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ZIP code

65789

in Pomona, MissouriPopulation 1,555

40.45/ 100

Ranked #26,441 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 18%)

Ranked #674 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 32%)

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.

Civic-institution access

1.1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US4th
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

61.6 mi

in the top 8.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US92nd
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 ›

Dry extreme heat

10.7 days/year

in the top 34% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US66th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Pomona, Missouri (ZIP 65789), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 18% nationally (26,441st) and the bottom 32% of Missouri (674th).

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The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: civic settles in the top 3.2% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 4.2% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site lies in the top 8.4% nationally, and modeled arsenic rests in the bottom 11.0% nationally. Park land resides in the top 12.2% nationally. Crowded housing is at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Pulling the other way, poverty lands in the top 10.3% nationally, modeled cognitive disability stands in the top 11.1% nationally, and modeled hearing disability registers in the top 11.8% nationally. Modeled energy burden settles in the top 10.7% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, 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. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 65788, about 2.0 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 65%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 50%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 45%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 21%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Disability

healthier than 15%

7%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 90%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 32%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 34%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 26%

8%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

“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 adults35.2%31.6–39.2
High blood pressure among adults41.3%36.9–45.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.8%8.8–10.8
Current asthma among adults11.2%9.9–12.7
Coronary heart disease among adults9.1%8.1–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.4%9.8–13.1
Depression among adults26.2%22.4–30.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.8%12.8–17.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.0%35.6–44.8
Obesity among adults36.9%29.3–45.4
Stroke among adults4.6%4.1–5.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.8%13.0–19.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.3%7.5–11.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.8%75.7–81.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.2%75.6–82.5
Cholesterol screening among adults84.2%82.1–86.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.4%56.3–66.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults50.9%47.1–54.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.8%63.7–79.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.5%11.8–17.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.7%17.6–24.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.0%27.0–37.6
Short sleep duration among adults39.3%33.0–46.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.0%22.5–29.8
Frequent mental distress among adults18.5%16.3–21.0
Frequent physical distress among adults17.5%15.3–19.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.6%17.2–22.3
Any disability among adults41.3%36.4–46.8
Hearing disability among adults10.7%9.5–12.0
Independent living disability among adults11.2%9.8–12.8
Mobility disability among adults20.3%17.6–23.2
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.6–6.0
Vision disability among adults6.5%5.7–7.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.5%16.3–22.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.2%13.3–19.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.1%11.6–16.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.8%10.7–15.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.1–10.9
Loneliness among adults30.4%25.5–35.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.0%8.5–11.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate25.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6410.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)7.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)19.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)4.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle7.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription85.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)22.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate83.9%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 population4.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households53.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+23.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age46.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$57,083$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$186,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$708$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 birth78.9 yr ± 1.4678.9 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 1.46 years of 78.9, 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