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ZIP code

75478

in Saltillo, TexasPopulation 927

37.76/ 100

Ranked #28,164 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 12.2%)

Ranked #1,615 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 13.6%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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)

18.3%

in the top 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST60th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

65.9 days/year

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST38th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mammography

68.3%

in the bottom 8.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST12th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Recreation access

0.99 per 1,000 residents

in the top 9.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

56.7 mi

in the top 9.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST85th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

130.6 days/year

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST52nd
US90th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Radon

0.7 pCi/L

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST32nd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

The read

Saltillo, Texas (ZIP 75478), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 12.2% nationally (28,164th) and the bottom 13.6% of Texas (1,615th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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A balanced showing across the data, with a few readings each side: recreation rests in the top 9.0% nationally, distance to a Superfund site settles in the top 9.6% nationally, and modeled radon lands in the bottom 5.3% nationally. On the other hand, modeled uninsured rests in the top 6.2% nationally, extreme heat settles in the top 6.4% nationally, and mammography lands in the bottom 8.3% nationally. Modeled humid heat rests in the top 9.8% nationally, and colon screening settles in the bottom 10.3% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health lands in the top 13.4% nationally, and loud transportation noise rests in the top 14.0% nationally.

Defined simply, for reference, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 75437, 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.

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

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 78%

14%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 55%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 8%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 22%

8%

Disability

healthier than 15%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 2%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 54%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 18%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

8%

Disability

healthier than 18%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 8%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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 adults30.1%26.4–33.8
High blood pressure among adults40.3%35.7–44.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.7%7.9–9.7
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.5–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults8.8%7.6–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.7%8.7–12.7
Depression among adults24.9%21.2–29.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.2%13.0–17.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.9%35.3–44.6
Obesity among adults38.6%30.3–47.7
Stroke among adults4.7%4.1–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.1%15.7–22.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years18.3%14.9–21.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.2%75.3–80.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.6%70.5–78.5
Cholesterol screening among adults83.9%81.6–86.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.5%53.1–63.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.9%44.0–51.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.3%59.6–76.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.9%13.0–19.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.4%15.9–23.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.4%27.9–39.3
Short sleep duration among adults38.9%31.9–46.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.8%23.4–32.3
Frequent mental distress among adults19.1%16.7–21.7
Frequent physical distress among adults17.6%15.0–20.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.5%15.8–21.4
Any disability among adults39.1%33.8–44.7
Hearing disability among adults9.6%8.3–11.0
Independent living disability among adults11.4%9.6–13.3
Mobility disability among adults20.1%16.9–23.4
Self-care disability among adults5.7%4.8–6.7
Vision disability among adults7.4%6.3–8.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6443.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)33.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)10.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)2.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle2.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription90.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)14.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate90.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population13.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households52.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+23.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age47.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$57,917$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$170,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$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 birth79.4 yr ± 1.5378.9 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 1.53 years of 79.4, 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