ZIP code
75686
in Pittsburg, TexasPopulation 14,195
37.95/ 100
Ranked #28,039 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 12.6%)
Ranked #1,607 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 14.0%)
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)
19.2%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST64thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 4.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS95thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
58 days/year
in the top 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST30thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
37.8 per million
in the top 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
134 days/year
in the top 8.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST56thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS91stDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
10.4%
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS10thDefinition & 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 ›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 ›The read
Pittsburg, Texas (ZIP 75686), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 12.6% nationally (28,039th) and the bottom 14.0% of Texas (1,607th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: distance to an emergency room settles at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Modeled pfas sits in the bottom 10.0% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled uninsured lies in the top 5.2% nationally, disaster risk rests in the top 4.9% nationally, and extreme heat resides in the top 7.6% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 8.0% nationally, humid heat lands in the top 8.8% nationally, and expected annual loss stands in the top 9.2% nationally. Modeled mammography registers in the bottom 10.1% nationally, and fair or poor health settles in the top 13.2% nationally.
For anyone unfamiliar, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 75451, 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.
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 44%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 25%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 19%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 11%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 19%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Disability
healthier than 16%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 3%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 13%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 13%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 38%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 19%
8%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 10%
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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 75.8 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $59,991 predicts 78.1 years — 2.2 years below.
Ranked #3,030 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 37.8 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 75.8 ± 1.5 years.
Ranked #1,763 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
75451
Texasshares a border
Score 39.33
Closest healthier
75455
Texasshares a border
Score 39.89
Similar health profile
76384
Texas99% similar profile
Score 36.07
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 | 29.6% | 26.8–32.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.7% | 37.9–45.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.1% | 7.4–8.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.0% | 9.8–12.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.4% | 7.7–9.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.7% | 8.7–10.8 |
| Depression among adults | 23.6% | 20.5–26.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.5% | 14.7–18.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.3% | 35.5–43.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.9% | 32.5–47.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.8% | 4.4–5.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.9% | 16.9–23.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 19.2% | 17.1–21.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.9% | 76.6–81.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.1% | 72.7–79.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.8% | 83.1–86.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.3% | 55.4–64.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 50.4% | 46.9–53.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.9% | 61.1–75.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.8% | 12.5–17.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.5% | 15.3–19.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.7% | 29.3–38.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.2% | 32.8–45.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.9% | 25.1–31.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.9% | 17.0–20.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.9% | 15.2–18.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.9% | 16.2–19.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.6% | 34.6–43.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.9–9.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.4% | 10.3–12.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.3% | 18.1–22.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.4–6.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.9% | 7.3–8.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 20.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 27.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 21.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 77.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 46.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 17.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 36.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $59,991 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $170,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $797 | $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 | 75.8 yr ± 0.78 | 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 0.78 years of 75.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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