ZIP code
72153
in Shirley, ArkansasPopulation 4,191
39.47/ 100
Ranked #27,105 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 15%)
Ranked #278 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 49%)
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.
Grocery access
0.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
12.3%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
11.2%
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Child-care access
0.79 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 6.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
70.5%
in the bottom 6.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST16thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
47.8%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST68thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
22.8%
in the top 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST71stUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Stroke
5.5%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST76thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
72%
in the top 8.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›The read
Shirley, Arkansas (ZIP 72153) ranks in the bottom 15% nationally (27,105th) and the top 49% of Arkansas (278th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: grocery resides in the top 2.4% nationally, and childcare stands in the top 3.9% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 6.1% nationally, and tree cover resides in the top 8.2% nationally. On the other side, modeled hearing disability stands in the top 3.5% nationally, modeled coronary heart disease sits in the top 3.6% nationally, and home broadband subscription resides in the bottom 6.4% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure stands in the top 6.3% nationally, mobility disability sits in the top 7.3% nationally, and stroke resides in the top 7.8% nationally.
For context, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 72044, 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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 78%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 90%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 41%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 35%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
Disability
healthier than 8%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 22%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 63%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 78%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 73%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 58%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 58%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Disability
healthier than 21%
7%
“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
72013
Arkansasshares a border
Score 39.69
Closest healthier
72044
Arkansasshares a border
Score 41.54
Similar health profile
65785
Missouri100% similar profile
Score 42.37
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 | 36.6% | 33.2–40.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 47.8% | 43.8–51.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.4% | 10.4–12.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.4–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.2% | 10.2–12.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.6% | 11.2–13.9 |
| Depression among adults | 24.8% | 21.5–28.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.2% | 14.3–18.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.9% | 39.9–47.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.2% | 32.5–46.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–5.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.2% | 17.9–24.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.4% | 8.7–12.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.4% | 80.0–84.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.1% | 78.0–83.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.8% | 85.1–88.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.1% | 60.0–69.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.6% | 49.8–56.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.2% | 62.1–77.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.5% | 10.3–14.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.8% | 16.4–21.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 35.8% | 31.3–40.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.7% | 32.4–45.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.9% | 24.9–31.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.9% | 16.1–20.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.7% | 16.7–20.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.9% | 16.9–21.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 43.6% | 39.2–48.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.3% | 11.1–13.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.7% | 10.4–12.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.8% | 20.3–25.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.7–8.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.3% | 21.1–27.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.6% | 15.1–20.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 10.2–14.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 10.3–13.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.0% | 27.7–36.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.4% | 8.2–10.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 17.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 30.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 9.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574 |
| Broadband subscription | 70.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 29.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574 |
| Homeownership rate | 87.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578 |
| Single-parent households | 56.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571 |
| Population 65+ | 19.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578 |
| Median age | 37.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573 |
| Median household income | $50,253 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505 |
| Median home value | $131,000 | $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
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.3 yr ± 0.88 | 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 0.88 years of 78.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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