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ZIP code

65473

in Fort Leonard Wood, MissouriPopulation 15,438

57.08/ 100

Ranked #7,203 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 22%)

Ranked #64 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 6.5%)

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.

High cholesterol

15.5%

in the bottom 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

14.1%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

25.2%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Coronary heart disease

1.1%

in the bottom 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

2.4%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

48.2%

in the bottom 1.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

0.70%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

100%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

3.6%

in the bottom 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

0.32%

in the bottom 0.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

The read

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (ZIP 65473), by its composite score, sits in the top 22% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,203rd) and the top 6.5% of Missouri (64th).

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The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: modeled coronary heart disease registers in the bottom 0.5% nationally, and diabetes settles in the bottom 0.6% nationally. Modeled stroke sits in the bottom 0.6% nationally, and mobility disability lies in the bottom 0.5% nationally. Modeled hearing disability rests in the bottom 0.8% nationally, and self-care disability resides in the bottom 0.4% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled binge drinking is in the top 0.5% nationally, modeled colon screening lands in the bottom 1.5% nationally, and slow internet speeds stands in the top 0.5% nationally. Homeownership registers in the bottom 0.9% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Among the ZIPs nearby, none ranks healthier overall than this one.

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

Chronic Disease Burden

in the top 0.5%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 72%

14%

Disability

healthier than 93%

7%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 53%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 1%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 17%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 26%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

in the top 0.00%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 69%

14%

Disability

in the top 0.9%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 96%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 48%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 57%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.4%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 39%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 40%

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 ›

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 adults5.9%4.9–7.0
High blood pressure among adults14.1%11.6–16.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults1.1%1.0–1.2
Current asthma among adults8.6%7.5–9.7
Coronary heart disease among adults1.1%1.0–1.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults1.9%1.7–2.2
Depression among adults22.2%18.7–25.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults2.4%2.0–2.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened15.5%12.8–18.3
Obesity among adults28.6%21.9–35.7
Stroke among adults0.7%0.6–0.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.7%12.7–18.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.0%9.8–14.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure30.9%27.0–35.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults66.1%60.8–71.0
Cholesterol screening among adults65.2%61.0–69.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years48.2%42.7–53.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.0%50.9–58.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.2%62.5–78.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults25.2%20.8–29.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults9.4%7.9–11.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.9%16.1–24.0
Short sleep duration among adults42.3%35.4–49.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults13.3%11.2–15.7
Frequent mental distress among adults20.4%17.7–23.1
Frequent physical distress among adults7.7%6.7–8.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.4%17.6–23.3
Any disability among adults29.6%24.9–34.4
Hearing disability among adults2.9%2.5–3.4
Independent living disability among adults7.0%6.0–8.0
Mobility disability among adults3.6%3.1–4.3
Self-care disability among adults1.3%1.2–1.5
Vision disability among adults3.3%2.9–3.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.6%21.7–30.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.5%12.1–17.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.5–9.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.1%11.1–15.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.7%9.2–12.6
Loneliness among adults40.5%35.1–47.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.8–9.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–645.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)3.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)25.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)5.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle5.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription91.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)17.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate0.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population7.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households35.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+0.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age20.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$67,690$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$1,250$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 unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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