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72055

in Gillett, ArkansasPopulation 472

ZipVitals Score
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51.47/ 100

Ranked #14,164 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 44%)

Ranked #35 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 6.3%)

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.

PFAS in drinking water

6.9%

in the bottom 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

21.6 mi

in the top 4.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

44.2%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US95th
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 ›

Poverty rate

3.0%

in the bottom 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

42.3 days/year

in the top 11.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US89th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

4.3%

in the bottom 27% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US27th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

3.4%

in the bottom 28% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US28th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

6.3%

in the bottom 28% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US28th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

Gillett, Arkansas (ZIP 72055), on the composite measure, lands in the top 44% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,164th) and the top 6.3% of Arkansas (35th).

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Where this area does well, the measures make it plain: modeled pfas settles in the bottom 3.2% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 4.1% nationally, and poverty is in the bottom 9.8% nationally. Modeled transportation noise rests in the bottom 13.0% nationally, radon sits in the bottom 10.3% nationally, and arsenic registers in the bottom 16% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 17% nationally. Against that, floodplain exposure resides in the top 5.2% nationally, and modeled extreme heat lies in the top 11.2% nationally. Modeled humid heat settles in the top 13.2% nationally.

In everyday language, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. 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. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 72166, 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 97%

14%

Disability

healthier than 61%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 47%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 58%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 54%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 49%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 3%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 85%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 72%

16%

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.6%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 89%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 88%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 88%

8%

Disability

healthier than 92%

7%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 13%

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 adults29.3%26.1–32.8
High blood pressure among adults39.7%35.5–44.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.8%8.8–10.8
Current asthma among adults9.9%8.7–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults6.9%6.0–7.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.0%5.8–8.3
Depression among adults23.3%19.8–27.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.4%9.7–13.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.0%34.7–43.4
Obesity among adults33.6%26.9–40.5
Stroke among adults3.5%3.0–3.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.4%12.7–18.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.4%6.6–10.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.3%76.4–82.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.7%77.5–83.8
Cholesterol screening among adults88.8%87.0–90.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.2%59.4–69.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.9%55.3–62.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.5%66.9–81.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.3%12.6–18.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.8%10.3–15.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.4%22.5–32.7
Short sleep duration among adults37.6%31.5–44.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.5%16.4–23.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.7%14.6–19.0
Frequent physical distress among adults13.8%11.8–16.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.8%12.7–17.1
Any disability among adults33.4%28.7–38.3
Hearing disability among adults7.8%6.8–8.9
Independent living disability among adults7.7%6.6–9.0
Mobility disability among adults14.8%12.4–17.3
Self-care disability among adults3.4%2.9–3.9
Vision disability among adults4.3%3.7–4.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.8%22.0–29.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.6%9.3–14.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults5.8%4.6–7.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.7%8.0–11.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.3%5.3–7.3
Loneliness among adults34.9%30.0–40.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.4%5.4–7.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–645.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)8.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)25.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)4.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle3.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription85.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate80.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households58.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+16.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age49.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$67,708$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$100,000$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
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.1 yr ± 2.5478.9 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 2.54 years of 75.1, 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