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ZIP code

75488

in Telephone, TexasPopulation 1,244

43.81/ 100

Ranked #23,598 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)

Ranked #1,111 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 41%)

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.

Transportation noise

0.00%

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US5th
Definition & 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 ›

Dry extreme heat

73.5 days/year

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST43rd
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Walkability

1.7 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 5.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US6th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

97.8%

in the top 5.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

7.7%

in the top 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

63.9 mi

in the top 7.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST88th
US92nd
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 ›

Floodplain exposure

34.4%

in the top 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US92nd
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 ›

Poverty rate

26.7%

in the top 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

9 mi

in the top 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US84th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Telephone, Texas (ZIP 75488) comes out in the bottom 26% nationally (23,598th) and the bottom 41% of Texas (1,111th).

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The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: modeled transportation noise resides in the bottom 5.1% nationally, homeownership rests in the top 5.8% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site lies in the top 7.8% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise sits at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Set against that, modeled extreme heat settles in the top 5.6% nationally, and walkability registers in the bottom 5.8% nationally. Crowded housing stands in the top 7.2% nationally, and floodplain exposure lands in the top 8.2% nationally. Poverty is in the top 9.2% nationally. Fiber broadband resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

In plain terms, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 75438, 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 76%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 40%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 39%

8%

Disability

healthier than 35%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 3%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 85%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 63%

11%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 59%

14%

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 12%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

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.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 77.8; chronic-disease standing 27.2 — 51 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #2,443 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.

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 adults31.6%27.8–35.6
High blood pressure among adults41.1%36.6–45.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.6%9.5–11.7
Current asthma among adults10.4%9.1–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults8.9%7.7–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.2%7.6–11.0
Depression among adults24.4%20.7–28.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.4%12.3–16.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.5%36.9–46.2
Obesity among adults38.0%29.5–46.9
Stroke among adults4.5%3.9–5.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.5%12.7–18.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.9%9.5–15.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.6%77.8–83.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.3%73.5–81.0
Cholesterol screening among adults87.7%85.7–89.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.0%62.2–71.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.6%57.9–65.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.5%61.6–78.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.9%13.0–19.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.6%12.7–18.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.0%22.8–33.9
Short sleep duration among adults35.9%29.0–43.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.1%18.4–26.1
Frequent mental distress among adults17.1%14.9–19.4
Frequent physical distress among adults15.4%13.2–17.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.9%12.7–17.3
Any disability among adults35.7%30.5–41.4
Hearing disability among adults9.7%8.4–11.1
Independent living disability among adults9.1%7.7–10.6
Mobility disability among adults17.6%14.6–20.8
Self-care disability among adults4.4%3.7–5.2
Vision disability among adults5.5%4.7–6.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate26.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6426.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)6.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)6.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle1.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription87.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)30.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate97.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)7.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population1.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households64.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+19.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age31.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$54,700$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$206,300$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 birth78.1 yr ± 1.6878.9 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 1.68 years of 78.1, 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