ZIP code
72761
in Siloam Springs, ArkansasPopulation 24,745
48.69/ 100
Ranked #18,090 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 44%)
Ranked #58 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 10.4%)
Ranked #20 of 40 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ZIPs (top 50%)
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.
Natural-disaster risk
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.2%
in the bottom 5.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST43rdUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Subsidized affordable housing
298 units
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 11.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS88thDefinition & 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 ›High cholesterol
32.8%
in the bottom 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.59%
in the top 14.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS86thDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›Stroke
3.2%
in the bottom 24% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS24thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
6.3%
in the bottom 28% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS28thDefinition & 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
33.8%
in the bottom 27% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS27thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
74.8%
in the top 32% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS68thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents served by public water systems where PFAS — man-made “forever chemicals” that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down — were detected in EPA testing.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›The read
Siloam Springs, Arkansas (ZIP 72761), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 44% nationally (18,090th) and the top 10.4% of Arkansas (58th).
An even profile, with readings pulling both ways: distance to an emergency room registers at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Modeled arsenic is in the bottom 5.8% nationally, subsidized affordable housing lies in the top 8.3% nationally, and park land registers in the top 10.7% nationally. Distance to a community health center is at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled high cholesterol lies in the bottom 8.7% nationally. Distance to a nursing home registers at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Against that, modeled disaster risk is in the top 1.9% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden lies in the top 11.7% nationally. Modeled fine-particle registers in the top 14.2% nationally.
Set within its surrounding area, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, for reference, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 72704, 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. 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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 72%
21%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 45%
11%
Disability
healthier than 40%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 24%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 14%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 21%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 33%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 92%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 83%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 83%
11%
Disability
healthier than 84%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 81%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 51%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 11%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 15%
13%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 66%
21%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 52%
16%
Disability
healthier than 45%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 21%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 28%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 17%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 76.1 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $76,122 predicts 79.0 years — 2.9 years below.
Ranked #4,036 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
72704
Arkansasshares a border
Score 56.16
Closest healthier
72734
Arkansasshares a border
Score 49.33
Similar health profile
37211
Tennessee96% similar profile
Score 47.40
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 | 23.6% | 21.3–26.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.8% | 30.7–36.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.3% | 6.6–7.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.0% | 8.9–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–7.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.2% | 6.5–8.0 |
| Depression among adults | 25.5% | 22.4–28.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.3% | 9.9–12.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 32.8% | 29.7–36.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.9% | 32.1–41.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.2% | 3.0–3.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.3% | 15.3–21.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.2% | 11.5–15.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.2% | 72.4–77.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.6% | 74.4–80.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 82.8% | 80.7–84.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.0% | 55.4–64.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.0% | 50.6–57.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.0% | 62.6–76.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.2% | 13.7–19.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.9% | 12.0–15.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.1% | 25.6–32.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.2% | 31.7–40.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.8% | 20.4–25.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.7% | 16.6–20.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.4% | 12.8–16.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.2% | 16.1–20.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.8% | 31.2–38.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.9% | 7.0–8.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.2–10.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.7% | 13.1–16.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.5–4.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.2–6.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.7% | 23.4–30.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.4% | 15.1–19.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.6% | 8.2–11.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.8% | 12.0–15.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.6% | 8.5–10.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.2% | 29.3–37.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.3% | 8.1–10.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 29.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 23.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574 |
| Homeownership rate | 65.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574 |
| Foreign-born population | 12.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578 |
| Single-parent households | 53.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571 |
| Population 65+ | 13.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578 |
| Median age | 35.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573 |
| Median household income | $76,122 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505 |
| Median home value | $236,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519 |
| Median gross rent | $991 | $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 | 76.1 yr ± 0.79 | 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 0.79 years of 76.1, 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