ZIP code
75645
in East Mountain, TexasPopulation 10,400
42.18/ 100
Ranked #25,056 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 22%)
Ranked #1,277 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 32%)
Ranked #22 of 29 Longview, TX ZIPs (bottom 24%)
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.
Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 2.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
57.4 days/year
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST29thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
9.7%
in the bottom 8.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Radon
0.8 pCi/L
in the bottom 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST44thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Lithium in drinking water
12 µg/L
in the bottom 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS18thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
37.1%
in the top 31% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS69thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›The read
East Mountain, Texas (ZIP 75645) ranks in the bottom 22% nationally (25,056th) and the bottom 32% of Texas (1,277th).
A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: modeled pfas stands in the bottom 8.4% nationally, and radon sits in the bottom 7.8% nationally. Modeled arsenic resides in the bottom 14.6% nationally. On the other side, modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the top 2.4% nationally, industrial-pollution burden sits in the top 3.0% nationally, and extreme heat resides in the top 7.7% nationally. Modeled humid heat stands in the top 10.5% nationally, expected annual loss sits in the top 11.0% nationally, and disaster risk resides in the top 13.7% nationally. Fatal road crashes stands in the top 14.5% nationally.
Against its neighbors, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 75604, 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 Longview, TX metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 71%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 33%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 38%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 22%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 21%
8%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 13%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 69%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 64%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 44%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 53%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 20%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 24%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 35%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 10%
8%
Disability
healthier than 32%
7%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 64%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 64%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 50%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 59%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 41%
11%
Disability
healthier than 41%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 36%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 32%
8%
“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.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 76.8 ± 1.2 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
75604
Texasshares a border
Score 43.22
Closest healthier
75605
Texasshares a border
Score 50.33
Similar health profile
72858
Arkansas99% similar profile
Score 42.25
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 | 29.9% | 26.7–33.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.6% | 35.5–44.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–9.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.7–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.2–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.6% | 8.5–10.7 |
| Depression among adults | 25.2% | 21.7–29.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.3% | 12.6–16.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.4% | 35.2–44.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.9% | 30.3–47.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.3% | 4.0–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.5% | 14.6–20.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.7% | 12.0–15.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.5% | 75.6–81.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.5% | 71.7–79.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.7% | 83.9–87.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.1% | 55.9–66.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 51.7% | 48.0–55.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.6% | 62.3–78.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.3% | 13.5–19.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.4% | 15.1–20.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.7% | 25.4–35.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.4% | 31.5–45.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.2% | 21.4–27.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.9% | 17.0–21.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.0% | 14.3–18.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.9% | 15.2–18.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.0% | 31.8–41.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.6–9.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.2–11.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.0% | 16.0–20.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–6.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 16.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 15.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 85.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.1% | 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 | 4.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 56.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 19.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 46.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $57,438 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $166,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,055 | $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 | 76.8 yr ± 0.62 | 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 0.62 years of 76.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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