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83654

in New Meadows, IdahoPopulation 1,763

ZipVitals Score
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54.68/ 100

Ranked #9,853 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 31%)

Ranked #62 of 268 Idaho ZIPs (top 23%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

42.4 mi

in the top 1.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

26%

in the bottom 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST12th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

68.1 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Elder-services access

0.57 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›

Mammography

66.9%

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST36th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Recreation access

1.1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›

Unemployment rate

11.4%

in the top 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.3%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST54th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST41st
US8th
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 ›

Short sleep

29.5%

in the bottom 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST16th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

New Meadows, Idaho (ZIP 83654), overall, ranks in the top 31% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,853rd) and the top 23% of Idaho (62nd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 1.1% nationally, modeled loneliness registers in the bottom 1.1% nationally, and elder services resides in the top 2.0% nationally. Recreation settles in the top 6.7% nationally. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 8.0% nationally. Set against that, fatal road crashes lands in the top 1.5% nationally, and modeled mammography lies in the bottom 5.3% nationally. Unemployment stands in the top 7.2% nationally, and modeled hearing disability rests in the top 7.5% nationally.

Defined simply, 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. ZIP 99402, about 51 miles away, 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.

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

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Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.7%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 44%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 58%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 59%

14%

Disability

healthier than 42%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 39%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 79%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 79%

8%

Disability

healthier than 62%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 98%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 45%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 39%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 14%

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 adults33.4%29.6–37.5
High blood pressure among adults38.0%33.5–42.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.1%10.0–12.3
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.3–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults8.2%7.1–9.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.2%6.8–9.8
Depression among adults21.3%17.9–24.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.2%10.3–14.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.5%33.0–42.1
Obesity among adults32.8%25.7–40.5
Stroke among adults4.1%3.5–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.5%10.2–15.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.8%6.3–9.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.3%73.7–80.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.5%73.9–80.9
Cholesterol screening among adults86.3%84.4–88.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.1%60.9–71.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults68.9%65.6–72.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.9%58.3–74.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.3%10.9–16.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.5%9.9–15.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.2%19.4–29.6
Short sleep duration among adults29.5%23.9–35.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.9%14.9–21.3
Frequent mental distress among adults14.2%12.3–16.3
Frequent physical distress among adults14.6%12.5–17.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.9%11.9–16.2
Any disability among adults34.6%29.5–40.1
Hearing disability among adults11.3%9.8–12.9
Independent living disability among adults7.8%6.6–9.1
Mobility disability among adults16.7%14.0–19.7
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.3–4.6
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.1–5.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.1%15.4–21.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.0%8.2–12.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.2%5.8–8.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.5–9.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.0%5.1–6.9
Loneliness among adults26.0%21.9–30.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.4%4.6–6.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ID median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate22.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.9% (1.2–20.3%) n=275
Uninsured 18–6415.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.8% (0.0–25.9%) n=276
No HS diploma (25+)2.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.9% (0.0–17.9%) n=275
Bachelor's or higher (25+)28.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (8.6–44.8%) n=275
Unemployment rate (16+)11.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.5% (0.0–6.8%) n=274
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=275
Broadband subscription80.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.8% (79.9–100.0%) n=275
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (1.7–33.4%) n=275
Homeownership rate90.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.7% (61.8–97.5%) n=275
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.8% (0.0–7.2%) n=275
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.6% (0.0–13.3%) n=277
Single-parent households81.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08758.4% (44.1–86.8%) n=271
Population 65+21.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.3–42.1%) n=277
Median age48.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.5 yr (31.8–62.3) n=273
Median household income$91,750$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,814 ($51,606–$96,415) n=252
Median home value$534,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$344,400 ($224,720–$577,280) n=247
Median gross rent$1,000$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$990 ($730–$1,495) n=192
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ID median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.5 yr ± 0.9278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.9 yr (76.8–83.5) n=278

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 0.92 years of 79.5, 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