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39305

in Meridian, MississippiPopulation 21,638

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49.01/ 100

Ranked #17,653 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 45%)

Ranked #57 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (top 14.1%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

0.90%

in the bottom 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

2.1%

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

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Humid extreme heat

134.3 days/year

in the top 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

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Natural-disaster risk

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US91st
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

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Dental provider access

0.71 per 1,000 residents

in the top 13.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US86th
Definition & source ›

The number of dental offices located 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 ›

The read

ZIP 39305, one of several in Meridian, Mississippi, by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 45% nationally (17,653rd) and the top 14.1% of Mississippi (57th).

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The profile opens balanced, with readings on either hand: modeled arsenic is in the bottom 1.0% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing resides in the top 11.0% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home lies at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Dental providers sits in the top 13.8% nationally. By contrast, modeled expected annual loss settles in the top 3.5% nationally, and slow internet speeds registers in the top 5.4% nationally. Modeled humid heat stands in the top 8.8% nationally, and disaster risk lands in the top 9.4% nationally. Poverty is in the top 12.1% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, expected annual loss runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 39309, 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

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 79%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 90%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 47%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 34%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 40%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Disability

healthier than 28%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 21%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 75%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 78%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 90%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 85%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

Disability

healthier than 78%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 85%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 55%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 50%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

“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.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 76.8 ± 1.1 years. A median household income of $67,712 predicts 78.5 years — 1.7 years below.

    Ranked #2,112 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

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%28.4–35.0
High blood pressure among adults44.3%40.3–48.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.0%8.1–9.9
Current asthma among adults9.8%8.6–11.1
Coronary heart disease among adults7.7%7.0–8.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.6%7.7–9.6
Depression among adults19.0%16.1–22.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.4%12.5–16.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.9%34.9–43.1
Obesity among adults38.4%32.2–45.2
Stroke among adults4.5%4.1–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years17.5%14.6–20.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.1%8.6–11.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.6%79.1–83.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.2%79.2–85.0
Cholesterol screening among adults88.1%86.5–89.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.2%61.6–70.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults11.4%9.8–13.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.5%68.5–81.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.1%10.7–15.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.7%13.7–17.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.2%27.1–35.7
Short sleep duration among adults37.7%32.3–43.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.2%19.7–24.9
Frequent mental distress among adults16.2%14.4–18.2
Frequent physical distress among adults14.4%12.8–16.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.0%14.4–17.9
Any disability among adults36.4%32.5–40.7
Hearing disability among adults8.6%7.7–9.6
Independent living disability among adults9.9%8.9–11.0
Mobility disability among adults18.3%16.2–20.6
Self-care disability among adults5.1%4.6–5.5
Vision disability among adults6.6%6.0–7.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.4%22.8–30.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.1%16.7–21.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.8%10.2–13.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.8%12.9–16.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.5%9.3–11.8
Loneliness among adults34.1%29.3–39.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.9%8.6–11.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate24.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6420.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)10.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)36.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)7.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle4.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription91.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)30.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate68.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405
Foreign-born population2.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households49.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+20.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age38.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$67,712$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$172,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$1,155$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$827 ($532–$1,130) n=319
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.8 yr ± 0.5578.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30875.4 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 0.55 years of 76.8, 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