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Line up 2–5 ZIP codes and read the ZipVitals Score, both ranks, and every scoring domain against the same national scale. Descriptive of documented conditions — never a verdict on the people who live there.

Comparing38858Nettleton, MS33853Lake Wales, FL2–5 ZIPs · 2 selected

ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric	Nettleton38858 · MS	Lake Wales33853 · FL
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	42.01 Leads	37.79
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#25,199of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#28,147of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#180of 406 MS ZIPs	#914of 974 FL ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	Not in a metro area	#33of 38 ZIPs in its metro area

ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric	Nettleton38858 · MS	Lake Wales33853 · FL
ZipVitals Score	42.01 Leads	37.79
National rank	#25,199of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#28,147of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank	#180of 406 MS ZIPs	#914of 974 FL ZIPs
Metro rank	Not in a metro area	#33of 38 ZIPs in its metro area

ZipVitals Score — Composite of 9 scoring domainsNational rank, State rank and Metro rank — Among ZIPs with a computed score

Metro areas — 38858: not in a metro area · 33853: Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.

Where these ZIPs differ, domain by domain

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score. Each one is placed on the same national scale, and the domains where these ZIPs are furthest apart come first. Higher is healthier in every one.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Every ranking, bar and gap below is measured against the same national group. Where a ZIP’s line also mentions its state or its metro area, that figure is measured against a different group — its own — so it is context for that one ZIP and never a comparison between them.

Furthest apart first

all 2 ZIPs can be placed on these 9 domains

Healthcare Access5% of the score 33853 leads · 28-point gap
33853Lake Wales		in the top 0.00% · 100% in Florida, 100% in its metro area	1 of 2
38858Nettleton		healthier than 72% · 69% in Mississippi	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 38858 leads · 14-point gap
38858Nettleton		healthier than 23% · 53% in Mississippi	1 of 2
33853Lake Wales		healthier than 9% · 7% in Florida, 11% in its metro area	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 33853 leads · 12-point gap
33853Lake Wales		healthier than 72% · 54% in Florida, 68% in its metro area	1 of 2
38858Nettleton		healthier than 60% · 25% in Mississippi	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 38858 leads · 11-point gap
38858Nettleton		healthier than 54% · 30% in Mississippi	1 of 2
33853Lake Wales		healthier than 43% · 9% in Florida, 19% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 38858 leads · 8-point gap
38858Nettleton		healthier than 23% · 61% in Mississippi	1 of 2
33853Lake Wales		healthier than 15% · 15% in Florida, 27% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 38858 leads · 8-point gap
38858Nettleton		healthier than 17% · 60% in Mississippi	1 of 2
33853Lake Wales		healthier than 9% · 6% in Florida, 14% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 38858 leads · 6-point gap
38858Nettleton		healthier than 19% · 42% in Mississippi	1 of 2
33853Lake Wales		healthier than 13% · 18% in Florida, 30% in its metro area	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 33853 leads · 5-point gap
33853Lake Wales		healthier than 27% · 7% in Florida, 14% in its metro area	1 of 2
38858Nettleton		healthier than 22% · 61% in Mississippi	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 38858 leads · 5-point gap
38858Nettleton		healthier than 17% · 37% in Mississippi	1 of 2
33853Lake Wales		healthier than 12% · 58% in Florida, 78% in its metro area	2 of 2

“Of the score” is the domain’s weight in the ZipVitals Score — a property of the score itself, the same on every ZIP. Not every ZIP sits in a metro area — those show a state figure only. A gap is the distance between the highest and lowest of these ZIPs on that domain’s national scale. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain.

Data release 2026 · higher is healthier on every row. How the ZipVitals Score is calculated →

The State rank and Metro rank rows show no “Leads” marker: each ZIP is ranked against the ZIPs in its own state and the ZIPs in its own metro area, so those ranks are not ordered against one another.

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Nettleton vs. Lake Wales

Nettleton 38858 · MSLEADS42.01

Lake Wales 33853 · FL37.79

Data release 2026 · public federal and academic sources · higher is healthier

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