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63955

in Oxly, MissouriPopulation 64

ZipVitals Score
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35.46/ 100

Ranked #29,213 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.9%)

Ranked #851 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 14.4%)

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.

Hearing disability

12.1%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

24.1%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

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Housing-cost burden

2.4%

in the bottom 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

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Arsenic in groundwater

1.2%

in the bottom 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

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 ›

Coronary heart disease

10.8%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US95th
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 ›

High cholesterol

45%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

5.6%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

24.6%

in the top 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

16.6 mi

in the top 6.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US93rd
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.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US8th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

The read

Oxly, Missouri (ZIP 63955), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 8.9% nationally (29,213th) and the bottom 14.4% of Missouri (851st).

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The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: housing-cost burden stands in the bottom 4.1% nationally, and modeled arsenic registers in the bottom 5.2% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 6.8% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Pulling the other way, modeled hearing disability lies in the top 4.2% nationally, mobility disability rests in the top 4.7% nationally, and coronary heart disease resides in the top 5.1% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol is in the top 4.4% nationally, stroke lands in the top 6.9% nationally, and tooth loss stands in the top 7.8% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 63939, 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.

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 31%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 37%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

8%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 20%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 66%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 33%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 28%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 32%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 12%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

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.

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 adults39.3%35.7–43.1
High blood pressure among adults46.0%41.6–50.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.4%10.3–12.6
Current asthma among adults11.2%9.9–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults10.8%9.5–12.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults14.3%12.3–16.6
Depression among adults25.9%22.3–30.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.7%15.4–20.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened45.0%40.5–49.4
Obesity among adults41.0%33.1–49.6
Stroke among adults5.6%4.9–6.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.6%19.9–29.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.3%7.9–13.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.2%79.7–84.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.8%77.6–83.9
Cholesterol screening among adults84.7%82.5–86.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.8%59.2–71.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.4%47.9–56.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.3%66.0–82.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.8%11.4–16.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.3%18.9–25.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults37.0%31.4–42.7
Short sleep duration among adults37.0%29.5–44.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults28.4%24.7–32.5
Frequent mental distress among adults18.2%16.2–20.4
Frequent physical distress among adults19.1%16.8–21.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.9%17.6–22.6
Any disability among adults46.1%40.9–51.4
Hearing disability among adults12.1%10.7–13.6
Independent living disability among adults12.1%10.6–13.9
Mobility disability among adults24.1%21.0–27.5
Self-care disability among adults5.9%5.1–6.8
Vision disability among adults7.2%6.3–8.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.2%16.9–23.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.2%13.2–19.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.8%12.0–18.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.7%9.8–14.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.4%8.0–10.9
Loneliness among adults30.7%25.6–36.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.9–10.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6416.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)23.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)3.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription92.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)2.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate78.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households100.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+60.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age65.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$48,056$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$115,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$813 ($553–$1,265) n=786
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth74.8 yr ± 0.8978.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.6 yr (74.6–81.0) n=995

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 0.89 years of 74.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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