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ZIP code

74471

in Welling, OklahomaPopulation 1,475

38.85/ 100

Ranked #27,507 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.3%)

Ranked #368 of 634 Oklahoma ZIPs (bottom 42%)

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.

Mental-health provider access

0.68 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics located 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.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

64.9%

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST16th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

62.6%

in the bottom 3.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Outpatient-care access

0.68 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of outpatient clinics located 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.

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

99.1%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.6%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST68th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

40.7 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US93rd
Definition & 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 ›

Obesity

44.1%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.4%

in the bottom 10.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US11th
Definition & 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 ›

Short sleep

41.2%

in the top 12.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US88th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

The read

Welling, Oklahoma (ZIP 74471), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 14.3% nationally (27,507th) and the bottom 42% of Oklahoma (368th).

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Where this area is stretched, the data is unambiguous: modeled mammography sits in the bottom 2.8% nationally, home broadband subscription registers in the bottom 3.4% nationally, and modeled hearing disability lands in the top 6.0% nationally. Fatal road crashes resides in the top 6.6% nationally, and modeled obesity lies in the top 6.1% nationally. Better still, mental-health providers settles in the top 0.5% nationally, and outpatient stands in the top 4.1% nationally. Fiber broadband is in the top 4.6% nationally, and modeled arsenic rests in the bottom 10.9% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise sits at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, mental-health providers runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 74464, 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.

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 60%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 20%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 25%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 69%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 63%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 84%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 67%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 48%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 48%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 30%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 29%

11%

Disability

healthier than 35%

7%

“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 adults32.7%29.5–36.3
High blood pressure among adults45.0%41.1–49.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.9%8.1–9.8
Current asthma among adults12.7%11.4–14.3
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%8.4–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.0%8.9–11.1
Depression among adults24.3%21.0–28.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.3%14.4–18.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.2%36.2–44.7
Obesity among adults44.1%37.3–52.0
Stroke among adults4.9%4.5–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.3%16.0–22.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.5%8.1–11.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.6%77.1–82.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.1%77.0–83.2
Cholesterol screening among adults85.6%83.9–87.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.3%53.8–64.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.3%50.4–58.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years64.9%55.6–73.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.3%11.0–16.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.2%17.7–23.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.0%27.6–36.9
Short sleep duration among adults41.2%34.5–48.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.0%22.2–28.2
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%16.5–20.6
Frequent physical distress among adults17.2%15.3–19.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.4%16.5–20.6
Any disability among adults42.8%38.4–47.6
Hearing disability among adults11.6%10.4–12.9
Independent living disability among adults10.9%9.8–12.1
Mobility disability among adults20.8%18.5–23.4
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.8–5.8
Vision disability among adults7.5%6.9–8.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.1%22.4–30.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.6%17.8–23.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults17.0%14.5–19.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.9%12.8–17.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.3%9.9–12.8
Loneliness among adults32.6%27.6–37.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.6%10.1–13.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OK median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (6.5–26.1%) n=643
Uninsured 18–6430.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28619.4% (9.5–30.7%) n=643
No HS diploma (25+)9.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50510.9% (4.8–18.9%) n=644
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.4% (9.0–38.4%) n=644
Unemployment rate (16+)0.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.3% (0.4–8.8%) n=643
Households without a vehicle3.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–9.0%) n=643
Broadband subscription62.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.4% (70.2–95.0%) n=643
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)25.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.5–31.0%) n=643
Homeownership rate80.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.2% (56.5–91.0%) n=643
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–6.1%) n=643
Foreign-born population1.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–9.3%) n=645
Single-parent households51.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.7% (39.5–66.1%) n=640
Population 65+13.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.4% (11.9–29.5%) n=645
Median age41.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.3 yr (33.1–52.0) n=642
Median household income$45,948$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,728 ($43,042–$88,542) n=616
Median home value$156,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$142,200 ($83,960–$248,900) n=615
Median gross rent$675$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 birth74.4 yr ± 1.1978.9 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 1.19 years of 74.4, 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