ZIP code

74851

in McLoud, OklahomaPopulation 11,489

ZipVitals Score

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43.69/ 100

Ranked #23,715 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)

Ranked #181 of 634 Oklahoma ZIPs (top 29%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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.

Dry extreme heat

54.6 days/year

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST40th

US92nd

Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mammography

68.4%

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST58th

US9th

Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

McLoud, Oklahoma (ZIP 74851) ranks in the bottom 26% nationally (23,715th) and the top 29% of Oklahoma (181st).

A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: distance to a nursing home resides at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Subsidized affordable housing stands in the top 19% nationally. On the other side, modeled extreme heat sits in the top 8.1% nationally, mammography resides in the bottom 8.6% nationally, and expected annual loss stands in the top 12.3% nationally. Modeled colon screening sits in the bottom 12.3% nationally, pfas resides in the top 17% nationally, and obesity stands in the top 18% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability sits in the top 20% nationally, and crowded housing resides in the top 21% nationally.

For context, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 73045, 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.

Compare withinUnited StatesOklahoma

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 44%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 59%

14%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 38%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 20%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 35%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 14%

Disability

healthier than 32%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 18%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 40%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Oklahoma

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 71%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 70%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 64%

11%

Disability

healthier than 74%

About typical

close to the middle of Oklahoma

Preventive Care

healthier than 47%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 49%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 44%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Oklahoma

Mental Health

healthier than 22%

“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.

Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 75.1 ± 1.0 years. A median household income of $74,438 predicts 78.9 years — 3.8 years below.
Ranked #4,950 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	30.0%	27.6–32.7
High blood pressure among adults	39.3%	36.4–42.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	8.1%	7.5–8.7
Current asthma among adults	12.6%	11.4–13.9
Coronary heart disease among adults	6.9%	6.3–7.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	8.3%	7.5–9.1
Depression among adults	26.4%	23.5–29.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	12.1%	10.9–13.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	38.9%	35.8–42.3
Obesity among adults	41.1%	36.2–46.7
Stroke among adults	3.6%	3.4–3.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	16.5%	14.2–19.1

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	9.8%	8.4–11.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	75.5%	73.2–77.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	79.1%	76.5–81.8
Cholesterol screening among adults	85.3%	83.7–86.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	59.3%	55.3–63.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	56.3%	53.3–59.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	68.4%	61.7–74.6

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	13.7%	11.8–16.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults	17.8%	15.9–20.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	31.0%	27.6–34.7
Short sleep duration among adults	37.7%	33.2–42.5

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	21.2%	19.0–23.5
Frequent mental distress among adults	19.4%	17.6–21.3
Frequent physical distress among adults	14.8%	13.4–16.3

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	18.1%	16.3–19.9
Any disability among adults	38.8%	35.3–42.4
Hearing disability among adults	8.9%	8.2–9.8
Independent living disability among adults	9.7%	8.8–10.7
Mobility disability among adults	17.2%	15.5–18.9
Self-care disability among adults	4.1%	3.8–4.5
Vision disability among adults	5.6%	5.2–6.1

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	25.7%	22.6–28.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	17.8%	15.8–20.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	14.6%	12.7–16.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	13.9%	12.3–15.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	9.3%	8.3–10.3
Loneliness among adults	34.5%	30.5–38.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	10.0%	8.9–11.3

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	OK median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	11.1%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	16.3% (6.5–26.1%) n=643
Uninsured 18–64	14.1%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	19.4% (9.5–30.7%) n=643
No HS diploma (25+)	10.0%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	10.9% (4.8–18.9%) n=644
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	13.8%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	18.4% (9.0–38.4%) n=644
Unemployment rate (16+)	6.5%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.3% (0.4–8.8%) n=643
Households without a vehicle	3.4%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	3.6% (0.0–9.0%) n=643
Broadband subscription	86.0%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	85.4% (70.2–95.0%) n=643
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	16.6%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	20.0% (9.5–31.0%) n=643
Homeownership rate	83.9%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	78.2% (56.5–91.0%) n=643
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	3.6%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	2.3% (0.0–6.1%) n=643
Foreign-born population	2.7%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.9% (0.0–9.3%) n=645
Single-parent households	53.6%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	51.7% (39.5–66.1%) n=640
Population 65+	16.0%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	18.4% (11.9–29.5%) n=645
Median age	40.1 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	40.3 yr (33.1–52.0) n=642
Median household income	$74,438	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$58,728 ($43,042–$88,542) n=616
Median home value	$173,800	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$142,200 ($83,960–$248,900) n=615
Median gross rent	$701	$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	75.1 yr ± 0.53	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 0.53 years of 75.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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