ZIP code
76550
in Lampasas, TexasPopulation 13,675
45.41/ 100
Ranked #21,978 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 31%)
Ranked #924 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 49%)
Ranked #20 of 31 Killeen-Temple, TX ZIPs (bottom 35%)
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
86.1 days/year
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST60thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Lampasas, Texas (ZIP 76550), overall, ranks in the bottom 31% nationally (21,978th) and the top 49% of Texas (924th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: distance to an emergency room rests at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 8.2% nationally, subsidized affordable housing resides in the top 10.3% nationally, and pharmacy settles in the top 13.1% nationally. Distance to a nursing home is at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Mental-health providers sits in the top 13.7% nationally, and modeled radon lands in the bottom 10.7% nationally. On the other side, modeled extreme heat lies in the top 4.0% nationally, and humid heat stands in the top 13.3% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests in the top 13.7% nationally.
Defined simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 76522, just across the boundary, comes out 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 70%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 94%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 41%
21%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 24%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 33%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 38%
8%
Disability
healthier than 36%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the bottom 0.8%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 20%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 70%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 92%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 67%
13%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Disability
healthier than 44%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 27%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 32%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 3%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 22%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 96%
16%
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.00%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 83%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 68%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 91%
8%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 41%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 2%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 9%
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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 77.2 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $78,578 predicts 79.1 years — 1.9 years below.
Ranked #2,427 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
76522
Texasshares a border
Score 47.89
Closest healthier
76525
Texasshares a border
Score 45.87
Similar health profile
75494
Texas100% similar profile
Score 45.66
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% | 26.6–32.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.1% | 35.3–43.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.6% | 8.7–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.2–8.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.5% | 7.6–9.5 |
| Depression among adults | 24.0% | 20.8–27.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.1% | 12.4–16.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.1% | 36.1–44.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.8% | 28.1–42.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.8–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.4% | 12.8–18.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.9% | 13.1–16.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.3% | 76.8–81.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.7% | 73.3–79.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.7% | 85.1–88.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.5% | 59.7–68.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.7% | 51.1–57.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.5% | 63.6–77.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.1% | 13.5–19.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.6% | 12.6–16.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.4% | 24.3–32.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.2% | 33.0–45.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.7% | 20.1–25.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.5% | 15.6–19.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.6–17.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 13.7–17.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.4% | 31.2–39.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–9.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.2–10.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.1% | 15.1–19.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 4.1–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.4–6.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 20.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 24.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 74.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 57.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 22.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 42.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $78,578 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $241,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,018 | $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 | 77.2 yr ± 0.75 | 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 0.75 years of 77.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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