ZIP code
74826
in Asher, OklahomaPopulation 1,177
38.96/ 100
Ranked #27,426 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.5%)
Ranked #357 of 634 Oklahoma ZIPs (bottom 44%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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
65.5%
in the bottom 3.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST23rdUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
51 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Dry extreme heat
56.6 days/year
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST43rdUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
11.5 mi
in the top 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS91stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
11.1%
in the top 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST58thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
1.3%
in the top 8.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
16 mi
in the top 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS90thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
12.5%
in the bottom 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST26thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›The read
Asher, Oklahoma (ZIP 74826), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 14.5% nationally (27,426th) and the bottom 44% of Oklahoma (357th).
The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: modeled binge drinking lies in the bottom 9.9% nationally, and housing-cost burden rests in the bottom 15% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled mammography resides in the bottom 3.4% nationally, and fatal road crashes is in the top 3.6% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands in the top 7.9% nationally, distance to a nursing home stands in the top 8.6% nationally, and modeled hearing disability registers in the top 8.7% nationally. Slow internet speeds settles in the top 8.9% nationally, distance to an emergency room sits in the top 9.6% nationally, and modeled mobility disability lies in the top 13.9% nationally.
For anyone unfamiliar, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 74820, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 21%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 34%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 18%
8%
Disability
healthier than 15%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 19%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 21%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 90%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 63%
11%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 51%
13%
Disability
healthier than 43%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 33%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 37%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 31%
8%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists 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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 76.7; chronic-disease standing 14.1 — 63 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,554 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
74820
Oklahomashares a border
Score 44.85
Closest healthier
74831
Oklahomashares a border
Score 39.11
Similar health profile
31567
Georgia99% similar profile
Score 41.42
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 | 34.5% | 31.2–37.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.1% | 40.3–48.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.4% | 8.5–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.4% | 11.0–13.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.9–9.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.9 |
| Depression among adults | 26.0% | 22.5–29.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.6% | 12.8–16.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.2% | 38.2–46.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.7% | 35.4–48.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.0% | 16.6–23.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.0% | 8.5–11.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.3% | 75.7–80.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.6% | 77.5–83.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.9% | 83.0–86.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.6% | 56.2–66.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.0% | 50.3–57.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 65.5% | 56.6–73.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.5% | 10.3–15.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.0% | 16.5–21.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 34.2% | 29.7–39.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.5% | 30.8–42.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.0% | 21.1–27.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.0% | 16.9–21.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.5–18.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.6% | 16.6–20.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 42.6% | 38.2–47.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.1% | 9.9–12.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.7–12.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.8% | 18.3–23.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.5–5.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.8% | 6.1–7.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.4% | 21.1–28.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.0% | 16.4–22.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.9% | 14.4–19.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.2% | 11.4–15.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.8% | 8.6–11.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.3% | 28.8–38.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 10.2% | 8.9–11.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OK median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 18.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (6.5–26.1%) n=643 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 21.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 19.4% (9.5–30.7%) n=643 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 10.9% (4.8–18.9%) n=644 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 11.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.4% (9.0–38.4%) n=644 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.3% (0.4–8.8%) n=643 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–9.0%) n=643 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 85.4% (70.2–95.0%) n=643 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 13.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.0% (9.5–31.0%) n=643 |
| Homeownership rate | 81.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 78.2% (56.5–91.0%) n=643 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.3% (0.0–6.1%) n=643 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.9% (0.0–9.3%) n=645 |
| Single-parent households | 65.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.7% (39.5–66.1%) n=640 |
| Population 65+ | 23.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.4% (11.9–29.5%) n=645 |
| Median age | 44.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.3 yr (33.1–52.0) n=642 |
| Median household income | $78,750 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $58,728 ($43,042–$88,542) n=616 |
| Median home value | $163,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $142,200 ($83,960–$248,900) n=615 |
| Median gross rent | $858 | $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 | 74.0 yr ± 1.10 | 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 1.10 years of 74.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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