ZIP code
75220
in Dallas, TexasPopulation 40,239
42.00/ 100
Ranked #25,212 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 21%)
Ranked #1,294 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 31%)
Ranked #230 of 265 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ZIPs (bottom 13.3%)
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.
Uninsured (under 65)
38.4%
in the top 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
57.4%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
51.6%
in the bottom 2.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST9thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
1,203 units
in the top 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
17.1%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
10.1%
in the top 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
91.1 days/year
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST78thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
11.1%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
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 ›Homeownership rate
31.9%
in the bottom 3.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST5thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
31.1%
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite health measure, ZIP 75220, one of several in Dallas, Texas ranks in the bottom 21% nationally (25,212th) and the bottom 31% of Texas (1,294th).
Where the load on this area runs deepest, the data leads: modeled uninsured resides in the top 0.3% nationally, and transportation noise registers in the top 0.4% nationally. Modeled colon screening rests in the bottom 2.7% nationally, and crowded housing stands in the top 1.7% nationally. Modeled vision disability lies in the top 4.7% nationally, modeled extreme heat lands in the top 2.6% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure sits in the top 3.5% nationally. Homeownership is in the bottom 3.5% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health settles in the top 6.5% nationally. More encouragingly, subsidized affordable housing resides in the top 1.0% nationally.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Close by, ZIP 75039, just across the boundary, ranks 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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 85%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 63%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 64%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 5%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 2%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 13%
11%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 2%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 77%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 63%
16%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 57%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 5%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 5%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 20%
11%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 7%
5%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 61%
8%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 59%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 44%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 55%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 3%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 15%
11%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 7%
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
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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 5.2 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 84.9 — 80 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,170 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
75039
Texasshares a border
Score 68.73
Closest healthier
75062
Texasshares a border
Score 52.22
Similar health profile
75042
Texas99% similar profile
Score 43.21
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 | 17.0% | 15.1–19.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.5% | 27.7–33.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.2% | 8.2–10.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.7–5.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.2 |
| Depression among adults | 19.8% | 17.4–22.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.3% | 11.9–15.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.6% | 32.7–38.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.4% | 34.2–43.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.0% | 2.8–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.2% | 12.7–17.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 38.4% | 35.1–41.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 68.5% | 65.3–71.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 70.3% | 66.9–73.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 78.2% | 75.9–80.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 51.6% | 47.6–55.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 44.4% | 41.7–47.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.3% | 62.6–75.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.6% | 15.2–20.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.2% | 13.4–17.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 38.6% | 35.1–42.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.0% | 32.4–39.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 31.1% | 28.5–34.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.7% | 16.9–20.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.3% | 13.8–17.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 20.1% | 18.2–22.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.5% | 32.3–39.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.5–7.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.7% | 9.7–11.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.9% | 14.3–17.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.3–6.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 10.1% | 9.3–11.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 18.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 57.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 37.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 24.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 11.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 39.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 31.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 17.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 47.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 44.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 8.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 31.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $69,843 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $500,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,256 | $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 unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled. | |||
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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