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39477

in Sandersville, MississippiPopulation 387

ZipVitals Score
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37.55/ 100

Ranked #28,261 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.9%)

Ranked #266 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (bottom 34%)

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.

Home broadband subscription

57.3%

in the bottom 2.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST7th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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High blood pressure

48.9%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST56th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

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Mobility disability

23%

in the top 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST63rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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Slow internet speeds

1.4%

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

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Hearing disability

11.1%

in the top 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Humid extreme heat

133.3 days/year

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
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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Stroke

5.4%

in the top 8.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST55th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

26.4%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 10.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US90th
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 ›

Transportation noise

8.7%

in the top 10.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US89th
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 ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Sandersville, Mississippi (ZIP 39477) ranks in the bottom 11.9% nationally (28,261st) and the bottom 34% of Mississippi (266th).

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The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 2.5% nationally. On the other side, modeled high blood pressure stands in the top 4.6% nationally, and mobility disability lies in the top 6.8% nationally. Slow internet speeds lands in the top 8.0% nationally, modeled hearing disability sits in the top 8.7% nationally, and modeled humid heat is in the top 9.1% nationally. Modeled stroke settles in the top 8.9% nationally, poverty resides in the top 9.4% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the top 10.4% nationally. Modeled transportation noise rests in the top 10.8% nationally.

To spell things out, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Close by, ZIP 39443, just across the boundary, ranks 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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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 53%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 16%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 9%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Disability

healthier than 9%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 18%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 76%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 76%

11%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 54%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 32%

21%

Environmental Hazard

in the bottom 0.8%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Disability

healthier than 39%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 39%

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 adults36.5%32.6–40.3
High blood pressure among adults48.9%44.4–53.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.0%8.9–11.0
Current asthma among adults10.2%8.9–11.6
Coronary heart disease among adults9.8%8.6–11.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.0%10.1–13.9
Depression among adults21.8%18.4–25.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.3%15.0–19.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.7%39.1–48.2
Obesity among adults41.3%34.2–48.5
Stroke among adults5.4%4.8–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.9%18.0–26.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.1%8.6–13.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.4%79.8–84.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.5%78.1–84.4
Cholesterol screening among adults86.7%84.6–88.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.0%59.0–69.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults8.0%6.8–9.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.3%68.1–82.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.7%10.4–15.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.7%17.1–24.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.2%32.4–44.2
Short sleep duration among adults30.9%25.5–36.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.0%22.9–31.2
Frequent mental distress among adults17.4%15.2–19.7
Frequent physical distress among adults17.8%15.4–20.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.8%16.1–21.6
Any disability among adults42.4%37.3–48.0
Hearing disability among adults11.1%9.8–12.6
Independent living disability among adults12.0%10.3–13.8
Mobility disability among adults23.0%19.8–26.5
Self-care disability among adults6.2%5.3–7.1
Vision disability among adults7.8%6.8–8.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.5%22.3–30.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.0%16.4–24.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.2%9.6–15.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.8%11.5–16.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.0%9.4–12.9
Loneliness among adults34.8%29.5–39.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.0–11.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate26.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6413.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)5.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)21.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)3.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle5.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription57.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate84.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households56.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+18.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age53.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$52,750$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$89,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$718$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 birth79.8 yr ± 1.8578.9 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 1.85 years of 79.8, 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