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72572

in Saffell, ArkansasPopulation 360

ZipVitals Score
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38.38/ 100

Ranked #27,793 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 13.4%)

Ranked #322 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (bottom 43%)

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.

Unemployment rate

29.8%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.0%

in the bottom 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST19th
US2nd
Definition & 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 ›

Housing-cost burden

3.4%

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

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Distance to a Superfund site

82.4 mi

in the top 4.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US95th
Definition & 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 ›

Floodplain exposure

38.3%

in the top 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US93rd
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 ›

Distance to an emergency room

17.7 mi

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

15 mi

in the top 8.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST88th
US92nd
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 ›

Home broadband subscription

73%

in the bottom 8.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST20th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Distance to a nursing home

11.3 mi

in the top 8.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

The read

Saffell, Arkansas (ZIP 72572), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 13.4% nationally (27,793rd) and the bottom 43% of Arkansas (322nd).

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The data points to real strain across a number of measures here: unemployment lands in the top 0.9% nationally, floodplain exposure is in the top 6.8% nationally, and distance to an emergency room resides in the top 7.5% nationally. Home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 8.1% nationally, and distance to a nursing home lies in the top 8.9% nationally. On the brighter side, fiber broadband sits at the national maximum, and modeled arsenic settles in the bottom 2.1% nationally. Housing-cost burden registers in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site stands in the top 4.9% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 8.1% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, unemployment runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain 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. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 72469, 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 96%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 25%

8%

Disability

healthier than 15%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 17%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 97%

14%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 40%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 42%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 59%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 38%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 24%

11%

Disability

healthier than 40%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 20%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

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 adults33.4%29.8–37.6
High blood pressure among adults45.7%41.3–50.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.1%9.1–11.2
Current asthma among adults10.0%8.8–11.4
Coronary heart disease among adults9.6%8.4–11.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.2%9.3–13.5
Depression among adults25.1%21.5–29.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.6%12.5–17.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.2%37.5–47.0
Obesity among adults43.8%35.8–52.1
Stroke among adults4.7%4.1–5.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.8%15.2–22.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.7%8.8–15.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.2%75.1–81.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.7%75.0–81.9
Cholesterol screening among adults84.6%82.0–87.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.1%52.5–63.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.3%47.4–54.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.6%66.3–81.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.2%12.5–18.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.6%16.0–23.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults35.7%29.8–42.1
Short sleep duration among adults38.4%32.0–44.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.3%23.0–32.5
Frequent mental distress among adults18.5%16.2–21.1
Frequent physical distress among adults18.0%15.5–21.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.1%16.3–22.4
Any disability among adults42.0%36.4–47.9
Hearing disability among adults10.9%9.5–12.4
Independent living disability among adults10.9%9.2–13.0
Mobility disability among adults20.7%17.5–24.6
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.4–6.5
Vision disability among adults6.7%5.6–8.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.4%22.4–30.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.0%13.4–21.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.8%8.2–13.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.6%10.3–15.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.8%7.3–10.5
Loneliness among adults32.8%28.0–38.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.4%7.8–11.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate18.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–6429.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)12.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)7.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)29.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle4.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription73.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)3.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate71.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%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 households52.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+26.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age45.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$67,619$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$151,100$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 birth80.7 yr ± 1.4778.9 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 1.47 years of 80.7, 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