ZIP code
76022
in Bedford, TexasPopulation 13,760
52.00/ 100
Ranked #13,447 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 42%)
Ranked #418 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 22%)
Ranked #122 of 265 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ZIPs (top 46%)
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.
Dry extreme heat
92.3 days/year
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS98thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Physician access
3.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of physicians’ offices located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Lithium in drinking water
82 µg/L
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & 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
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Walkability
130 intersections/sq mi
in the top 6.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & 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
47.5%
in the bottom 7.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST10thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
6.8%
in the top 8.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Pharmacy access
0.34 per 1,000 residents
in the top 11.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS89thDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, ZIP 76022, one of several in Bedford, Texas places in the top 42% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,447th) and the top 22% of Texas (418th).
The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: physicians registers in the top 3.0% nationally. Distance to an emergency room settles at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Walkability sits in the top 6.4% nationally. On the other side, modeled extreme heat lies in the top 2.3% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the top 4.5% nationally, and lithium in drinking water resides in the top 4.5% nationally. Modeled tree cover is at the national minimum, homeownership lands in the bottom 7.9% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 8.0% nationally. Crowded housing registers in the top 8.9% nationally.
Beside the areas that surround it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 76021, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 81%
21%
Disability
healthier than 67%
7%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 46%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 32%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 25%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 36%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 15%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 72%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 67%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 65%
11%
Disability
healthier than 74%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 80%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 46%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 19%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 68%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 50%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 58%
11%
Disability
healthier than 55%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 39%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 25%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 34%
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.
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 78.3 ± 2.1 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
76021
Texasshares a border
Score 56.16
Closest healthier
76054
Texasshares a border
Score 59.23
Similar health profile
76179
Texas99% similar profile
Score 54.37
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 | 23.6% | 21.3–26.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 31.9% | 28.9–34.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.6% | 6.9–8.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.9% | 5.1–6.6 |
| Depression among adults | 24.0% | 21.1–26.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.5% | 30.4–36.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 32.1% | 27.8–36.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.2% | 2.9–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.8% | 8.9–13.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.3% | 12.4–16.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.9% | 71.0–76.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.4% | 70.2–76.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.9% | 84.1–87.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.0% | 60.1–67.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.1% | 57.2–63.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.6% | 72.1–82.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.8% | 14.4–19.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.3% | 10.6–14.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.0% | 22.8–29.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.7% | 35.1–42.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.3% | 17.1–21.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.7% | 15.9–19.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.9% | 11.5–14.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.5% | 13.0–16.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.4% | 27.3–33.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.6–7.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.9% | 7.0–8.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.7% | 12.1–15.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.3–5.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 29.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.7% | 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 | 93.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 36.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 47.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 6.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 15.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 43.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 15.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 39.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $72,560 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $277,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,500 | $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 | 78.3 yr ± 1.06 | 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 1.06 years of 78.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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