ZIP code
71909
in Hot Springs Village, ArkansasPopulation 18,449
51.90/ 100
Ranked #13,584 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 42%)
Ranked #34 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 6.1%)
Too few scored ZIPs in the Hot Springs, AR metro area to rank within it.
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.
Hearing disability
14.5%
in the top 0.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
12.9%
in the top 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
55.2%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
0.88%
in the bottom 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Binge drinking
9.6%
in the bottom 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
48.5%
in the top 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Stroke
5.8%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
1.6 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 5.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Mobility disability
23.1%
in the top 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST74thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Housing insecurity
6.8%
in the bottom 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›The read
Hot Springs Village, Arkansas (ZIP 71909), overall, ranks in the top 42% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,584th) and the top 6.1% of Arkansas (34th).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled arsenic stands in the bottom 0.8% nationally, modeled binge drinking rests in the bottom 0.9% nationally, and fatal road crashes registers in the bottom 5.8% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity resides in the bottom 6.0% nationally. On the other side, modeled hearing disability settles in the top 0.6% nationally, and coronary heart disease is in the top 0.9% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure sits in the top 0.8% nationally, and high cholesterol lands in the top 0.7% nationally. Modeled stroke lies in the top 5.3% nationally, and mobility disability stands in the top 6.6% nationally.
Defined simply, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. ZIP 72019, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.
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 Hot Springs, AR metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 81%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 83%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 97%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 91%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 90%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 85%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 4%
21%
Disability
healthier than 20%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 34%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 95%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 69%
14%
Preventive Care
in the top 0.00%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the top 0.9%
11%
Mental Health
in the top 0.00%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 83%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 82%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 57%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
in the top 0.00%
16%
Preventive Care
in the top 0.00%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the top 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
in the top 0.00%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 83%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 50%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.00%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 33%
14%
“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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 78.5 ± 1.7 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 76.1 years — 2.4 years above them.
Ranked #1,217 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 82.6; chronic-disease standing 4.2 (bottom 10%) — 78 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #579 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
71901
Arkansasshares a border
Score 43.81
Closest healthier
72019
Arkansasshares a border
Score 53.42
Similar health profile
34481
Florida98% similar profile
Score 52.76
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 | 43.5% | 40.2–46.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 55.2% | 51.7–58.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 16.8% | 15.6–18.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.2% | 8.3–10.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 12.9% | 11.8–14.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.7% | 9.5–11.9 |
| Depression among adults | 20.6% | 18.1–23.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.0% | 15.2–18.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 48.5% | 45.0–51.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.6% | 28.9–38.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.8% | 5.3–6.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.4% | 11.5–15.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.6% | 6.5–8.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 87.9% | 86.1–89.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 86.7% | 84.8–88.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 93.2% | 92.4–94.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 74.4% | 71.1–77.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.7% | 58.9–64.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.3% | 70.0–80.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 9.6% | 8.1–11.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.4% | 9.9–12.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.0% | 27.3–34.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.5% | 27.8–35.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.5% | 21.2–25.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 12.6% | 11.3–13.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.9% | 15.3–18.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.9% | 11.6–14.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 43.0% | 39.4–46.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 14.5% | 13.2–15.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–9.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 23.1% | 20.9–25.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 4.0–4.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.2–6.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.2% | 18.8–23.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.5% | 8.2–10.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 5.2% | 4.4–6.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 6.8% | 5.9–7.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–5.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 28.9% | 25.7–32.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 4.9% | 4.3–5.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 32.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574 |
| Homeownership rate | 88.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578 |
| Single-parent households | 85.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571 |
| Population 65+ | 55.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578 |
| Median age | 67.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573 |
| Median household income | $75,433 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505 |
| Median home value | $265,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519 |
| Median gross rent | $1,192 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $800 ($568–$1,094) n=393 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.5 yr ± 0.86 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 76.2 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 0.86 years of 78.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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