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ZIP code

75683

in Ore City, TexasPopulation 3,413

40.70/ 100

Ranked #26,270 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 18%)

Ranked #1,403 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 25%)

Ranked #24 of 29 Longview, TX ZIPs (bottom 17%)

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.

Air-toxics cancer risk

40 per million

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US96th
Definition & 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 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US95th
Definition & 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

54.4 days/year

in the top 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST25th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

50.2%

in the top 22% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US78th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

The read

Ore City, Texas (ZIP 75683), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 18% nationally (26,270th) and the bottom 25% of Texas (1,403rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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A few readings each way define this mixed profile: modeled arsenic is in the bottom 14.7% nationally, modeled radon lies in the bottom 13.2% nationally, and homeownership registers in the top 15% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 4.5% nationally, industrial-pollution burden lies in the top 4.6% nationally, and extreme heat registers in the top 8.2% nationally. Modeled humid heat is in the top 12.2% nationally, and distance to an emergency room lies in the top 13.6% nationally. Fatal road crashes registers in the top 14.0% nationally, and modeled mammography is in the bottom 14.9% nationally.

Set within its surrounding area, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, for reference, 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. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 75640, 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.

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 40%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 36%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 29%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 15%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 19%

8%

Disability

healthier than 27%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 4%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 28%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 18%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 34%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 7%

8%

Disability

healthier than 33%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 18%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 45%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Disability

healthier than 41%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 26%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 5%

5%

Healthcare Access

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 ›

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 adults28.7%26.1–31.8
High blood pressure among adults38.7%35.3–42.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.4%7.7–9.1
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.9–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults7.8%7.1–8.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.1%8.2–10.3
Depression among adults25.1%22.1–28.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.2%12.6–16.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.6%35.0–42.6
Obesity among adults37.7%31.0–45.4
Stroke among adults4.3%3.9–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.4%12.2–16.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years14.7%12.7–17.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.7%75.4–80.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.8%71.5–78.2
Cholesterol screening among adults84.7%82.9–86.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.2%59.0–67.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.2%49.1–55.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.2%63.2–76.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.7%14.2–19.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.1%15.0–19.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.8%25.9–34.5
Short sleep duration among adults38.1%32.6–44.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.4%21.8–27.5
Frequent mental distress among adults19.4%17.4–21.4
Frequent physical distress among adults15.9%14.3–17.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.4%15.6–19.4
Any disability among adults36.4%32.5–40.7
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.6–9.4
Independent living disability among adults10.3%9.3–11.5
Mobility disability among adults17.8%15.9–19.9
Self-care disability among adults5.0%4.5–5.5
Vision disability among adults6.3%5.8–7.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6427.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)12.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)1.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle7.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription90.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate91.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population2.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households59.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+20.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age43.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$65,240$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$113,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$813$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 birth74.8 yr ± 0.8278.9 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 0.82 years of 74.8, 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