ZIP code
39750
in Maben, MississippiPopulation 3,924
46.45/ 100
Ranked #20,816 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 35%)
Ranked #88 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (top 22%)
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.
Housing-cost burden
9.8%
in the bottom 9.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
45.9%
in the top 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST36thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
5.0%
in the top 13.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS86thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Distance to a community health center
8.8 mi
in the top 23% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS77thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, Maben, Mississippi (ZIP 39750) lands in the bottom 35% nationally (20,816th) and the top 22% of Mississippi (88th).
Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: housing-cost burden lands in the bottom 9.3% nationally, and modeled radon registers in the bottom 12.7% nationally. Modeled disaster risk sits in the bottom 15% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 18% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure is at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. On the other hand, home broadband subscription stands in the bottom 10.5% nationally, modeled high blood pressure settles in the top 10.0% nationally, and modeled humid heat lies in the top 12.1% nationally. Crowded housing resides in the top 13.8% nationally. Recreation lands at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.
To translate a couple of terms, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 39751, 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 88%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 75%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 29%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 40%
11%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 37%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 25%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 70%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 71%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 75%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 79%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 77%
8%
Disability
healthier than 68%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 15%
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 88.3; chronic-disease standing 29.5 — 59 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,823 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
39735
Mississippishares a border
Score 43.93
Closest healthier
39751
Mississippishares a border
Score 48.95
Similar health profile
39354
Mississippi97% similar profile
Score 45.61
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 | 32.2% | 29.6–34.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.9% | 42.8–49.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.3% | 7.7–9.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.8% | 8.9–10.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.1% | 7.4–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.3% | 8.4–10.5 |
| Depression among adults | 19.4% | 17.1–21.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.6% | 14.0–17.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.5% | 37.3–43.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.3% | 34.5–44.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.4–5.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.3% | 13.2–17.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.8% | 9.1–12.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.0% | 79.1–83.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.5% | 79.0–83.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.9% | 85.2–88.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.7% | 60.0–67.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.7% | 70.4–80.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.6% | 11.7–15.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.5% | 15.5–19.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.2% | 29.7–37.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.5% | 31.3–39.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.9% | 21.6–26.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.6% | 15.1–18.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.8–16.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.1% | 15.5–18.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.6% | 34.2–41.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.8% | 8.0–9.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.4–11.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.4% | 17.5–21.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.0% | 6.4–7.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.6% | 23.9–29.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.9% | 17.7–22.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.8% | 11.0–14.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.0% | 13.4–16.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.9% | 9.8–12.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.2% | 30.7–37.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MS median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 19.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 19.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 16.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 12.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 14.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411 |
| Households without a vehicle | 8.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405 |
| Broadband subscription | 75.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 79.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 9.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405 |
| Homeownership rate | 80.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 59.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 46.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404 |
| Population 65+ | 19.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412 |
| Median age | 40.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411 |
| Median household income | $49,402 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377 |
| Median home value | $105,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $631 | $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 | 76.5 yr ± 0.94 | 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 0.94 years of 76.5, 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