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64667

in Newtown, MissouriPopulation 255

ZipVitals Score
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46.62/ 100

Ranked #20,617 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 36%)

Ranked #351 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 35%)

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.

Lithium in drinking water

9.6 µg/L

in the bottom 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US5th
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US5th
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

75.7 mi

in the top 5.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US94th
Definition & 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 ›

Households without a vehicle

12.8%

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.1%

in the top 8.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

43.3%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

2.3%

in the top 13.7% 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 ›

Distance to a nursing home

7.8 mi

in the top 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US83rd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & 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, Newtown, Missouri (ZIP 64667) ranks in the bottom 36% nationally (20,617th) and the top 35% of Missouri (351st).

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A number of measures pull each way for this area: lithium in drinking water resides in the bottom 4.7% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 4.9% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site rests in the top 5.7% nationally. Unemployment stands at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Fiber broadband lies in the top 13.0% nationally. Set against that, households without a vehicle lands in the top 9.7% nationally, modeled energy burden sits in the top 8.4% nationally, and home broadband subscription is in the bottom 11.1% nationally. Modeled hearing disability settles in the top 11.8% nationally, and high cholesterol resides in the top 9.4% nationally.

To spell things out, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. 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 Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Close by, ZIP 64655, 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.

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

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 65%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 71%

13%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 52%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

16%

Disability

healthier than 28%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 24%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 91%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 85%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 87%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 84%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Disability

healthier than 53%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 23%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 30%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

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 adults37.2%34.1–40.5
High blood pressure among adults42.9%39.2–46.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.9%10.9–12.9
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.5–11.6
Coronary heart disease among adults9.0%8.0–9.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.3%8.9–11.7
Depression among adults23.9%21.0–27.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.5%12.8–16.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.3%39.6–47.3
Obesity among adults37.0%30.8–44.0
Stroke among adults4.5%4.0–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years17.6%15.2–20.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.2%6.7–9.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.5%80.2–84.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.6%78.9–84.1
Cholesterol screening among adults87.6%86.0–89.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.4%62.6–70.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.6%58.6–64.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.5%69.7–80.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.0%11.9–16.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.3%14.0–18.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.0%26.7–35.8
Short sleep duration among adults35.8%30.7–41.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.1%19.2–25.2
Frequent mental distress among adults16.0%14.3–17.8
Frequent physical distress among adults16.2%14.4–18.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.3%14.5–18.5
Any disability among adults39.1%34.8–43.6
Hearing disability among adults10.7%9.6–11.9
Independent living disability among adults9.3%8.2–10.6
Mobility disability among adults19.3%16.9–21.9
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.8–4.8
Vision disability among adults5.3%4.7–6.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.5%16.0–21.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.2%9.3–13.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.3%6.9–10.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.8–10.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.9–7.7
Loneliness among adults29.4%25.5–33.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.7–7.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)3.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.4%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 vehicle12.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription76.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)12.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate83.8%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 population1.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households82.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+43.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age61.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$47,841$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$90,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$500$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 birth80.4 yr ± 1.3178.9 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 1.31 years of 80.4, 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