ZIP code
72460
in Ravenden Springs, ArkansasPopulation 1,016
42.30/ 100
Ranked #24,978 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 22%)
Ranked #162 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 29%)
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.
Home broadband subscription
64.4%
in the bottom 4.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST9thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
0.00%
in the bottom 4.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.2%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST43rdUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
71.9%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
59.9 mi
in the top 8.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
57.8%
in the bottom 8.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$45,673
in the bottom 9.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST29thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Ravenden Springs, Arkansas (ZIP 72460) places in the bottom 22% nationally (24,978th) and the top 29% of Arkansas (162nd).
The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: modeled transportation noise rests in the bottom 4.9% nationally, and arsenic resides in the bottom 5.9% nationally. Modeled tree cover is in the top 8.3% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 8.7% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise stands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 12.1% nationally. On the other side, home broadband subscription settles in the bottom 4.0% nationally, modeled colon screening sits in the bottom 8.8% nationally, and slow internet speeds lies in the top 10.6% nationally. Modeled mammography rests in the bottom 10.4% nationally.
For readers new to these terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 72478, 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 92%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 32%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 22%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 19%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 15%
8%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 38%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 20%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 69%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
Disability
healthier than 73%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 88%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 46%
11%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 37%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 25%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 33%
8%
Healthcare Access
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists 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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 91.7 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 32.0 — 60 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,751 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
72434
Arkansasshares a border
Score 39.94
Closest healthier
72478
Arkansasshares a border
Score 42.33
Similar health profile
72568
Arkansas98% similar profile
Score 41.42
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 | 30.9% | 27.5–34.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.3% | 37.1–45.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.1% | 8.2–10.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.2% | 7.3–9.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.2% | 8.0–10.6 |
| Depression among adults | 26.2% | 22.5–30.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.8% | 11.2–14.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.6% | 35.3–44.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.5% | 31.9–48.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.9% | 18.4–25.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.9% | 8.0–12.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.1% | 74.1–80.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.2% | 74.6–82.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.3% | 83.2–87.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 57.8% | 52.7–62.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 49.8% | 46.0–53.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.0% | 61.3–76.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.6% | 12.8–19.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.1% | 15.4–21.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.3% | 28.5–39.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.6% | 31.8–43.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.3% | 21.2–28.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.3% | 17.2–21.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.8% | 14.9–19.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.6% | 16.4–21.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.3% | 34.8–44.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.5% | 8.4–10.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.5% | 15.2–20.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.5% | 22.5–30.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.2% | 12.6–18.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.1% | 7.4–11.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 10.1–14.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.3% | 7.2–9.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.4% | 28.3–39.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.6% | 7.4–10.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 10.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 16.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574 |
| Broadband subscription | 64.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 15.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574 |
| Homeownership rate | 89.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578 |
| Single-parent households | 65.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571 |
| Population 65+ | 23.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578 |
| Median age | 42.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573 |
| Median household income | $45,673 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505 |
| Median home value | $175,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519 |
| Median gross rent | $567 | $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 | 76.5 yr ± 1.02 | 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 1.02 years of 76.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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