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64477

in Plattsburg, MissouriPopulation 3,489

ZipVitals Score
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48.75/ 100

Ranked #17,992 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 44%)

Ranked #243 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 24%)

Ranked #124 of 200 Kansas City, MO-KS ZIPs (bottom 38%)

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.

Elder-services access

0.3 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›

Radon

3 pCi/L

in the top 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

28.4%

in the bottom 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Dental provider access

0.61 per 1,000 residents

in the top 18% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US82nd
Definition & 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 ›

Fatal road crashes

5.7 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 24% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US24th
Definition & 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 ›

The read

Plattsburg, Missouri (ZIP 64477), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 44% nationally (17,992nd) and the top 24% of Missouri (243rd).

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The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: elder services rests in the top 4.5% nationally, and modeled loneliness resides in the bottom 9.6% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise is at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home lands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Pharmacy stands in the top 13.7% nationally, fiber broadband registers in the top 16% nationally, and outpatient settles in the top 17% nationally. On the other side, modeled radon sits in the top 9.6% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Lithium in drinking water rests in the top 18% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. 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. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 64048, 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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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 45%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 46%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 43%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 39%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 33%

14%

Disability

healthier than 37%

7%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 77%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 84%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

Disability

healthier than 67%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 73%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 50%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 55%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 24%

14%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 65%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 62%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 76%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 51%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 54%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 28%

16%

Disability

healthier than 31%

7%

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 adults32.3%28.8–35.9
High blood pressure among adults40.1%36.0–44.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.2%9.3–11.3
Current asthma among adults10.4%9.2–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults7.9%7.0–9.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.8%7.5–10.2
Depression among adults24.1%20.6–27.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.6%10.9–14.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.0%35.6–44.3
Obesity among adults39.3%32.1–46.7
Stroke among adults4.0%3.6–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.2%9.0–13.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.7%6.1–9.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.8%76.9–82.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.7%76.2–82.8
Cholesterol screening among adults86.3%84.3–88.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.5%59.2–69.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.4%59.6–67.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.0%65.4–81.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.3%12.6–18.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.0%13.4–18.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.2%25.4–35.5
Short sleep duration among adults34.9%28.3–41.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.9%17.9–24.2
Frequent mental distress among adults16.5%14.5–18.7
Frequent physical distress among adults15.1%13.1–17.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.4%14.4–18.7
Any disability among adults37.9%33.2–43.0
Hearing disability among adults9.6%8.4–10.8
Independent living disability among adults9.0%7.8–10.3
Mobility disability among adults17.2%14.7–19.9
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.5–4.5
Vision disability among adults5.0%4.4–5.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.9%15.8–22.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.7%9.6–14.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.9%7.3–10.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.0%8.4–11.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.1–8.3
Loneliness among adults28.4%23.8–33.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.4%6.3–8.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6415.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)8.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)27.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)1.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle6.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription83.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)33.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate72.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population0.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households57.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+25.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age50.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$64,643$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$238,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$793$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 birth78.2 yr ± 1.0278.9 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 1.02 years of 78.2, 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