ZIP code
72769
in Summers, ArkansasPopulation 907
44.64/ 100
Ranked #22,769 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)
Ranked #100 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 18%)
Ranked #28 of 40 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ZIPs (bottom 30%)
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.
Fiber broadband
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Mammography
66.2%
in the bottom 4.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
2.7%
in the bottom 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
2.2%
in the bottom 7.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.3%
in the bottom 8.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST55thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Households without a vehicle
12.5%
in the top 10.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 11.8% 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 ›Home broadband subscription
95.4%
in the top 18% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS82ndDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
17.3 days/year
in the top 26% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS74thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
90.5 days/year
in the top 27% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS73rdDefinition & 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 ›The read
In its overall standing, Summers, Arkansas (ZIP 72769) lands in the bottom 29% nationally (22,769th) and the top 18% of Arkansas (100th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: fiber broadband is at the national maximum, housing-cost burden sits in the bottom 4.2% nationally, and poverty lands in the bottom 7.4% nationally. Modeled arsenic lies in the bottom 8.5% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise stands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Crowded housing rests at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Set against that, modeled mammography registers in the bottom 4.2% nationally, and households without a vehicle resides in the top 10.1% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 11.8% nationally, and cognitive disability is in the top 12.6% nationally.
Put simply, 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. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. On the overall standing, ZIP 72704, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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 72%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 49%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 44%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 21%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 12%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 37%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 22%
8%
Disability
healthier than 26%
7%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 82%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 74%
11%
Disability
healthier than 72%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 95%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 54%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 52%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 35%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 11%
13%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 79%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 62%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 3%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 10%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 14%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 21%
8%
Disability
healthier than 24%
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.
Nearby
72704
Arkansasshares a border
Score 56.16
Closest healthier
72761
Arkansasshares a border
Score 48.69
Similar health profile
81084
Colorado97% similar profile
Score 41.72
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 | 26.5% | 23.8–29.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.7% | 36.2–42.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.5% | 6.8–8.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.5–12.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.3% | 6.5–8.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.8–10.1 |
| Depression among adults | 24.7% | 21.5–27.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.5% | 10.8–14.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.4% | 33.8–40.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.2% | 31.2–41.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.8% | 3.4–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.1% | 16.1–22.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.9% | 10.9–15.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.7% | 70.6–76.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.4% | 72.8–79.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.3% | 81.1–85.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.9% | 57.5–66.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.3% | 52.0–58.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 66.2% | 59.0–73.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.5% | 12.0–17.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.1% | 14.7–19.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.7% | 27.7–35.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.2% | 31.9–40.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.4% | 21.5–27.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.2% | 17.1–21.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.5–18.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.3% | 17.2–21.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.3% | 34.3–42.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.3–9.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.1–11.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.6% | 15.4–19.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.6–6.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 27.8% | 24.5–31.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.1% | 16.5–21.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 9.0–12.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.3% | 12.5–16.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.2% | 30.4–38.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.8% | 8.5–11.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 2.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 27.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 21.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 19.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573 |
| Households without a vehicle | 12.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 2.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574 |
| Homeownership rate | 75.5% | 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 | 23.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578 |
| Single-parent households | 73.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571 |
| Population 65+ | 23.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578 |
| Median age | 46.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573 |
| Median household income | $56,754 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505 |
| Median home value | $155,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519 |
| Median gross rent | $857 | $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 | 76.4 yr ± 0.88 | 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 0.88 years of 76.4, 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