
No HS diploma (25+)16.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.7% (1.1–14.8%) n=689
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.0% (11.3–43.6%) n=689
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%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 subscription70.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.4% (75.3–96.9%) n=688
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)9.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32219.5% (7.8–31.9%) n=688
Homeownership rate75.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.7% (59.7–94.6%) n=688
Crowded housing (>1 per room)5.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=688
Foreign-born population3.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–9.9%) n=692
Single-parent households49.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.7% (41.7–78.0%) n=684
Population 65+34.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.9–35.1%) n=692
Median age47.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.9 yr (32.2–56.9) n=689
Median household income$55,625$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$67,738 ($49,860–$97,877) n=659
Median home value$85,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$135,800 ($68,740–$290,700) n=627
Median gross rent$810$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 birth80.8 yr ± 1.2078.9 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 1.20 years of 80.8, 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