ZIP code
72045
in El Paso, ArkansasPopulation 1,110
48.10/ 100
Ranked #18,801 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 41%)
Ranked #64 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 11.4%)
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.
Fatal road crashes
72.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Lead in tap water
8.4 ppb
in the top 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
US95thDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
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 ›Poverty rate
1.1%
in the bottom 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
95%
in the top 19% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS81stDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
2.6%
in the bottom 26% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS26thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, El Paso, Arkansas (ZIP 72045) lands in the bottom 41% nationally (18,801st) and the top 11.4% of Arkansas (64th).
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: poverty settles in the bottom 5.3% nationally. Unemployment lies at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 11.2% nationally, and homeownership lands in the top 12.0% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure registers at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Against that, lead in tap water sits in the top 4.6% nationally, walkability rests in the bottom 14.4% nationally, and distance to an emergency room is in the top 14.7% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands in the top 16% nationally. Recreation settles at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.
To translate a couple of terms, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 72007, 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.
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 61%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 41%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 22%
8%
Disability
healthier than 34%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 21%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 36%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 77%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 85%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 83%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 78%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 86%
11%
Disability
healthier than 80%
7%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 53%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 34%
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.
Nearby
72007
Arkansasshares a border
Score 52.28
Closest healthier
72173
Arkansasless than 0.1 mi away
Score 48.45
Similar health profile
73045
Oklahoma97% similar profile
Score 48.00
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 | 31.1% | 27.7–34.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.4% | 36.3–44.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.4% | 8.4–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.1–9.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.4–10.3 |
| Depression among adults | 25.6% | 21.8–29.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.0% | 10.3–13.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.4% | 36.1–44.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.3% | 30.7–44.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.5–4.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.9% | 9.6–14.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.6% | 7.5–11.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.6% | 75.6–81.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.1% | 74.2–81.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.7% | 83.4–87.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.0% | 61.1–70.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.9% | 57.3–64.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.5% | 64.5–79.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.5% | 11.7–17.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.9% | 13.3–18.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.4% | 25.6–35.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.6% | 29.1–40.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.4% | 19.1–26.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.5% | 16.3–20.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.4% | 13.4–17.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.9% | 15.6–20.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.9% | 34.1–44.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.3–10.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.3% | 8.0–10.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.0% | 14.5–19.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.4–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–6.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.9% | 21.9–30.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.7% | 11.7–18.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.1–9.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.7% | 8.8–12.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.6% | 6.4–9.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.7% | 27.7–37.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 6.2–8.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 1.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 28.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 26.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.0% | 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 | 92.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578 |
| Single-parent households | 48.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571 |
| Population 65+ | 29.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578 |
| Median age | 52.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573 |
| Median household income | $60,602 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505 |
| Median home value | $140,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 78.0 yr ± 0.96 | 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 0.96 years of 78.0, 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