ZIP code
64112
in Kansas City, MissouriPopulation 8,260
60.80/ 100
Ranked #4,267 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.4%)
Ranked #26 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 2.7%)
Ranked #32 of 200 Kansas City, MO-KS ZIPs (top 16%)
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.
Dental provider access
2.8 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of dental offices located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
190 intersections/sq mi
in the top 2.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
1.6 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
20.9%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
3.6%
in the top 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Grocery access
0.32 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
1.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
25.8%
in the bottom 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›The read
By the composite health measure, ZIP 64112, one of several in Kansas City, Missouri ranks in the top 13.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,267th) and the top 2.7% of Missouri (26th).
A number of measures pull each way for this area: dental providers lands in the top 0.5% nationally, and walkability sits in the top 2.8% nationally. Recreation is in the top 2.9% nationally, and grocery settles in the top 3.3% nationally. Civic resides in the top 3.6% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure registers in the bottom 3.5% nationally. Set against that, modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 1.2% nationally, modeled binge drinking stands in the top 3.5% nationally, and slow internet speeds lies in the top 3.3% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the top 4.5% nationally.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Close by, ZIP 64113, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.
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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 95%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 96%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 77%
11%
Disability
healthier than 91%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 85%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 5%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 36%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 99%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 97%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 74%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 96%
11%
Disability
healthier than 98%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 53%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 6%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 96%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 88%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 82%
11%
Disability
healthier than 87%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 83%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 59%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 20%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 34%
8%
“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
3 of our published findings list 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.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 81.0 ± 2.1 years. The 44 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 76.0 years — 5.0 years above them.
Ranked #140 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 5.2 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 95.2 (top 10%) — 90 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,876 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 81.0 ± 2.1 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
64110
Missourishares a border
Score 49.90
Closest healthier
64113
Missourishares a border
Score 67.96
Similar health profile
63143
Missouri98% similar profile
Score 58.11
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 | 20.1% | 18.3–21.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 25.8% | 23.6–28.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.0% | 6.4–7.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.4% | 8.4–10.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.3% | 3.8–4.9 |
| Depression among adults | 26.2% | 23.5–29.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 7.3% | 6.4–8.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.1% | 31.5–36.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.0% | 25.6–32.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.1% | 1.9–2.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.6% | 7.0–10.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.9% | 4.9–7.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 70.9% | 68.5–73.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.8% | 71.8–77.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.7% | 81.8–85.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.8% | 68.2–75.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.4% | 64.5–70.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.5% | 73.1–83.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 20.9% | 18.2–23.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.8% | 7.5–10.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.7% | 17.2–22.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.5% | 27.0–34.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 12.8% | 11.3–14.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.9% | 15.0–18.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 9.6% | 8.5–10.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.6% | 12.0–15.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.1% | 24.3–30.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.1–6.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.5–7.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 9.1% | 8.0–10.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.1% | 1.9–2.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.0% | 2.8–3.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 17.8% | 15.5–20.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 6.7–9.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 4.9% | 4.0–5.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 6.8–9.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.9% | 5.1–6.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.1% | 27.8–34.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.7% | 4.9–6.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 1.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 79.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003 |
| Households without a vehicle | 8.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 29.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009 |
| Homeownership rate | 46.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010 |
| Single-parent households | 75.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005 |
| Population 65+ | 22.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010 |
| Median age | 36.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005 |
| Median household income | $100,736 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948 |
| Median home value | $410,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930 |
| Median gross rent | $1,448 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $813 ($553–$1,265) n=786 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.0 yr ± 1.05 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 77.6 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 1.05 years of 81.0, 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