ZIP code
72717
in Canehill, ArkansasPopulation 1,068
44.74/ 100
Ranked #22,687 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)
Ranked #99 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 18%)
Ranked #27 of 40 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ZIPs (bottom 33%)
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.
Mammography
66.1%
in the bottom 4.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST7thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Fiber broadband
99.5%
in the top 3.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
0.04%
in the bottom 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
97.9%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 11.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS89thDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
1.8%
in the bottom 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS17thDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
33.3%
in the top 21% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS79thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
91.7 days/year
in the top 27% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS73rdDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
14.3 days/year
in the top 29% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS71stDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Canehill, Arkansas (ZIP 72717) lands in the bottom 29% nationally (22,687th) and the top 18% of Arkansas (99th).
The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: fiber broadband settles in the top 3.2% nationally, and modeled transportation noise resides in the bottom 6.9% nationally. Home broadband subscription registers in the top 7.8% nationally. Households without a vehicle rests at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled arsenic stands in the bottom 10.8% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lies at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Crowded housing lands at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site sits in the top 14.8% nationally. On the other side, modeled mammography is in the bottom 4.1% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 11.4% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 72729, just across the boundary, ranks better 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 25%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 34%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 24%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 28%
8%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 32%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 76%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 84%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 69%
8%
Disability
healthier than 60%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.3%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 58%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 56%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 47%
13%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 29%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 93%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 59%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 48%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 38%
11%
Disability
healthier than 14%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 10%
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 86.3; chronic-disease standing 24.9 — 61 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,628 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
72729
Arkansasshares a border
Score 45.87
Closest healthier
72749
Arkansasshares a border
Score 46.90
Similar health profile
88347
New Mexico96% similar profile
Score 36.76
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 | 30.8% | 27.7–33.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.3% | 40.5–47.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.6% | 8.6–10.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.7–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.1% | 8.0–10.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.0% | 8.5–11.7 |
| Depression among adults | 25.0% | 21.8–28.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.9% | 12.0–15.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.5% | 36.8–44.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.0% | 31.9–42.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.5% | 15.5–22.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.5% | 8.6–12.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.4% | 74.3–80.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.0% | 75.7–81.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.2% | 84.1–88.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.4% | 62.2–70.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 52.6% | 49.2–55.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 66.1% | 58.9–73.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.7% | 11.4–16.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.4% | 13.8–19.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.4% | 26.2–34.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.9% | 31.7–40.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.4% | 21.1–27.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.0% | 15.9–20.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.0% | 14.9–19.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.0% | 15.7–20.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.0% | 34.7–43.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.3% | 8.9–11.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.4% | 16.7–22.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.2–5.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.5–7.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.5% | 21.1–28.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.1% | 13.3–19.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 7.9–12.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.1% | 10.1–14.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.9% | 7.6–10.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.4% | 27.5–35.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.9% | 7.6–10.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 43.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574 |
| Broadband subscription | 97.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 33.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574 |
| Homeownership rate | 70.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574 |
| Foreign-born population | 41.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578 |
| Single-parent households | 40.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571 |
| Population 65+ | 14.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578 |
| Median age | 39.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573 |
| Median household income | $73,011 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505 |
| Median home value | $205,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519 |
| Median gross rent | $848 | $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 | 77.6 yr ± 1.22 | 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 1.22 years of 77.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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