ZIP code
65049
in Lake Ozark, MissouriPopulation 7,123
53.41/ 100
Ranked #11,491 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 36%)
Ranked #105 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 10.6%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Pharmacy access
0.55 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies 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 ›Loneliness
27.7%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
41.3%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.14 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics 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 ›Lithium in drinking water
10 µg/L
in the bottom 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS9thDefinition & 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 ›PFAS in drinking water
57.7%
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
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 ›Energy-cost burden
1.9%
in the bottom 11.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS11thDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
71.1%
in the top 14.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS85thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
9.7%
in the bottom 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS18thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›The read
Lake Ozark, Missouri (ZIP 65049), by its overall standing, sits in the top 36% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,491st) and the top 10.6% of Missouri (105th).
The profile opens balanced, with readings on either hand: modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 1.4% nationally, pharmacy lies in the top 4.2% nationally, and modeled loneliness sits in the bottom 5.9% nationally. Mental-health providers settles in the top 7.4% nationally, lithium in drinking water registers in the bottom 8.6% nationally, and modeled energy burden stands in the bottom 11.3% nationally. Modeled arsenic lands in the bottom 16% nationally. By contrast, floodplain exposure is in the top 5.9% nationally, and modeled pfas resides in the top 9.0% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs.
Defined in plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 65075, about 14 miles away.
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.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 92%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 67%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 86%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 64%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 80%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 48%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 36%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 9%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 95%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 63%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 96%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 91%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 94%
8%
Disability
healthier than 80%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 85%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 53%
21%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 4%
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.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 82.5 ± 3.6 years. The 50 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.6 years — 4.9 years above them.
Ranked #155 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
65026
Missourishares a border
Score 43.23
Closest healthier
65075
Missouriabout 14 mi away
Score 54.28
Similar health profile
28516
North Carolina96% similar profile
Score 52.26
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 | 34.1% | 31.3–37.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.4% | 36.1–43.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.6% | 10.7–12.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.3% | 9.4–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.3–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.7–9.6 |
| Depression among adults | 23.4% | 20.8–26.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.0% | 11.6–14.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.7% | 39.2–46.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.6% | 29.0–41.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.6–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.5% | 9.8–13.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.8% | 5.9–7.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.4% | 79.1–83.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.7% | 79.2–84.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.4% | 87.2–89.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.1% | 67.5–74.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.9% | 62.1–67.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.0% | 72.5–83.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.5% | 12.5–17.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.4% | 12.6–16.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.3% | 24.0–31.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.7% | 29.9–40.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.0% | 17.1–21.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.8–16.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.4% | 13.1–16.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.6% | 13.3–16.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.7% | 31.4–38.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.5% | 8.6–10.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.4–9.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.4% | 14.7–18.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.4–4.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–4.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 17.3% | 15.1–19.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.7% | 8.4–10.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.5% | 6.4–8.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.4% | 7.3–9.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.2% | 5.5–6.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 27.7% | 24.2–31.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.3% | 5.6–7.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 39.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009 |
| Homeownership rate | 79.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010 |
| Single-parent households | 71.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005 |
| Population 65+ | 25.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010 |
| Median age | 48.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,453 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948 |
| Median home value | $362,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930 |
| Median gross rent | $1,101 | $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 | 82.5 yr ± 1.85 | 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 1.85 years of 82.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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