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72680

in Timbo, ArkansasPopulation 1,109

ZipVitals Score
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34.37/ 100

Ranked #29,595 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 7.8%)

Ranked #443 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (bottom 21%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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.

Coronary heart disease

11.1%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US96th
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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.1%

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST33rd
US4th
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 ›

Hearing disability

11.9%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mammography

66.8%

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST11th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

23.6%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

25.7%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

67.8%

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST14th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

17.3 mi

in the top 6.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US94th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US6th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

30.1%

in the top 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

The read

Timbo, Arkansas (ZIP 72680), overall, ranks in the bottom 7.8% nationally (29,595th) and the bottom 21% of Arkansas (443rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: modeled arsenic is in the bottom 4.2% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 6.4% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 6.4% nationally. Set against that, modeled coronary heart disease lies in the top 3.9% nationally, hearing disability stands in the top 4.8% nationally, and mammography rests in the bottom 5.1% nationally. Modeled mobility disability registers in the top 5.6% nationally, and tooth loss resides in the top 6.5% nationally. Home broadband subscription settles in the bottom 5.1% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health is in the top 8.2% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. ZIP 72051, just across the boundary, 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 22%

8%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 22%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 51%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 39%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

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 adults36.6%32.5–40.5
High blood pressure among adults47.3%42.5–51.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.9%9.7–12.3
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.4–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults11.1%9.5–12.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults13.2%10.8–15.7
Depression among adults25.6%21.7–29.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.8%14.3–19.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened44.5%39.8–49.1
Obesity among adults40.2%32.0–48.6
Stroke among adults5.4%4.6–6.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years25.7%21.5–30.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.2%8.6–14.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.6%78.8–84.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.2%76.8–83.7
Cholesterol screening among adults85.6%83.1–87.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.7%57.3–67.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults46.7%42.9–50.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.8%58.2–74.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.4%10.9–16.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.8%17.1–24.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults37.2%31.1–43.3
Short sleep duration among adults40.6%33.8–47.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.1%25.2–34.9
Frequent mental distress among adults18.6%16.3–21.1
Frequent physical distress among adults19.6%16.8–22.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.0%17.1–23.0
Any disability among adults44.8%39.1–50.5
Hearing disability among adults11.9%10.3–13.4
Independent living disability among adults12.1%10.2–14.1
Mobility disability among adults23.6%19.6–27.3
Self-care disability among adults6.1%5.1–7.3
Vision disability among adults7.6%6.4–8.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.7%22.3–31.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.5%15.3–24.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.9%9.9–16.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.1%10.7–15.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.2–11.7
Loneliness among adults33.2%27.7–38.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.9%8.3–11.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–6419.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)1.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)1.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle1.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription67.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate78.8%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 population0.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households28.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+28.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age40.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$43,668$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$144,100$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 birth72.9 yr ± 1.1678.9 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 1.16 years of 72.9, 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