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72631

in Eureka Springs, ArkansasPopulation 4,361

ZipVitals Score
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46.54/ 100

Ranked #20,716 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 35%)

Ranked #75 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 13.4%)

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.

Hearing disability

13.7%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

12.6%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

54.1%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

48.3%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

10.4%

in the bottom 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

5.7%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

22.6%

in the top 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

71.8%

in the top 8.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST89th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

17.5%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

28.6%

in the bottom 10.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US11th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite measure, ZIP 72631, one of several in Eureka Springs, Arkansas sits in the bottom 35% nationally (20,716th) and the top 13.4% of Arkansas (75th).

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What the numbers press hardest on defines much of the story here: modeled hearing disability is in the top 1.1% nationally, coronary heart disease rests in the top 1.1% nationally, and high blood pressure sits in the top 1.1% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol registers in the top 0.8% nationally, stroke lands in the top 6.0% nationally, and mobility disability resides in the top 7.8% nationally. Fiber broadband lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled diabetes settles in the top 9.8% nationally. On the encouraging side, modeled binge drinking stands in the bottom 1.9% nationally, and tree cover is in the top 8.3% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. ZIP 72632, just across the boundary, ranks 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 60%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 88%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 75%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 84%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 98%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 96%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 98%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 78%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 56%

14%

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 7%

21%

“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 74.0; chronic-disease standing 4.0 (bottom 10%) — 70 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,071 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.

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 adults41.9%37.5–46.1
High blood pressure among adults54.1%49.2–58.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults14.7%13.3–16.1
Current asthma among adults9.6%8.4–10.9
Coronary heart disease among adults12.6%11.1–14.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.7%10.0–13.5
Depression among adults22.4%19.0–26.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.5%15.1–20.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened48.3%43.4–53.1
Obesity among adults36.4%29.0–44.1
Stroke among adults5.7%5.1–6.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.5%12.7–18.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.3%6.8–9.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure86.1%83.6–88.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults85.3%82.6–87.7
Cholesterol screening among adults91.8%90.6–92.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.7%64.6–74.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.4%57.4–65.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.4%64.0–79.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults10.4%8.5–12.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.4%12.1–17.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.9%29.5–40.6
Short sleep duration among adults32.6%26.3–39.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.0%21.5–28.8
Frequent mental distress among adults14.2%12.4–16.2
Frequent physical distress among adults17.8%15.5–20.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.6%12.7–16.7
Any disability among adults41.6%36.4–46.8
Hearing disability among adults13.7%12.1–15.4
Independent living disability among adults9.7%8.4–11.1
Mobility disability among adults22.6%19.4–25.9
Self-care disability among adults5.1%4.5–5.8
Vision disability among adults6.5%5.6–7.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.9%18.4–25.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.0%9.9–14.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.3%5.9–8.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.5%7.1–10.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.4%5.5–7.4
Loneliness among adults28.6%23.8–33.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.5–7.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–6413.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)5.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)24.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)5.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle4.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription94.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate81.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574
Foreign-born population3.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households72.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+40.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age59.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$56,678$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$259,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519
Median gross rent$788$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 birth78.4 yr ± 1.0878.9 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 1.08 years of 78.4, 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