ZIP code
38856
in Marietta, MississippiPopulation 1,221
42.96/ 100
Ranked #24,414 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 24%)
Ranked #156 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (top 38%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Fatal road crashes
49.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.2%
in the bottom 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
40.1%
in the top 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
71.2%
in the bottom 6.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST23rdUS7thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Child-care access
0.6 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Transportation noise
0.08%
in the bottom 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
57.6 mi
in the top 9.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
10.5%
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
33.6%
in the bottom 32% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS32ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›The read
On the composite measure, Marietta, Mississippi (ZIP 38856) stands in the bottom 24% nationally (24,414th) and the top 38% of Mississippi (156th).
A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: modeled arsenic stands in the bottom 4.7% nationally, and childcare sits in the top 7.1% nationally. Modeled transportation noise resides in the bottom 8.0% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site stands in the top 9.4% nationally. Housing-cost burden sits in the bottom 10.0% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise resides at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Fiber broadband stands in the top 14.0% nationally. On the other side, fatal road crashes sits in the top 4.1% nationally, floodplain exposure resides in the top 6.2% nationally, and home broadband subscription stands in the bottom 6.9% nationally.
For clarity, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". ZIP 38829, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 92%
14%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 44%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 15%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 26%
11%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 9%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 69%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 78%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 83%
14%
Disability
healthier than 69%
7%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 59%
11%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 25%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 15%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 19%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 92.6 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 29.4 — 63 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,505 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
38824
Mississippishares a border
Score 40.96
Closest healthier
38829
Mississippishares a border
Score 46.73
Similar health profile
75925
Texas99% similar profile
Score 42.55
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 | 32.1% | 29.2–35.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.8% | 39.4–46.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.3% | 8.5–10.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.8% | 8.7–10.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.5–9.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.2% | 9.0–11.6 |
| Depression among adults | 22.3% | 19.5–25.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.9% | 12.3–15.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.7% | 38.1–45.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.2% | 33.3–45.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.9% | 14.4–19.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.4% | 9.3–13.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.4% | 77.0–81.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.3% | 76.4–82.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.5% | 83.5–87.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.9% | 57.0–64.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 9.2% | 8.0–10.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.0% | 66.1–77.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.0% | 12.8–17.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.6% | 17.0–22.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 34.7% | 30.6–39.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.6% | 29.3–38.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.1% | 21.4–27.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.0% | 16.3–20.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.2% | 14.5–18.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.6% | 16.7–20.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.1% | 35.2–43.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.8–10.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.2–11.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.7% | 16.6–21.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.3–5.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.0% | 23.1–29.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.9% | 14.4–19.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.2% | 7.6–11.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 10.4–13.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.5% | 30.7–38.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.7% | 6.7–8.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MS median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 19.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 16.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 18.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 14.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405 |
| Broadband subscription | 71.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 79.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 10.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405 |
| Homeownership rate | 91.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 59.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 46.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404 |
| Population 65+ | 22.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412 |
| Median age | 49.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411 |
| Median household income | $66,686 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377 |
| Median home value | $135,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $530 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $827 ($532–$1,130) n=319 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MS median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.9 yr ± 1.30 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 75.4 yr (72.7–79.0) n=405 |
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 1.30 years of 77.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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