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39478

in Sandy Hook, MississippiPopulation 2,043

ZipVitals Score
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38.19/ 100

Ranked #27,905 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 13.0%)

Ranked #256 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (bottom 37%)

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.

Humid extreme heat

151.3 days/year

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US96th
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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High blood pressure

48.5%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST53rd
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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Unemployment rate

12.6%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

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Mobility disability

22.9%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST63rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Self-care disability

6.6%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST58th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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Home broadband subscription

72.5%

in the bottom 7.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST25th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Stroke

5.5%

in the top 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST59th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

13.6 mi

in the top 9.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US91st
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.

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Independent-living disability

12.3%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

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Vision disability

8.5%

in the top 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST58th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

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The read

On the composite measure, Sandy Hook, Mississippi (ZIP 39478) stands in the bottom 13.0% nationally (27,905th) and the bottom 37% of Mississippi (256th).

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A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 9.2% nationally. On the other side, modeled humid heat lands in the top 4.4% nationally, and high blood pressure settles in the top 5.2% nationally. Unemployment rests in the top 5.7% nationally, modeled mobility disability lands in the top 7.1% nationally, and modeled self-care disability settles in the top 7.9% nationally. Home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 7.8% nationally, modeled stroke lands in the top 7.8% nationally, and modeled independent living disability settles in the top 9.8% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability rests in the top 10.3% nationally.

For clarity, 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 39429, 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 54%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 12%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 17%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 20%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 42%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 46%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 39%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 31%

8%

Disability

healthier than 37%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

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 93.5 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 12.2 — 81 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #435 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.

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 adults34.8%32.0–37.7
High blood pressure among adults48.5%45.3–52.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.6%7.9–9.3
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.3–11.4
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.4–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.3%9.9–12.7
Depression among adults20.6%18.1–23.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.5%15.7–19.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.8%38.5–45.3
Obesity among adults42.8%36.9–48.9
Stroke among adults5.5%5.0–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.9%16.9–23.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.0%10.9–15.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.3%79.3–83.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.2%78.6–83.7
Cholesterol screening among adults85.5%83.7–87.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.6%57.2–66.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults8.2%7.0–9.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.6%65.1–77.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.1%11.2–15.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.9%18.5–23.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults37.8%33.7–42.3
Short sleep duration among adults37.6%32.6–43.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults28.8%25.9–32.0
Frequent mental distress among adults18.1%16.5–20.0
Frequent physical distress among adults17.4%15.7–19.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.8%17.8–21.9
Any disability among adults43.0%39.3–47.1
Hearing disability among adults9.9%8.9–10.9
Independent living disability among adults12.3%11.1–13.7
Mobility disability among adults22.9%20.5–25.4
Self-care disability among adults6.6%5.9–7.3
Vision disability among adults8.5%7.7–9.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults29.6%26.5–33.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults25.3%22.4–28.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.6%14.3–19.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.6%15.6–19.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.9%11.5–14.3
Loneliness among adults37.2%33.1–41.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.0%10.7–13.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate17.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6412.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)6.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)8.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)12.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle1.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription72.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate83.2%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 households63.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+35.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age55.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$47,686$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$102,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$1,114$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 birth72.8 yr ± 1.3478.9 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 1.34 years of 72.8, 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