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39653

in Meadville, MississippiPopulation 3,247

ZipVitals Score
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37.45/ 100

Ranked #28,313 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.8%)

Ranked #270 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (bottom 33%)

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.

Mental-health provider access

0.37 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics 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 ›

High blood pressure

51.7%

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.2%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Pharmacy access

0.75 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies 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 ›

Mobility disability

25.2%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

7.4%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

19.5%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST70th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Outpatient-care access

0.75 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of outpatient clinics 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 ›

Coronary heart disease

11.0%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

9.2%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST66th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Meadville, Mississippi (ZIP 39653) ranks in the bottom 11.8% nationally (28,313th) and the bottom 33% of Mississippi (270th).

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A number of readings press hard on the profile and set its tone: modeled high blood pressure resides in the top 2.1% nationally, and stroke stands in the top 3.2% nationally. Modeled mobility disability sits in the top 3.3% nationally, and self-care disability resides in the top 4.4% nationally. Modeled diabetes stands in the top 4.6% nationally, coronary heart disease sits in the top 4.3% nationally, and vision disability resides in the top 6.9% nationally. On the brighter side, mental-health providers stands in the top 1.4% nationally, pharmacy sits in the top 2.1% nationally, and outpatient resides in the top 3.5% nationally.

The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 39647, just across the boundary. Pharmacy resides in the top 2.1% nationally.

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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 61%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 67%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 20%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 61%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 63%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 45%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

“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 94.6 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 4.4 (bottom 10%) — 90 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #113 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 adults37.8%33.8–42.0
High blood pressure among adults51.7%47.2–56.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.0%9.1–11.1
Current asthma among adults10.2%8.9–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults11.0%9.8–12.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.9%11.2–14.7
Depression among adults20.5%17.2–24.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults19.5%17.1–22.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened44.9%40.2–49.8
Obesity among adults40.2%32.1–49.0
Stroke among adults6.2%5.7–6.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.2%20.4–28.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.1%10.0–14.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.6%81.4–85.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.5%79.4–85.5
Cholesterol screening among adults87.0%85.3–88.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.1%58.6–69.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults9.2%7.8–10.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.0%60.2–76.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.2%9.9–14.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.2%18.1–24.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults39.1%33.7–44.9
Short sleep duration among adults34.9%28.6–41.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.8%26.1–33.8
Frequent mental distress among adults17.4%15.3–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults18.4%16.1–20.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.1%16.8–21.6
Any disability among adults44.2%39.3–49.6
Hearing disability among adults11.7%10.3–13.0
Independent living disability among adults13.0%11.4–14.6
Mobility disability among adults25.2%22.1–28.5
Self-care disability among adults7.4%6.6–8.2
Vision disability among adults9.2%8.2–10.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.8%22.6–31.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults24.4%21.1–28.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults17.0%14.5–20.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.5%14.1–19.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.6%11.1–14.5
Loneliness among adults34.9%29.2–40.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.0%10.3–13.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate27.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6413.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)11.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)23.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)1.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle2.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription86.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)11.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate78.8%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 population0.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households47.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+20.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age42.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$53,689$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$97,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent—$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 birth74.9 yr ± 0.7378.9 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 0.73 years of 74.9, 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