ZIP code

72847

in London, ArkansasPopulation 3,040

ZipVitals Score

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43.13/ 100

Ranked #24,256 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 24%)

Ranked #139 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 25%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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.

Civic-institution access

0.36 per 1,000 residents

in the top 19% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th

US81st

Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

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The read

In overall standing, London, Arkansas (ZIP 72847) comes out in the bottom 24% nationally (24,256th) and the top 25% of Arkansas (139th).

The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: outer-floodplain exposure settles at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden registers in the bottom 18% nationally. Set against that, modeled mammography stands in the bottom 12.4% nationally, and obesity lands in the top 11.3% nationally. Modeled humid heat is in the top 15.0% nationally, and loud transportation noise resides in the top 16% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests in the top 16% nationally, and floodplain exposure lies in the top 17% nationally. Lead in tap water sits in the top 18% nationally. Recreation settles at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.

Relative to the ZIPs around it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. 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. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 72802, 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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare withinUnited StatesArkansas

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 67%

14%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 49%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 56%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 30%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

Disability

healthier than 25%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 17%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Arkansas

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 75%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 64%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 63%

11%

Disability

healthier than 67%

About typical

close to the middle of Arkansas

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 55%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 45%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 56%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 48%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 58%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

“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 74.4; chronic-disease standing 24.1 — 50 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,477 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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	32.9%	30.0–35.7
High blood pressure among adults	42.0%	38.5–45.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	9.6%	8.8–10.4
Current asthma among adults	10.8%	9.7–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults	8.5%	7.7–9.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	10.0%	8.7–11.3
Depression among adults	25.1%	22.1–28.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	13.6%	12.0–15.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	41.2%	37.7–44.6
Obesity among adults	42.4%	36.6–48.1
Stroke among adults	4.2%	3.8–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	17.2%	14.6–19.8

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	10.1%	8.4–12.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	78.6%	76.2–80.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	78.2%	75.2–81.0
Cholesterol screening among adults	86.0%	84.2–87.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	66.7%	62.2–70.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	53.6%	50.2–56.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	69.6%	62.4–75.7

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	14.5%	12.3–16.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults	17.5%	15.1–20.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	33.1%	28.9–37.5
Short sleep duration among adults	37.7%	32.5–42.5

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	24.9%	22.1–28.0
Frequent mental distress among adults	18.7%	16.7–20.6
Frequent physical distress among adults	16.7%	15.0–18.7

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	18.3%	16.2–20.4
Any disability among adults	39.2%	35.3–43.3
Hearing disability among adults	9.5%	8.5–10.5
Independent living disability among adults	10.0%	8.8–11.2
Mobility disability among adults	18.7%	16.5–21.1
Self-care disability among adults	4.7%	4.2–5.2
Vision disability among adults	5.9%	5.3–6.6

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	25.5%	22.5–28.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	16.1%	13.8–18.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	9.9%	8.2–11.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	12.1%	10.5–13.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	8.4%	7.4–9.5
Loneliness among adults	31.6%	28.0–35.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	8.7%	7.6–9.9

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	13.3%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–64	8.6%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)	10.6%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	20.2%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	15.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)	2.2%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	3.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle	1.6%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	4.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription	83.7%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	83.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	14.9%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	20.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate	89.0%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	77.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	0.9%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	1.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574
Foreign-born population	0.9%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households	46.1%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+	17.0%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age	36.7 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income	$61,158	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value	$161,200	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519
Median gross rent	$814	$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	78.0 yr ± 1.18	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 1.18 years of 78.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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