ZIP code
72207
in Little Rock, ArkansasPopulation 10,631
64.64/ 100
Ranked #2,149 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 6.8%)
Ranked #4 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 0.8%)
Ranked #4 of 59 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ZIPs (top 6.8%)
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.
Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Walkability
130 intersections/sq mi
in the top 6.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
7.9%
in the bottom 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
342 units
in the top 7.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
1.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Grocery access
0.18 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Energy-cost burden
1.7%
in the bottom 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
2.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS10thDefinition & 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 ›Physician access
1.6 per 1,000 residents
in the top 10.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The number of physicians’ offices 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.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
8.6%
in the bottom 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 72207, one of several in Little Rock, Arkansas sits in the top 6.8% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,149th) and the top 0.8% of Arkansas (4th).
The measures that most flatter this area set the tone for the rest: walkability registers in the top 6.4% nationally, modeled food insecurity is in the bottom 7.0% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing lies in the top 7.1% nationally. Recreation registers in the top 7.4% nationally, grocery is in the top 8.6% nationally, and modeled energy burden lies in the bottom 7.0% nationally. Fatal road crashes registers in the bottom 9.9% nationally, and physicians is in the top 10.1% nationally. Modeled diabetes lies in the bottom 6.6% nationally. Against that, modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the top 4.5% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 72223, about 0.9 miles away.
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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 84%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 99%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 88%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 91%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
Disability
healthier than 88%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 41%
14%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 31%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 95%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the top 0.3%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 98%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 99%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 96%
8%
Disability
healthier than 99%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 76%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 83%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 19%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 90%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 98%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 94%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 96%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 94%
8%
Disability
healthier than 96%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 86%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
Holding it back
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
3 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 what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 82.4 ± 2.0 years. A median household income of $96,343 predicts 79.9 years — 2.5 years above.
Ranked #655 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 82.4 ± 2.0 years. The 47 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 76.2 years — 6.2 years above them.
Ranked #29 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 82.4 ± 2.0 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
72118
Arkansasshares a border
Score 41.48
Closest healthier
72223
Arkansasabout 0.9 mi away
Score 64.81
Similar health profile
23226
Virginia99% similar profile
Score 66.01
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 | 25.1% | 22.6–27.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.3% | 32.1–38.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.4% | 8.5–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–6.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.9% | 4.2–5.6 |
| Depression among adults | 23.7% | 20.8–26.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 8.6% | 7.5–9.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.2% | 32.9–39.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.0% | 28.7–37.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.6% | 2.4–2.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.4% | 7.0–10.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.8% | 4.8–6.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.7% | 72.8–78.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.5% | 77.4–83.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.3% | 87.8–90.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.5% | 67.0–73.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 71.2% | 68.5–73.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.9% | 74.7–84.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.7% | 14.0–19.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.4% | 7.0–9.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.0% | 16.3–21.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.0% | 27.5–34.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.0% | 12.2–15.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.5% | 12.8–16.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.9% | 10.4–13.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 26.5% | 23.5–29.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.4% | 5.6–7.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.2–6.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.8% | 9.4–12.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.5% | 2.2–2.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.3% | 3.0–3.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.9% | 18.4–23.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 6.7–9.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 4.3% | 3.5–5.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.5% | 6.4–8.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.3% | 4.6–6.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.1% | 26.7–33.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.7% | 4.9–6.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 71.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.2% | 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 | 94.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574 |
| Homeownership rate | 68.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578 |
| Single-parent households | 63.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571 |
| Population 65+ | 19.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578 |
| Median age | 40.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573 |
| Median household income | $96,343 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505 |
| Median home value | $406,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519 |
| Median gross rent | $1,028 | $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 | 82.4 yr ± 1.01 | 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 1.01 years of 82.4, 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