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74647

in Newkirk, OklahomaPopulation 3,534

ZipVitals Score
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40.87/ 100

Ranked #26,133 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 19%)

Ranked #279 of 634 Oklahoma ZIPs (top 44%)

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.

Nitrate in drinking water

5.2%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST66th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of this area’s domestic-well groundwater at or above the federal nitrate limit of 10 milligrams 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 ›

Dry extreme heat

56.1 days/year

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST43rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

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Fatal road crashes

36.8 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US92nd
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.

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Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

0.87%

in the top 10.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
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.

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PFOS in drinking water

34.6%

in the top 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US81st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents served by public water systems where PFOS, one of the most common “forever chemicals,” was detected in EPA testing.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

7.3%

in the top 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US75th
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 ›

The read

Newkirk, Oklahoma (ZIP 74647), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 19% nationally (26,133rd) and the top 44% of Oklahoma (279th).

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Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: distance to a community health center is at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Pharmacy resides in the top 15% nationally. By contrast, modeled nitrate rests in the top 4.1% nationally, and extreme heat lies in the top 7.9% nationally. Fatal road crashes sits in the top 8.5% nationally, and modeled fine-particle settles in the top 10.0% nationally. Modeled hearing disability registers in the top 11.8% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Modeled mammography lands in the bottom 14.5% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden is in the top 16% nationally.

Defined in plain terms, nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 67005, 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

Healthcare Access

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 33%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 18%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 34%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

8%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 64%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 62%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 51%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 47%

8%

Disability

healthier than 59%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 55%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 13%

14%

“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 adults32.2%28.8–35.7
High blood pressure among adults41.6%37.4–45.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.4%8.5–10.4
Current asthma among adults11.8%10.4–13.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.5%7.6–9.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.4%8.3–10.7
Depression among adults26.0%22.3–29.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.8%12.0–15.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.6%36.2–45.2
Obesity among adults41.8%34.4–49.9
Stroke among adults4.3%3.9–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.8%16.4–24.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.7%9.0–12.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.1%75.4–80.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.9%74.3–81.3
Cholesterol screening among adults85.3%83.4–87.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.2%55.7–67.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.1%52.1–60.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.1%61.7–78.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.3%11.6–17.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.6%16.1–21.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.1%26.6–36.1
Short sleep duration among adults36.1%29.8–43.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.4%19.5–25.4
Frequent mental distress among adults18.1%16.1–20.2
Frequent physical distress among adults15.7%13.9–17.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.6%15.6–19.6
Any disability among adults40.9%36.3–45.6
Hearing disability among adults10.7%9.6–11.9
Independent living disability among adults10.1%9.0–11.3
Mobility disability among adults18.9%16.6–21.4
Self-care disability among adults4.6%4.1–5.1
Vision disability among adults6.2%5.6–6.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.2%21.4–29.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.2%14.7–20.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.2%11.9–16.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.8%10.9–14.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.9–10.3
Loneliness among adults32.2%27.0–37.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.1–10.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OK median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (6.5–26.1%) n=643
Uninsured 18–649.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28619.4% (9.5–30.7%) n=643
No HS diploma (25+)10.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50510.9% (4.8–18.9%) n=644
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.4% (9.0–38.4%) n=644
Unemployment rate (16+)3.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.3% (0.4–8.8%) n=643
Households without a vehicle3.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–9.0%) n=643
Broadband subscription82.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.4% (70.2–95.0%) n=643
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.5–31.0%) n=643
Homeownership rate78.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.2% (56.5–91.0%) n=643
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–6.1%) n=643
Foreign-born population1.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–9.3%) n=645
Single-parent households60.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.7% (39.5–66.1%) n=640
Population 65+20.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.4% (11.9–29.5%) n=645
Median age40.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.3 yr (33.1–52.0) n=642
Median household income$63,145$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,728 ($43,042–$88,542) n=616
Median home value$120,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$142,200 ($83,960–$248,900) n=615
Median gross rent$713$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 birth77.2 yr ± 0.8578.9 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 0.85 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