ZIP code

74016

in Chelsea, OklahomaPopulation 5,891

ZipVitals Score

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33.21/ 100

Ranked #29,994 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.5%)

Ranked #528 of 634 Oklahoma ZIPs (bottom 17%)

Ranked #71 of 88 Tulsa, OK ZIPs (bottom 19%)

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.

Mammography

66%

in the bottom 4.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST27th

US4th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.8%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd

US95th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

20.6%

in the top 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th

US93rd

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

12.5%

in the top 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th

US91st

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

22.2%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th

US91st

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

44.2%

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th

US94th

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

10.3%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd

US91st

Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

0.83%

in the top 10.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th

US90th

Definition & 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 ›

The read

In its overall standing, Chelsea, Oklahoma (ZIP 74016) lands in the bottom 6.5% nationally (29,994th) and the bottom 17% of Oklahoma (528th).

Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled mammography lies in the bottom 4.0% nationally. On the other side, modeled hearing disability stands in the top 5.2% nationally, cognitive disability rests in the top 7.2% nationally, and independent living disability registers in the top 8.8% nationally. Modeled mobility disability resides in the top 9.0% nationally, and obesity settles in the top 5.8% nationally. Unemployment is in the top 9.0% nationally, and modeled fine-particle sits in the top 10.2% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands in the top 11.5% nationally, and tooth loss lies in the top 11.2% nationally.

Put simply, fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. On the overall standing, ZIP 74017, 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 Tulsa, OK metro area.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesOklahomaMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 27%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 14%

Disability

healthier than 7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 24%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Oklahoma

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 72%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Oklahoma

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 23%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 23%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

Disability

healthier than 19%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 49%

14%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 24%

Disability

healthier than 16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

“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

2 of our published findings list 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 73.9 ± 1.7 years. A median household income of $60,671 predicts 78.1 years — 4.2 years below.
Ranked #5,161 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 73.9 ± 1.7 years. The 50 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.5 years — 3.6 years below them.
Ranked #2,771 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, 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	32.0%	29.3–34.8
High blood pressure among adults	43.5%	40.1–46.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	8.7%	8.0–9.5
Current asthma among adults	12.7%	11.4–14.0
Coronary heart disease among adults	9.6%	8.7–10.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	11.4%	10.2–12.5
Depression among adults	26.3%	23.2–29.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	16.3%	14.5–18.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	40.6%	37.2–44.0
Obesity among adults	44.2%	38.8–49.7
Stroke among adults	5.0%	4.6–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	22.6%	19.3–26.0

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	11.2%	9.7–12.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	77.6%	75.0–79.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	78.1%	75.1–80.9
Cholesterol screening among adults	83.7%	81.8–85.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	59.4%	54.9–63.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	51.1%	47.8–54.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	66.0%	58.6–73.3

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	13.0%	11.0–15.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults	22.6%	20.1–25.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	36.2%	32.0–40.3
Short sleep duration among adults	37.6%	32.7–43.0

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	26.0%	23.4–28.8
Frequent mental distress among adults	19.6%	17.7–21.5
Frequent physical distress among adults	18.0%	16.2–19.8

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	20.6%	18.7–22.6
Any disability among adults	45.7%	41.7–49.6
Hearing disability among adults	11.8%	10.7–13.0
Independent living disability among adults	12.5%	11.3–13.7
Mobility disability among adults	22.2%	20.1–24.5
Self-care disability among adults	5.8%	5.3–6.3
Vision disability among adults	8.0%	7.4–8.7

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	26.6%	23.3–30.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	23.1%	20.4–25.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	20.8%	18.2–23.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	16.2%	14.2–18.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	12.2%	10.9–13.6
Loneliness among adults	33.6%	29.5–38.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	12.6%	11.0–14.2

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

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	OK median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	15.7%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	16.3% (6.5–26.1%) n=643
Uninsured 18–64	29.9%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	19.4% (9.5–30.7%) n=643
No HS diploma (25+)	11.0%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	10.9% (4.8–18.9%) n=644
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	13.8%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	18.4% (9.0–38.4%) n=644
Unemployment rate (16+)	10.3%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.3% (0.4–8.8%) n=643
Households without a vehicle	3.4%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	3.6% (0.0–9.0%) n=643
Broadband subscription	78.7%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	85.4% (70.2–95.0%) n=643
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	22.2%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	20.0% (9.5–31.0%) n=643
Homeownership rate	70.5%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	78.2% (56.5–91.0%) n=643
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	3.1%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	2.3% (0.0–6.1%) n=643
Foreign-born population	2.5%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.9% (0.0–9.3%) n=645
Single-parent households	46.6%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	51.7% (39.5–66.1%) n=640
Population 65+	18.8%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	18.4% (11.9–29.5%) n=645
Median age	38.2 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	40.3 yr (33.1–52.0) n=642
Median household income	$60,671	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$58,728 ($43,042–$88,542) n=616
Median home value	$121,500	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$142,200 ($83,960–$248,900) n=615
Median gross rent	$837	$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670	$839 ($628–$1,136) n=546

Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	OK median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth	73.9 yr ± 0.89	78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308	77.2 yr (73.6–81.3) n=638

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 0.89 years of 73.9, 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