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74082

in Vera, OklahomaPopulation 137

ZipVitals Score
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40.46/ 100

Ranked #26,432 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 18%)

Ranked #296 of 634 Oklahoma ZIPs (top 47%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Transportation noise

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

66.9%

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST39th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Walkability

150 intersections/sq mi

in the top 4.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

56.3%

in the bottom 6.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST11th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & 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 ›

Obesity

44.3%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

48.9 days/year

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST22nd
US90th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Vera, Oklahoma (ZIP 74082) lands in the bottom 18% nationally (26,432nd) and the top 47% of Oklahoma (296th).

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A number of measures pull each way for this area: modeled transportation noise lands at the national minimum, and disaster risk sits in the bottom 2.7% nationally. Floodplain exposure is at the national minimum, and modeled expected annual loss settles in the bottom 3.4% nationally. Walkability resides in the top 4.9% nationally. Unemployment registers at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Set against that, modeled mammography rests in the bottom 5.3% nationally, colon screening stands in the bottom 6.4% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden lies in the top 7.4% nationally. Modeled obesity lands in the top 5.6% nationally.

Set beside the nearby areas, walkability runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 74021, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.

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.

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 38%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 36%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 10%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 71%

16%

Disability

healthier than 64%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 98%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 47%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 35%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 40%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 30%

8%

Healthcare Access

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 ›

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults34.1%30.3–38.1
High blood pressure among adults41.2%36.9–45.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.2%8.2–10.3
Current asthma among adults12.5%11.0–14.1
Coronary heart disease among adults8.0%6.9–9.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.5%7.8–11.4
Depression among adults27.8%24.1–31.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.8%11.6–16.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.7%36.4–45.1
Obesity among adults44.3%37.2–51.4
Stroke among adults4.2%3.6–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years17.8%14.3–21.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.3%6.4–10.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.5%75.0–81.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.7%76.3–82.8
Cholesterol screening among adults87.7%85.6–89.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years56.3%50.9–61.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.8%51.9–59.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.9%57.5–75.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.3%10.9–15.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.0%15.4–23.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.8%25.3–36.5
Short sleep duration among adults41.3%34.8–48.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.6%18.0–25.7
Frequent mental distress among adults17.8%15.5–20.4
Frequent physical distress among adults15.8%13.5–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.4%14.7–20.3
Any disability among adults39.9%34.5–45.4
Hearing disability among adults9.6%8.3–11.0
Independent living disability among adults9.9%8.2–11.7
Mobility disability among adults19.4%16.2–22.9
Self-care disability among adults4.9%4.1–5.8
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.1–7.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.2%20.0–28.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.0%12.4–19.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.6%10.3–17.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.2%9.7–14.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.1–10.2
Loneliness among adults31.8%26.5–37.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.5%7.7–11.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OK median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate8.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (6.5–26.1%) n=643
Uninsured 18–6429.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28619.4% (9.5–30.7%) n=643
No HS diploma (25+)12.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50510.9% (4.8–18.9%) n=644
Bachelor's or higher (25+)12.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.4% (9.0–38.4%) n=644
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.3% (0.4–8.8%) n=643
Households without a vehicle1.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–9.0%) n=643
Broadband subscription90.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.4% (70.2–95.0%) n=643
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.5–31.0%) n=643
Homeownership rate56.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.2% (56.5–91.0%) n=643
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–6.1%) n=643
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–9.3%) n=645
Single-parent households53.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.7% (39.5–66.1%) n=640
Population 65+20.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.4% (11.9–29.5%) n=645
Median age46.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.3 yr (33.1–52.0) n=642
Median household income$50,833$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,728 ($43,042–$88,542) n=616
Median home value$101,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$142,200 ($83,960–$248,900) n=615
Median gross rent$893$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$839 ($628–$1,136) n=546
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OK median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth78.4 yr ± 1.6378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.2 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 1.63 years of 78.4, 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