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ZIP code

71064

in Plain Dealing, LouisianaPopulation 4,350

36.59/ 100

Ranked #28,714 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 10.5%)

Ranked #322 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (bottom 37%)

Ranked #28 of 39 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ZIPs (bottom 28%)

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.

Short sleep

45.3%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

46.6%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

16.5%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

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Households without a vehicle

18.3%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Grocery access

0.23 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”

Full methodology ›

Pharmacy access

0.47 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US94th
Definition & 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 ›

Fair or poor health

30.1%

in the top 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

47.7%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

29.1%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

6.6%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

The read

Plain Dealing, Louisiana (ZIP 71064), overall, ranks in the bottom 10.5% nationally (28,714th) and the bottom 37% of Louisiana (322nd).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: grocery lands in the top 5.5% nationally, and pharmacy lies in the top 5.9% nationally. On the other side, modeled short sleep stands in the top 2.7% nationally, obesity rests in the top 2.5% nationally, and utility shutoff registers in the top 5.1% nationally. Households without a vehicle resides in the top 5.2% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health settles in the top 8.2% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure is in the top 6.5% nationally, and food insecurity sits in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled self-care disability lands in the top 7.9% nationally.

ZIP 71004, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall. Households without a vehicle lands in the top 5.2% nationally.

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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare within

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 10%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 59%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 37%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 35%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 36%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.00%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 46%

21%

Disability

healthier than 41%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 46%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 43%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 19%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

“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 93.9 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 16.2 — 78 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #615 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.

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 adults31.0%27.7–34.2
High blood pressure among adults47.7%43.5–51.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.3%6.6–8.1
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.0–11.6
Coronary heart disease among adults8.9%7.9–9.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.5%9.3–11.8
Depression among adults24.7%21.3–28.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.0%15.8–20.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.3%35.3–43.3
Obesity among adults46.6%40.2–53.2
Stroke among adults5.4%4.9–5.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.6%16.1–23.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.6%8.6–13.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.0%76.3–81.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.1%78.9–84.9
Cholesterol screening among adults84.7%82.5–86.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.0%64.2–73.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.5%47.7–55.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.0%68.4–82.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.6%12.9–18.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.1%19.0–25.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults37.7%32.5–42.7
Short sleep duration among adults45.3%39.3–51.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.1%26.6–33.7
Frequent mental distress among adults19.5%17.2–21.8
Frequent physical distress among adults17.1%15.1–19.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.1%17.7–22.5
Any disability among adults41.1%36.5–45.7
Hearing disability among adults9.0%7.9–10.1
Independent living disability among adults11.9%10.6–13.4
Mobility disability among adults20.6%18.1–23.2
Self-care disability among adults6.6%5.9–7.4
Vision disability among adults8.5%7.6–9.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults31.9%27.7–36.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults29.1%25.1–33.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults26.8%23.1–30.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.0%18.0–23.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults14.3%12.4–16.2
Loneliness among adults37.4%32.4–42.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults16.5%14.3–18.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)LA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate17.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36417.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504
Uninsured 18–648.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505
No HS diploma (25+)19.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508
Bachelor's or higher (25+)9.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508
Unemployment rate (16+)8.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501
Households without a vehicle18.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3226.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504
Broadband subscription74.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504
Homeownership rate80.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.4% (50.9–92.7%) n=504
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–4.8%) n=504
Foreign-born population1.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508
Single-parent households61.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495
Population 65+26.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508
Median age49.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500
Median household income$49,878$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457
Median home value$99,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$163,450 ($86,100–$284,620) n=452
Median gross rent$511$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$915 ($606–$1,325) n=389
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)LA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.3 yr ± 0.7678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30875.9 yr (73.2–79.0) n=494

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 0.76 years of 75.3, 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