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65721

in Ozark, MissouriPopulation 33,452

ZipVitals Score
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52.35/ 100

Ranked #12,978 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)

Ranked #129 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 13.0%)

Ranked #9 of 52 Springfield, MO ZIPs (top 17%)

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.

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US95th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.2%

in the bottom 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST14th
US5th
Definition & 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 ›

Lithium in drinking water

11 µg/L

in the bottom 11.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US11th
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 ›

Fatal road crashes

5.4 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US22nd
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 ›

Stroke

3.1%

in the bottom 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US21st
Definition & source ›

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

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High cholesterol

35.4%

in the bottom 23% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US23rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

13 days/year

in the top 31% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US69th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

The read

Ozark, Missouri (ZIP 65721), by its composite score, sits in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,978th) and the top 13.0% of Missouri (129th).

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Where the data is kindest to this area, a few readings lead the way: modeled arsenic rests in the bottom 5.5% nationally, and lithium in drinking water resides in the bottom 11.2% nationally. Subsidized affordable housing is in the top 13.2% nationally. Distance to a nursing home lands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Pharmacy stands in the top 16% nationally, elder services registers in the top 17% nationally, and fatal road crashes settles in the bottom 22% nationally. On the other hand, modeled disaster risk sits in the top 5.3% nationally, modeled expected annual loss lies in the top 16% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site rests in the bottom 21% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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 65714, 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 Springfield, MO metro area.

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

healthier than 68%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 66%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 67%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 43%

13%

Disability

healthier than 55%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 48%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 59%

5%

Holding it back

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 30%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 86%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 73%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 61%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 61%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 73%

11%

Disability

healthier than 85%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 86%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 52%

8%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 89%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 73%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 61%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 73%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 64%

11%

Disability

healthier than 84%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 75%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 64%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 57%

8%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

“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 adults28.4%25.3–31.4
High blood pressure among adults33.8%30.1–37.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.6%7.8–9.4
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.4–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults6.1%5.5–6.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.3%6.5–8.1
Depression among adults25.4%21.9–29.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.4%9.0–11.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.4%31.5–39.5
Obesity among adults36.4%29.4–43.7
Stroke among adults3.1%2.9–3.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.8%10.5–15.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.5%6.4–8.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.1%73.3–78.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.9%74.4–81.1
Cholesterol screening among adults84.6%82.9–86.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.4%60.6–70.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.6%60.1–67.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.3%66.7–81.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.2%14.3–20.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.1%13.2–17.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.4%22.4–30.6
Short sleep duration among adults38.2%31.8–45.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.5%16.3–20.9
Frequent mental distress among adults17.5%15.6–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults13.6%12.1–15.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.6%14.9–18.5
Any disability among adults34.8%30.7–39.0
Hearing disability among adults7.9%7.0–8.7
Independent living disability among adults8.4%7.5–9.3
Mobility disability among adults14.4%12.7–16.2
Self-care disability among adults3.3%3.1–3.6
Vision disability among adults4.3%3.9–4.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.6%16.0–21.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.1%9.5–12.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.4%7.2–9.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.2%8.8–11.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.4–8.1
Loneliness among adults30.9%26.5–35.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.4%6.5–8.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6412.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)6.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)32.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)3.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle2.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription90.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.7%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)2.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population3.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households45.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+15.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age37.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$77,507$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$281,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$1,097$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 birth79.4 yr ± 0.5778.9 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 0.57 years of 79.4, 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