ZIP code
65626
in Caulfield, MissouriPopulation 1,405
32.24/ 100
Ranked #30,251 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 5.7%)
Ranked #917 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 7.7%)
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.
Arsenic in groundwater
0.93%
in the bottom 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
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 ›Hearing disability
12.5%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
22.2%
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
27%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
13.7%
in the top 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
24.2%
in the top 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
49.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Coronary heart disease
10.7%
in the top 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
30.4%
in the top 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
6.6%
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Caulfield, Missouri (ZIP 65626) ranks in the bottom 5.7% nationally (30,251st) and the bottom 7.7% of Missouri (917th).
Where this area bears down hardest, the measures speak first: modeled hearing disability is in the top 3.0% nationally, and cognitive disability stands in the top 3.6% nationally. Modeled tooth loss settles in the top 5.2% nationally, and independent living disability lies in the top 4.7% nationally. Modeled mobility disability resides in the top 4.6% nationally, fatal road crashes lands in the top 3.9% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease registers in the top 5.6% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health sits in the top 7.6% nationally, and self-care disability rests in the top 7.9% nationally. On the encouraging side, modeled arsenic is in the bottom 1.1% nationally.
In plainer terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 65609, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 85%
14%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 46%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 7%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 15%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 12%
8%
Disability
healthier than 4%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 16%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 87%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 83%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 10%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 11%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 10%
8%
Disability
healthier than 5%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 8%
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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 85.0; chronic-disease standing 6.1 (bottom 10%) — 79 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #545 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
65609
Missourishares a border
Score 33.34
Closest healthier
65637
Missourishares a border
Score 33.76
Similar health profile
65764
Missouri100% similar profile
Score 28.77
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 | 37.0% | 34.2–39.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.3% | 41.1–47.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.0% | 9.2–10.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.5% | 10.4–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.7% | 9.7–11.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 14.0% | 12.2–15.7 |
| Depression among adults | 26.9% | 24.0–30.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.8% | 15.0–18.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.3% | 37.9–44.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.4% | 34.6–46.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 27.0% | 23.7–30.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.9% | 8.9–13.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.0% | 77.7–82.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.0% | 76.2–81.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 82.4% | 80.3–84.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 58.0% | 53.7–61.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 49.1% | 46.1–52.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.7% | 62.0–74.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.8% | 11.8–16.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 24.0% | 20.9–27.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 37.6% | 33.2–41.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.8% | 33.9–43.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 30.4% | 27.0–33.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.8% | 17.9–21.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.8% | 17.8–21.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 22.2% | 19.8–24.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 46.6% | 42.4–50.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.5% | 11.3–13.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 13.7% | 12.1–15.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 24.2% | 21.6–26.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.9–7.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.3–9.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.3% | 17.7–23.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.5% | 17.5–23.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 19.3% | 16.4–22.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.9% | 12.9–17.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.5% | 10.1–13.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.0% | 27.2–34.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 10.5–13.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 21.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 11.4% | 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 | 3.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 26.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009 |
| Homeownership rate | 88.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010 |
| Single-parent households | 64.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005 |
| Population 65+ | 28.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010 |
| Median age | 50.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005 |
| Median household income | $40,208 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948 |
| Median home value | $228,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930 |
| Median gross rent | $722 | $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 | 78.8 yr ± 1.91 | 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 1.91 years of 78.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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