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72617

in Big Flat, ArkansasPopulation 444

ZipVitals Score
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44.77/ 100

Ranked #22,650 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)

Ranked #97 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 17%)

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.

Park land

75.1%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

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Transportation noise

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

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Tree cover

87%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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PFAS in drinking water

6.8%

in the bottom 3.0% 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.

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Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Home broadband subscription

66%

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST11th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Distance to a nursing home

13.4 mi

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Homeownership rate

96%

in the top 7.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

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Walkability

2.1 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 7.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST11th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

14.9 mi

in the top 8.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST87th
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 ›

The read

Big Flat, Arkansas (ZIP 72617), overall, ranks in the bottom 29% nationally (22,650th) and the top 17% of Arkansas (97th).

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Reading across the data, the real pressures come first: home broadband subscription settles in the bottom 4.4% nationally, distance to a nursing home is in the top 6.6% nationally, and walkability sits in the bottom 7.9% nationally. More encouragingly, park land lands in the top 0.9% nationally, modeled transportation noise lies at the national minimum, and modeled tree cover stands in the top 2.3% nationally. Modeled pfas rests in the bottom 3.0% nationally, and floodplain exposure registers at the national minimum. Homeownership resides in the top 7.4% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 8.1% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, 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. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. ZIP 72633, about 20 miles away, comes out healthier overall.

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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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 67%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 85%

14%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 41%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 46%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 40%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 9%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 88%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 77%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 79%

11%

Disability

healthier than 64%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 24%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 1%

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 adults33.2%30.1–36.8
High blood pressure among adults42.6%39.0–46.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.1%9.1–11.2
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.6–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults9.1%8.0–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.4%8.8–12.1
Depression among adults27.6%24.4–31.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.2%11.4–15.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.0%35.4–43.2
Obesity among adults38.1%32.3–44.7
Stroke among adults4.4%3.9–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.5%15.5–22.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.3%7.3–11.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.6%76.7–82.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.2%77.2–83.1
Cholesterol screening among adults85.8%83.7–87.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.3%62.3–72.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.2%52.7–59.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.7%61.7–76.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.0%11.7–16.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.4%14.4–20.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.1%26.4–35.8
Short sleep duration among adults36.0%30.7–41.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.5%21.0–28.1
Frequent mental distress among adults18.9%16.8–21.1
Frequent physical distress among adults17.0%14.8–19.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.3%15.9–20.8
Any disability among adults37.9%33.4–42.4
Hearing disability among adults9.8%8.7–11.0
Independent living disability among adults10.3%8.9–11.8
Mobility disability among adults18.5%15.9–21.3
Self-care disability among adults4.7%4.1–5.5
Vision disability among adults5.9%5.2–6.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.6%21.3–28.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.5%12.6–18.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.9%7.7–12.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.3%9.4–13.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.3%7.1–9.7
Loneliness among adults33.0%28.9–37.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.4%7.1–9.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–641.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)6.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)43.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)5.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle14.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription66.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)12.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate96.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.0%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 households92.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+7.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age30.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$78,000$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 birth76.7 yr ± 1.7178.9 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 1.71 years of 76.7, 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