ZIP code
39766
in Steens, MississippiPopulation 2,616
45.89/ 100
Ranked #21,459 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 33%)
Ranked #96 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (top 24%)
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.
Floodplain exposure
35.8%
in the top 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
37 per million
in the top 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
34.4 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST72ndUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
3.2 mi
in the bottom 15% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS15thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Distance to a community health center
9 mi
in the top 22% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS78thDefinition & 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 ›Poverty rate
6.6%
in the bottom 28% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS28thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›The read
Steens, Mississippi (ZIP 39766), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 33% nationally (21,459th) and the top 24% of Mississippi (96th).
Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: unemployment is at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Fiber broadband rests in the top 10.4% nationally, modeled radon sits in the bottom 11.3% nationally, and lead in tap water registers in the bottom 14.8% nationally. Modeled arsenic lands in the bottom 16% nationally. On the other hand, floodplain exposure resides in the top 7.6% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk lies in the top 8.3% nationally. Fatal road crashes settles in the top 10.0% nationally, and modeled humid heat stands in the top 11.2% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site is in the bottom 15% nationally.
In everyday language, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 39705, 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 74%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 34%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 26%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 34%
11%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 10%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 28%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 78%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 74%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 70%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 72%
11%
Disability
healthier than 78%
7%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 47%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 40%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 20%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 19%
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.
Nearby
35586
Alabamashares a border
Score 38.45
Closest healthier
39705
Mississippishares a border
Score 56.02
Similar health profile
78832
Texas98% similar profile
Score 44.48
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 | 29.6% | 26.4–32.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.6% | 39.6–47.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.4% | 7.6–9.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.8% | 8.6–11.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.6% | 6.8–8.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.6–9.8 |
| Depression among adults | 20.8% | 17.7–24.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.8% | 13.0–16.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.5% | 34.3–42.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.1% | 29.8–42.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.4% | 4.0–4.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.1% | 15.7–23.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.1% | 8.3–12.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.4% | 77.8–82.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.7% | 77.4–83.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.7% | 84.7–88.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.1% | 59.4–69.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 9.8% | 8.3–11.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.7% | 67.4–81.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.2% | 11.6–16.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.7% | 14.2–19.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.7% | 27.1–36.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.7% | 32.4–43.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.8% | 19.9–25.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.1% | 15.1–19.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.7% | 12.9–16.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.1% | 15.2–19.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.7% | 33.3–42.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.6–9.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.7–11.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.1% | 15.9–20.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–7.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.5% | 23.1–30.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.4% | 15.7–21.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.7% | 8.9–12.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.7% | 11.8–15.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.2% | 8.9–11.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.8% | 30.3–40.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.3% | 8.0–10.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MS median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 19.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 20.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 16.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 14.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 28.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 79.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 21.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405 |
| Homeownership rate | 67.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 47.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 46.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404 |
| Population 65+ | 19.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412 |
| Median age | 35.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411 |
| Median household income | $65,707 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377 |
| Median home value | $162,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $1,144 | $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 | 78.5 yr ± 1.36 | 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 1.36 years of 78.5, 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