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ZIP code

75056

in The Colony, TexasPopulation 69,628

60.61/ 100

Ranked #4,402 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.8%)

Ranked #136 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 7.3%)

Ranked #47 of 265 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ZIPs (top 18%)

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.

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$1

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

3.5%

in the bottom 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

88.2 days/year

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

4.2%

in the bottom 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

2.0%

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

26.6%

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Lithium in drinking water

72 µg/L

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US94th
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 ›

Mobility disability

8.9%

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

36.3%

in the top 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

The read

The Colony, Texas (ZIP 75056), overall, ranks in the top 13.8% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,402nd) and the top 7.3% of Texas (136th).

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: modeled coronary heart disease registers in the bottom 2.1% nationally, hearing disability resides in the bottom 2.6% nationally, and stroke settles in the bottom 2.3% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure is in the bottom 4.2% nationally, and mobility disability sits in the bottom 5.3% nationally. Set against that, modeled disaster risk lands in the top 0.8% nationally, and expected annual loss lies in the top 0.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands in the top 3.5% nationally, and lithium in drinking water rests in the top 5.6% nationally. Floodplain exposure registers in the top 7.4% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. ZIP 75010, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.

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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare within

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 96%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 83%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 61%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 73%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 75%

8%

Disability

healthier than 95%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 66%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 2%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 93%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 85%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 88%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 82%

8%

Disability

healthier than 94%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 41%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 89%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 75%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 82%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 82%

8%

Disability

healthier than 88%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 52%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 6%

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 adults18.4%16.2–20.8
High blood pressure among adults26.6%23.6–30.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.4%4.9–5.9
Current asthma among adults9.2%8.2–10.4
Coronary heart disease among adults3.5%3.2–3.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults3.6%3.2–4.1
Depression among adults20.7%17.9–23.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults8.9%7.7–10.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.1%30.5–37.9
Obesity among adults32.4%27.3–38.1
Stroke among adults2.0%1.9–2.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years7.6%6.2–9.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.6%9.3–12.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure69.8%66.3–73.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.2%69.6–76.9
Cholesterol screening among adults86.4%84.8–88.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.4%54.0–63.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.6%62.7–68.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.5%72.4–84.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.6%15.7–21.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults9.0%7.8–10.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.6%16.8–22.9
Short sleep duration among adults35.6%31.4–40.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults14.3%12.6–16.2
Frequent mental distress among adults15.6%13.9–17.5
Frequent physical distress among adults9.8%8.7–11.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.5%10.3–12.9
Any disability among adults22.7%19.9–26.0
Hearing disability among adults4.2%3.7–4.7
Independent living disability among adults5.6%5.0–6.2
Mobility disability among adults8.9%7.8–10.2
Self-care disability among adults2.4%2.2–2.6
Vision disability among adults3.4%3.2–3.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6410.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)4.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)53.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)4.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle3.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription97.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)28.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate59.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population19.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households49.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+10.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age37.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$119,682$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$458,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$1,902$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,154 ($764–$1,815) n=1,508
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.2 yr ± 0.5378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.2 yr (75.1–81.7) n=1,772

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 80.2, 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