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Line up 2–5 ZIP codes and read the ZipVitals Score, both ranks, and every scoring domain against the same national scale. Descriptive of documented conditions — never a verdict on the people who live there.

Comparing89015Henderson, NV79536Merkel, TX2–5 ZIPs · 2 selected

ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric	Henderson89015 · NV	Merkel79536 · TX
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	45.38 Leads	44.92
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#22,011of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#22,494of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#99of 166 NV ZIPs	#986of 1,868 TX ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#49of 72 ZIPs in its metro area	#15of 24 ZIPs in its metro area

ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric	Henderson89015 · NV	Merkel79536 · TX
ZipVitals Score	45.38 Leads	44.92
National rank	#22,011of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#22,494of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank	#99of 166 NV ZIPs	#986of 1,868 TX ZIPs
Metro rank	#49of 72 ZIPs in its metro area	#15of 24 ZIPs in its metro area

ZipVitals Score — Composite of 9 scoring domainsNational rank, State rank and Metro rank — Among ZIPs with a computed score

Metro areas — 89015: Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · 79536: Abilene, TX.

Where these ZIPs differ, domain by domain

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score. Each one is placed on the same national scale, and the domains where these ZIPs are furthest apart come first. Higher is healthier in every one.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Every ranking, bar and gap below is measured against the same national group. Where a ZIP’s line also mentions its state or its metro area, that figure is measured against a different group — its own — so it is context for that one ZIP and never a comparison between them.

Furthest apart first

all 2 ZIPs can be placed on these 9 domains

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 79536 leads · 28-point gap
79536Merkel		healthier than 94% · 91% in Texas, 22% in its metro area	1 of 2
89015Henderson		healthier than 66% · 44% in Nevada, 23% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 89015 leads · 23-point gap
89015Henderson		in the top 0.00% · 100% in Nevada, 100% in its metro area	1 of 2
79536Merkel		healthier than 77% · 71% in Texas, 89% in its metro area	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 89015 leads · 19-point gap
89015Henderson		healthier than 51% · 51% in Nevada, 51% in its metro area	1 of 2
79536Merkel		healthier than 32% · 23% in Texas, 44% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 89015 leads · 10-point gap
89015Henderson		healthier than 55% · 48% in Nevada, 28% in its metro area	1 of 2
79536Merkel		healthier than 45% · 31% in Texas, 22% in its metro area	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 89015 leads · 5-point gap
89015Henderson		healthier than 31% · 41% in Nevada, 38% in its metro area	1 of 2
79536Merkel		healthier than 26% · 41% in Texas, 22% in its metro area	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 79536 leads · 5-point gap
79536Merkel		healthier than 13% · 69% in Texas, 44% in its metro area	1 of 2
89015Henderson		healthier than 8% · 2% in Nevada, 3% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 79536 leads · 2-point gap
79536Merkel		healthier than 15% · 49% in Texas, 56% in its metro area	1 of 2
89015Henderson		healthier than 13% · 40% in Nevada, 52% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 79536 leads · 1-point gap
79536Merkel		healthier than 28% · 18% in Texas, 22% in its metro area	1 of 2
89015Henderson		healthier than 27% · 17% in Nevada, 20% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 79536 leads · 1-point gap
79536Merkel		healthier than 35% · 43% in Texas, 33% in its metro area	1 of 2
89015Henderson		healthier than 34% · 41% in Nevada, 34% in its metro area	2 of 2

“Of the score” is the domain’s weight in the ZipVitals Score — a property of the score itself, the same on every ZIP. A gap is the distance between the highest and lowest of these ZIPs on that domain’s national scale. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain.

Data release 2026 · higher is healthier on every row. How the ZipVitals Score is calculated →

The State rank and Metro rank rows show no “Leads” marker: each ZIP is ranked against the ZIPs in its own state and the ZIPs in its own metro area, so those ranks are not ordered against one another.

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Henderson vs. Merkel

Henderson 89015 · NVLEADS45.38

Merkel 79536 · TX44.92

Data release 2026 · public federal and academic sources · higher is healthier

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