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71762

in Smackover, ArkansasPopulation 2,929

ZipVitals Score
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41.66/ 100

Ranked #25,514 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 20%)

Ranked #196 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 35%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

1.0%

in the bottom 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST22nd
US3rd
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
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 ›

Pharmacy access

0.44 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US93rd
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.

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Floodplain exposure

31.3%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

128.7 days/year

in the top 10.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

2 mi

in the bottom 10.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US11th
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

42.6 days/year

in the top 11.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US89th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Radon

0.7 pCi/L

in the bottom 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Smackover, Arkansas (ZIP 71762) stands in the bottom 20% nationally (25,514th) and the top 35% of Arkansas (196th).

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A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: modeled arsenic lands in the bottom 2.7% nationally, and pharmacy settles in the top 6.8% nationally. Modeled radon rests in the bottom 4.5% nationally, and pfas lands in the bottom 11.5% nationally. By contrast, modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 4.2% nationally, floodplain exposure rests in the top 9.4% nationally, and modeled humid heat lands in the top 10.4% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site settles in the bottom 10.9% nationally, modeled extreme heat rests in the top 11.2% nationally, and households without a vehicle lands in the top 12.0% nationally.

Set beside the wider area around it, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. ZIP 71744, about 1.7 miles away, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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 70%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 21%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 24%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 65%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 68%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 50%

14%

Disability

healthier than 60%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 36%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

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 ›

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 adults30.9%27.8–34.1
High blood pressure among adults45.1%41.2–49.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.4%7.5–9.2
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.6–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.4%7.5–9.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.5%8.3–10.8
Depression among adults24.5%21.2–27.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.0%13.2–17.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.3%36.2–44.2
Obesity among adults38.6%32.4–45.1
Stroke among adults4.6%4.2–5.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.0%17.4–24.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.1%8.3–12.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.7%77.1–82.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.3%77.1–83.1
Cholesterol screening among adults86.0%84.0–87.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.5%57.4–66.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.2%51.5–58.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.0%64.8–79.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.6%11.2–16.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.4%15.0–20.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.9%29.3–38.7
Short sleep duration among adults38.3%32.2–44.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.1%23.1–29.3
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%16.4–20.6
Frequent physical distress among adults16.6%14.8–18.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.5%16.5–20.8
Any disability among adults39.6%35.3–44.2
Hearing disability among adults8.7%7.7–9.7
Independent living disability among adults10.6%9.5–12.0
Mobility disability among adults19.3%17.1–21.8
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.7–5.9
Vision disability among adults6.7%6.1–7.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.5%23.0–30.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.7%16.9–22.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.3%11.2–15.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.0%12.9–17.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.1%8.8–11.5
Loneliness among adults33.9%29.5–39.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.6%10.0–13.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate23.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–647.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)10.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)20.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)6.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle11.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription87.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate71.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574
Foreign-born population0.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households59.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+21.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age42.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$50,577$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$106,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519
Median gross rent$860$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$800 ($568–$1,094) n=393
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.4 yr ± 1.3778.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.2 yr (73.4–79.7) n=580

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 1.37 years of 75.4, 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