ZIP code
76469
in Putnam, TexasPopulation 9
44.19/ 100
Ranked #23,236 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 28%)
Ranked #1,070 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 43%)
Ranked #18 of 24 Abilene, TX ZIPs (bottom 25%)
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.
Poverty rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 bottom 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Slow internet speeds
4.4%
in the top 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
90 mi
in the top 4.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Lithium in drinking water
9.6 µg/L
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Dry extreme heat
81.1 days/year
in the top 4.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST51stUS95thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents served by public water systems where PFAS — man-made “forever chemicals” that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down — were detected in EPA testing.
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 ›Distance to an emergency room
20.1 mi
in the top 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›The read
Putnam, Texas (ZIP 76469), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 28% nationally (23,236th) and the bottom 43% of Texas (1,070th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The profile opens on the burdens that define it most: slow internet speeds is in the top 2.7% nationally, modeled extreme heat resides in the top 4.8% nationally, and PFAS in drinking water rests at the national maximum. Distance to an emergency room lies in the top 5.4% nationally. More positively, poverty sits at the national minimum, and homeownership settles at the national maximum. Modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 2.6% nationally, and home broadband subscription stands at the national maximum. Distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 4.3% nationally, and lithium in drinking water is in the bottom 4.4% nationally.
Held up against its neighbors, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 76437, 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 Abilene, TX metro area.
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 48%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 43%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 50%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 56%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 21%
21%
Disability
healthier than 33%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 3%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 23%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 87%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 70%
11%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 44%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 59%
8%
Disability
healthier than 41%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 9%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 27%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 9%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 25%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 68%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 89%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 72%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 92%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.00%
21%
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.00%
14%
Disability
healthier than 30%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the bottom 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 29%
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.
Nearby
76437
Texasshares a border
Score 45.21
Closest healthier
79504
Texasshares a border
Score 44.87
Similar health profile
75859
Texas99% similar profile
Score 43.52
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 | 33.4% | 29.5–37.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.7% | 39.0–48.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.1% | 10.0–12.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.5% | 8.1–10.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.3% | 8.4–12.3 |
| Depression among adults | 22.9% | 19.4–26.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.5% | 13.2–17.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.2% | 39.8–48.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.3% | 28.2–44.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.0–5.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.8% | 11.3–16.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.2% | 8.3–14.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.8% | 79.1–84.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.6% | 74.0–81.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.0% | 84.6–89.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.6% | 60.5–70.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.3% | 54.6–61.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.6% | 65.3–80.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.2% | 13.4–19.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.8% | 12.6–19.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.6% | 22.1–33.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.0% | 27.5–40.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.0% | 18.9–27.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.3% | 14.1–18.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.9% | 13.5–18.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.5% | 12.2–17.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.9% | 30.3–41.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.6–11.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.0% | 7.5–10.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.6% | 15.3–22.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.6% | 3.9–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.6% | 4.7–6.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 44.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 100.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 33.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 57.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 77.5 yr ± 1.26 | 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 1.26 years of 77.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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