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74730

in Calera, OklahomaPopulation 5,807

ZipVitals Score
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38.82/ 100

Ranked #27,537 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.2%)

Ranked #370 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.

Lithium in drinking water

9.5 µg/L

in the bottom 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US4th
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

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 ›

Mammography

66.8%

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST37th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

76.2 mi

in the top 5.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

72.8 days/year

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Elder-services access

0.19 per 1,000 residents

in the top 7.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST89th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›

Fatal road crashes

36.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 8.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US91st
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 ›

Colon-cancer screening

58.3%

in the bottom 9.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST23rd
US10th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

118.2 days/year

in the top 14.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US86th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Calera, Oklahoma (ZIP 74730) stands in the bottom 14.2% nationally (27,537th) and the bottom 42% of Oklahoma (370th).

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A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: lithium in drinking water rests in the bottom 3.6% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 5.6% nationally. Elder services settles in the top 7.5% nationally. On the other side, modeled mammography rests in the bottom 5.1% nationally, modeled extreme heat lands in the top 5.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes settles in the top 8.9% nationally. Modeled colon screening rests in the bottom 9.9% nationally, distance to an emergency room lands in the top 11.3% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability settles in the top 14.1% nationally. Modeled humid heat rests in the top 14.4% nationally.

For clarity, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 73449, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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 54%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 26%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

8%

Disability

healthier than 18%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 59%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 53%

16%

Disability

healthier than 49%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 29%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 40%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 24%

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 adults29.6%26.5–32.8
High blood pressure among adults40.6%36.6–44.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.2%7.4–9.0
Current asthma among adults12.4%11.0–13.9
Coronary heart disease among adults8.2%7.4–9.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.6%8.5–10.8
Depression among adults26.9%23.3–30.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.6%11.8–15.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.2%36.1–44.3
Obesity among adults39.8%32.9–47.0
Stroke among adults4.3%3.9–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.7%15.4–22.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.9%9.2–12.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.7%73.9–79.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.6%75.0–81.8
Cholesterol screening among adults83.4%81.3–85.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.3%53.0–63.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.4%47.6–55.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.8%58.3–74.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.6%11.2–16.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.3%16.6–22.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.9%29.0–39.0
Short sleep duration among adults40.4%34.1–47.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.6%20.7–26.7
Frequent mental distress among adults19.0%16.8–21.3
Frequent physical distress among adults16.1%14.2–18.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.0%16.8–21.4
Any disability among adults40.6%36.1–45.4
Hearing disability among adults10.4%9.3–11.6
Independent living disability among adults10.8%9.6–12.1
Mobility disability among adults19.0%16.8–21.4
Self-care disability among adults4.8%4.3–5.4
Vision disability among adults6.8%6.1–7.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.4%21.6–29.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.9%17.0–23.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults17.1%14.5–19.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.4%12.3–16.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.5%9.2–12.0
Loneliness among adults32.2%27.0–37.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.0%9.5–12.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OK median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (6.5–26.1%) n=643
Uninsured 18–6420.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28619.4% (9.5–30.7%) n=643
No HS diploma (25+)10.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50510.9% (4.8–18.9%) n=644
Bachelor's or higher (25+)23.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.4% (9.0–38.4%) n=644
Unemployment rate (16+)4.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.3% (0.4–8.8%) n=643
Households without a vehicle4.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–9.0%) n=643
Broadband subscription85.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.4% (70.2–95.0%) n=643
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.5–31.0%) n=643
Homeownership rate63.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.2% (56.5–91.0%) n=643
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–6.1%) n=643
Foreign-born population1.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–9.3%) n=645
Single-parent households44.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.7% (39.5–66.1%) n=640
Population 65+17.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.4% (11.9–29.5%) n=645
Median age36.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.3 yr (33.1–52.0) n=642
Median household income$68,177$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,728 ($43,042–$88,542) n=616
Median home value$170,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$142,200 ($83,960–$248,900) n=615
Median gross rent$1,050$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 birth77.9 yr ± 0.9578.9 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 0.95 years of 77.9, 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