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75975

in Timpson, TexasPopulation 3,671

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35.59/ 100

Ranked #29,148 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 9.1%)

Ranked #1,710 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 8.5%)

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.

PFAS in drinking water

7.9%

in the bottom 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US5th
Definition & 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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

39.9 per million

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US93rd
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

140.2 days/year

in the top 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US93rd
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 ›

Crowded housing

6.7%

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

50.6 days/year

in the top 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST20th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

35.4 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

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 ›

Stroke

5.2%

in the top 11.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US89th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$44,297

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

44.3%

in the top 14.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US85th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Timpson, Texas (ZIP 75975) ranks in the bottom 9.1% nationally (29,148th) and the bottom 8.5% of Texas (1,710th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: modeled pfas registers in the bottom 4.8% nationally, and radon rests in the bottom 5.3% nationally. Set against that, modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the top 6.6% nationally, and humid heat lies in the top 7.3% nationally. Crowded housing lands in the top 9.1% nationally, modeled extreme heat sits in the top 9.2% nationally, and fatal road crashes is in the top 9.4% nationally. Modeled mobility disability settles in the top 11.8% nationally, fair or poor health resides in the top 12.3% nationally, and self-care disability registers in the top 11.4% nationally.

To spell things out, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Close by, ZIP 75643, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.

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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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 44%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 38%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 18%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 19%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 4%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 40%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 11%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 24%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 7%

8%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 13%

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 adults32.3%29.0–36.1
High blood pressure among adults44.3%40.1–49.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.0%8.1–9.8
Current asthma among adults11.4%10.1–12.9
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%8.3–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.0%9.7–12.4
Depression among adults25.0%21.5–28.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.0%14.9–19.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.9%36.6–45.7
Obesity among adults41.5%33.3–50.7
Stroke among adults5.2%4.8–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.7%17.3–24.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.1%12.9–17.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.2%77.7–82.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.2%73.6–80.7
Cholesterol screening among adults85.5%83.6–87.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.5%55.2–65.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.3%47.5–55.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.8%62.5–78.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.7%12.0–17.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.1%16.6–22.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.2%29.2–39.7
Short sleep duration among adults39.5%32.2–47.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults28.2%24.9–31.9
Frequent mental distress among adults19.5%17.4–21.8
Frequent physical distress among adults17.6%15.6–19.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.0%16.0–20.3
Any disability among adults39.6%35.0–44.4
Hearing disability among adults9.5%8.5–10.6
Independent living disability among adults11.9%10.6–13.3
Mobility disability among adults21.4%18.8–24.1
Self-care disability among adults6.1%5.5–6.8
Vision disability among adults7.7%6.9–8.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate21.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6417.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)15.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)12.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)2.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle8.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription79.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate70.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population6.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households48.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+18.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age38.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$44,297$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$96,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$649$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 birth75.0 yr ± 1.0078.9 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 1.00 years of 75.0, 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