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ZIP code

64024

in Excelsior Springs, MissouriPopulation 15,574

47.45/ 100

Ranked #19,608 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 39%)

Ranked #299 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 30%)

Ranked #129 of 200 Kansas City, MO-KS ZIPs (bottom 36%)

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.

Subsidized affordable housing

283 units

in the top 8.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

2.3%

in the top 13.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US86th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

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 ›

The read

Excelsior Springs, Missouri (ZIP 64024), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 39% nationally (19,608th) and the top 30% of Missouri (299th).

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A few readings each way define this mixed profile: distance to an emergency room lands at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Subsidized affordable housing rests in the top 8.7% nationally. Distance to a community health center settles at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home lands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Fiber broadband rests in the top 14.1% nationally. Pulling the other way, slow internet speeds settles in the top 10.7% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss lands in the top 10.9% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 13.3% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure settles in the top 13.8% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs.

Set within its surrounding area, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, for reference, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 64060, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 74%

16%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 44%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 36%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 39%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 40%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Disability

healthier than 31%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 81%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 79%

11%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 55%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 53%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 50%

8%

Disability

healthier than 58%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 33%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 26%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 57%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 41%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 31%

8%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 28%

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.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 77.0 ± 2.1 years. A median household income of $77,895 predicts 79.1 years — 2.1 years below.

    Ranked #2,886 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, 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 adults32.0%29.5–34.7
High blood pressure among adults39.0%36.0–42.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.5%8.7–10.3
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.9–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults7.6%6.9–8.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.1%8.3–10.0
Depression among adults25.0%22.3–28.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.8%11.4–14.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.8%36.6–43.1
Obesity among adults38.7%34.1–43.9
Stroke among adults3.9%3.6–4.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.0%13.7–18.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.0%7.7–10.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.8%75.4–80.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.6%74.8–80.3
Cholesterol screening among adults84.3%82.6–85.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.7%59.9–67.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.2%55.3–61.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.9%71.6–81.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.0%12.9–17.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.1%16.1–20.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.8%26.6–33.3
Short sleep duration among adults34.9%31.1–39.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.6%19.5–23.8
Frequent mental distress among adults17.9%16.3–19.7
Frequent physical distress among adults15.5%14.1–17.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.2%16.5–19.9
Any disability among adults38.8%35.6–42.2
Hearing disability among adults9.4%8.5–10.3
Independent living disability among adults9.7%8.8–10.7
Mobility disability among adults17.5%15.8–19.3
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.8–4.5
Vision disability among adults5.3%4.8–5.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.8%17.3–22.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.0%11.3–14.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.2%8.8–11.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.4%10.0–12.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.1%7.2–9.0
Loneliness among adults33.2%29.4–36.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.1%7.1–9.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6416.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)12.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)4.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle2.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription87.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)22.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate76.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population3.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households54.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+17.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age38.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$77,895$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$197,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$995$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 birth76.9 yr ± 1.0878.9 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 1.08 years of 76.9, 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