ZIP code
39668
in Union Church, MississippiPopulation 1,294
43.72/ 100
Ranked #23,689 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)
Ranked #143 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (top 35%)
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.
High blood pressure
51.4%
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST71stUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
7.1%
in the bottom 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST16thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
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 ›Poverty rate
35.5%
in the top 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
19%
in the top 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST65thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Walkability
1.5 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 4.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS5thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
46.4 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 4.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Homeownership rate
97.2%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Obesity
45%
in the top 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST70thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
6.6%
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST58thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS7thDefinition & 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 ›The read
In overall standing, Union Church, Mississippi (ZIP 39668) comes out in the bottom 26% nationally (23,689th) and the top 35% of Mississippi (143rd).
Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: modeled pfas resides in the bottom 3.5% nationally, homeownership rests in the top 6.3% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 6.9% nationally. By contrast, modeled high blood pressure sits in the top 2.3% nationally, poverty settles in the top 4.3% nationally, and modeled diabetes registers in the top 5.6% nationally. Walkability stands in the bottom 4.8% nationally, and fatal road crashes lands in the top 4.9% nationally. Modeled obesity is in the top 4.4% nationally, and self-care disability resides in the top 7.9% nationally.
In plain terms, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 39191, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 81%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 36%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 28%
11%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 34%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 17%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.8%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 89%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 62%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 89%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 44%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 53%
16%
Disability
healthier than 49%
7%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 6%
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 96.7 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 14.0 — 83 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #377 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
39069
Mississippishares a border
Score 32.46
Closest healthier
39191
Mississippishares a border
Score 43.86
Similar health profile
30660
Georgia99% similar profile
Score 45.13
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 | 33.0% | 30.0–36.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 51.4% | 47.7–54.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.7% | 7.0–8.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.2–11.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.0% | 8.6–11.6 |
| Depression among adults | 17.6% | 15.1–20.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 19.0% | 16.9–21.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.9% | 38.0–45.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 45.0% | 38.2–51.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.3% | 13.8–19.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.5% | 9.3–13.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.5% | 80.3–84.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 83.2% | 80.6–85.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.8% | 86.1–89.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.2% | 63.3–70.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 9.8% | 8.5–11.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.3% | 68.5–79.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.0% | 10.1–14.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.9% | 16.1–22.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 37.4% | 32.6–42.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.0% | 32.1–42.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.8% | 24.4–31.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.8% | 15.0–18.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.3% | 14.5–18.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.6% | 15.5–20.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.2% | 35.9–44.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.6–9.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.3% | 9.9–13.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.3% | 19.6–25.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.8–7.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.3–9.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 30.9% | 27.3–34.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 25.7% | 21.9–29.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.6% | 13.4–19.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.1% | 16.3–21.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 13.1% | 11.3–14.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.0% | 31.7–40.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 13.1% | 11.4–15.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MS median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 35.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 19.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 22.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 16.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 14.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 2.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 79.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 14.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405 |
| Homeownership rate | 97.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 80.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 46.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404 |
| Population 65+ | 18.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412 |
| Median age | 37.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411 |
| Median household income | $39,040 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377 |
| Median home value | $110,900 | $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
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MS median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.2 yr ± 1.28 | 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 1.28 years of 75.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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