ZIP code
72865
in Subiaco, ArkansasPopulation 1,040
44.36/ 100
Ranked #23,061 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 28%)
Ranked #107 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 19%)
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.
Housing-cost burden
1.2%
in the bottom 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
96.1%
in the top 7.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
38.5 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS92ndDefinition & 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 blood pressure
46.4%
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST58thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Subiaco, Arkansas (ZIP 72865) ranks in the bottom 28% nationally (23,061st) and the top 19% of Arkansas (107th).
The measures split the difference for this area: housing-cost burden settles in the bottom 3.8% nationally, and homeownership lies in the top 7.3% nationally. Modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 11.8% nationally. Against that, fatal road crashes lands in the top 7.6% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the top 7.7% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure sits in the top 9.0% nationally. Modeled mammography rests in the bottom 11.0% nationally, hearing disability is in the top 11.8% nationally, and high cholesterol stands in the top 10.2% nationally. Modeled humid heat settles in the top 14.4% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 72802, about 14 miles away.
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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 74%
14%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 42%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 18%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 33%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 37%
8%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 28%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 72%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 72%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 80%
8%
Disability
healthier than 62%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 45%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 57%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
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 74.0; chronic-disease standing 18.5 — 56 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,075 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
72851
Arkansasshares a border
Score 43.52
Closest healthier
72802
Arkansasabout 14 mi away
Score 45.70
Similar health profile
72153
Arkansas99% similar profile
Score 39.47
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 | 34.4% | 30.5–38.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 46.4% | 41.8–51.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.7% | 9.5–11.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 8.9–11.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.6% | 8.5–10.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.2% | 8.8–11.7 |
| Depression among adults | 24.5% | 20.7–28.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.8% | 12.8–17.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.1% | 38.4–48.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.6% | 28.8–45.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.6% | 4.1–5.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.7% | 14.5–21.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.1% | 7.3–11.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.9% | 78.1–83.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.7% | 76.9–84.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.0% | 85.0–88.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.3% | 59.1–69.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.8% | 53.9–61.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.2% | 60.6–76.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.6% | 11.7–18.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.5% | 13.7–19.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.2% | 27.1–37.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.1% | 30.5–43.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.8% | 21.4–28.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.2–19.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.9% | 14.7–19.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.4% | 15.2–19.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.1% | 35.2–45.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.7% | 9.5–12.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.6–11.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.9% | 17.1–22.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.1–5.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.2–6.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.0% | 21.2–29.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.5% | 11.8–17.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 8.6% | 7.0–10.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.6% | 8.7–12.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.7% | 6.6–9.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.1% | 27.9–38.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.6–9.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 1.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.6% | 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 | 0.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574 |
| Broadband subscription | 79.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 1.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574 |
| Homeownership rate | 96.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578 |
| Single-parent households | 46.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571 |
| Population 65+ | 16.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578 |
| Median age | 45.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573 |
| Median household income | $82,045 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505 |
| Median home value | $160,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519 |
| Median gross rent | $579 | $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 | 77.2 yr ± 1.03 | 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 1.03 years of 77.2, 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