ZIP code

76273

in Whitesboro, TexasPopulation 11,229

ZipVitals Score

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46.70/ 100

Ranked #20,526 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 36%)

Ranked #788 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 42%)

Ranked #12 of 17 Sherman-Denison, TX ZIPs (bottom 29%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

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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

77.8 days/year

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST47th

US95th

Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Whitesboro, Texas (ZIP 76273), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 36% nationally (20,526th) and the top 42% of Texas (788th).

The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: distance to a Superfund site lies in the top 10.6% nationally. Distance to a nursing home rests at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Elder services resides in the top 15% nationally, modeled pfas is in the bottom 16% nationally, and lead in tap water lands in the bottom 17% nationally. Outpatient stands in the top 17% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled extreme heat registers in the top 5.2% nationally, crowded housing settles in the top 12.9% nationally, and fatal road crashes sits in the top 14.8% nationally. Modeled humid heat lies in the top 16% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 75092, 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 Sherman-Denison, TX metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare withinUnited StatesTexasMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 50%

16%

Disability

healthier than 43%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 30%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 30%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Texas

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 73%

About typical

close to the middle of Texas

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 46%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 44%

11%

Disability

healthier than 53%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Texas

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 34%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 81%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 75%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 88%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 50%

16%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 31%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 31%

Disability

healthier than 31%

“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 75.6 ± 1.3 years. A median household income of $82,021 predicts 79.3 years — 3.7 years below.
Ranked #4,885 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 75.6 ± 1.3 years. The 48 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 78.0 years — 2.5 years below them.
Ranked #1,914 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	29.0%	26.1–31.8
High blood pressure among adults	38.0%	34.4–41.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	9.3%	8.5–10.1
Current asthma among adults	10.6%	9.5–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults	7.5%	6.8–8.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	8.4%	7.5–9.5
Depression among adults	25.0%	21.9–28.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	13.0%	11.5–14.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	39.6%	35.9–43.4
Obesity among adults	34.3%	28.1–41.0
Stroke among adults	3.9%	3.6–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	13.5%	11.4–15.7

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	12.3%	10.7–14.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	77.9%	75.3–80.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	75.8%	72.4–78.8
Cholesterol screening among adults	86.5%	84.9–87.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	63.8%	59.3–67.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	56.4%	53.1–59.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	71.1%	63.9–77.3

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	16.6%	14.1–19.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults	15.5%	13.5–17.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	27.5%	23.8–31.4
Short sleep duration among adults	39.1%	33.5–45.0

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	21.4%	19.0–23.9
Frequent mental distress among adults	17.8%	16.1–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults	14.8%	13.2–16.4

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	15.4%	13.8–17.0
Any disability among adults	33.8%	30.1–37.5
Hearing disability among adults	8.3%	7.5–9.2
Independent living disability among adults	9.0%	8.1–10.0
Mobility disability among adults	16.3%	14.4–18.2
Self-care disability among adults	4.2%	3.8–4.6
Vision disability among adults	5.3%	4.8–5.8

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	8.8%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–64	21.7%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)	10.1%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	22.2%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)	2.4%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle	5.1%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription	88.3%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	18.1%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate	68.9%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	5.3%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population	4.0%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households	55.7%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+	18.9%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age	38.5 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income	$82,021	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value	$242,300	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent	$1,152	$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	75.6 yr ± 0.67	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 0.67 years of 75.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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