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ZIP code

75116

in Duncanville, TexasPopulation 19,954

46.49/ 100

Ranked #20,767 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 35%)

Ranked #810 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 43%)

Ranked #182 of 265 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ZIPs (bottom 31%)

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.

Uninsured (under 65)

26.8%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

PFOS in drinking water

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents served by public water systems where PFOS, one of the most common “forever chemicals,” was detected in EPA testing.

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 ›

Dry extreme heat

89.8 days/year

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents served by public water systems where PFAS — man-made “forever chemicals” that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down — were detected in EPA testing.

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 ›

Dental provider access

1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The number of dental offices located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.19 per 1,000 residents

in the top 7.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The number of full supermarkets inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”

Full methodology ›

Walkability

110 intersections/sq mi

in the top 9.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

6.7%

in the top 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

58%

in the bottom 9.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST30th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Park land

6.7%

in the top 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US84th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, ZIP 75116, one of several in Duncanville, Texas lands in the bottom 35% nationally (20,767th) and the top 43% of Texas (810th).

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The measures that press hardest set the tone here: modeled uninsured registers in the top 1.8% nationally, and PFOS in drinking water sits at the national maximum. Modeled extreme heat rests in the top 3.1% nationally, and PFAS in drinking water is at the national maximum. Crowded housing stands in the top 9.2% nationally, and modeled colon screening settles in the bottom 9.3% nationally. On the stronger side, dental providers lies in the top 6.5% nationally, grocery resides in the top 7.8% nationally, and walkability lands in the top 9.1% nationally. Subsidized affordable housing registers in the top 11.4% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, PFOS in drinking water is a common one of the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. PFAS in drinking water is the family of man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 75137, 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.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 64%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 64%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 68%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 41%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 44%

14%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 7%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 31%

11%

Disability

healthier than 27%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 17%

5%

Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 88%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 60%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 36%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 27%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 28%

13%

Disability

healthier than 33%

7%

Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 62%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 43%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

“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 adults22.2%20.1–24.4
High blood pressure among adults36.2%33.3–39.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.9%5.3–6.5
Current asthma among adults10.1%9.1–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults6.4%5.8–7.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.9%6.2–7.7
Depression among adults19.4%17.1–22.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.4%12.8–16.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.9%34.9–41.1
Obesity among adults38.3%34.1–42.8
Stroke among adults3.9%3.6–4.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.0%13.3–18.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years26.8%23.9–29.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.7%73.1–78.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.4%72.5–78.3
Cholesterol screening among adults83.7%81.9–85.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.0%53.8–61.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.2%48.3–54.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.0%66.6–78.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.7%13.5–18.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.2%12.5–16.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults35.4%31.8–39.3
Short sleep duration among adults36.0%32.5–39.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.0%24.4–29.8
Frequent mental distress among adults17.9%16.2–19.8
Frequent physical distress among adults14.7%13.2–16.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.2%15.4–19.0
Any disability among adults34.3%31.0–37.7
Hearing disability among adults6.8%6.1–7.6
Independent living disability among adults10.0%9.0–11.0
Mobility disability among adults17.1%15.3–19.1
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.8–5.8
Vision disability among adults8.0%7.3–8.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6434.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)22.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)17.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)8.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle3.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription91.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)35.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate60.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population17.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households35.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+16.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age34.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$67,390$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$237,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$1,455$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 birth78.2 yr ± 0.7278.9 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 0.72 years of 78.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

More ZIPs to explore ▾

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