ZIP code
75065
in Hickory Creek, TexasPopulation 13,657
49.82/ 100
Ranked #16,497 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 49%)
Ranked #549 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 29%)
Ranked #145 of 265 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ZIPs (bottom 45%)
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.
Floodplain exposure
69.3%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Dry extreme heat
90.4 days/year
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST74thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Lithium in drinking water
10 µg/L
in the bottom 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Park land
11.3%
in the top 10.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, Hickory Creek, Texas (ZIP 75065) sits in the bottom 49% nationally (16,497th) and the top 29% of Texas (549th).
A few readings account for most of this area's strain: floodplain exposure stands in the top 1.8% nationally, modeled extreme heat resides in the top 2.9% nationally, and modeled humid heat sits in the top 13.8% nationally. Modeled colon screening stands in the bottom 12.0% nationally, and expected annual loss resides in the top 14.5% nationally. On the better side, lithium in drinking water sits in the bottom 7.5% nationally, and park land stands in the top 10.8% nationally. Subsidized affordable housing resides in the top 10.9% nationally, and poverty sits in the bottom 13.5% nationally. Mental-health providers stands in the top 13.6% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 75056, 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. 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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 74%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 85%
16%
Disability
healthier than 65%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 60%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 58%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 46%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 41%
8%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.03%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 64%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 65%
11%
Disability
healthier than 73%
7%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 55%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 38%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 36%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.4%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 79%
16%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 48%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 53%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 58%
11%
Disability
healthier than 52%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 38%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 39%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.4%
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
2 of our published findings list 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 77.0 ± 1.1 years. A median household income of $102,597 predicts 80.2 years — 3.2 years below.
Ranked #4,314 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 77.0 ± 1.1 years. The 35 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 80.2 years — 3.2 years below them.
Ranked #2,480 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
75056
Texasshares a border
Score 60.61
Closest healthier
75068
Texasshares a border
Score 56.65
Similar health profile
78124
Texas99% similar profile
Score 50.39
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 | 24.4% | 21.6–27.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.1% | 28.6–35.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.2% | 6.5–7.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.1–11.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.4% | 4.8–6.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.2% | 5.4–7.0 |
| Depression among adults | 23.3% | 20.2–26.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.3% | 9.8–12.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.9% | 34.0–41.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.7% | 31.1–42.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.0% | 2.7–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.2% | 11.9–16.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.4% | 12.3–16.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.4% | 70.2–76.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.7% | 70.2–77.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.4% | 83.5–87.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 59.2% | 54.9–63.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.0% | 55.0–61.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.4% | 70.0–82.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 18.0% | 15.2–21.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.0% | 11.0–15.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.6% | 20.8–28.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.0% | 32.6–41.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.8% | 17.2–22.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.7% | 15.8–19.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.2% | 11.6–14.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.7% | 13.0–16.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.9% | 26.0–33.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.4–6.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.9% | 7.0–9.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.6% | 11.7–15.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.3–4.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 3.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 17.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 38.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 30.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 73.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 15.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 52.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 13.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 40.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $102,597 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $334,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,665 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,154 ($764–$1,815) n=1,508 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.0 yr ± 0.56 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.2 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 0.56 years of 77.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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