ZIP code
76622
in Aquilla, TexasPopulation 1,447
39.98/ 100
Ranked #26,774 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 17%)
Ranked #1,458 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 22%)
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
94 days/year
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Lead in tap water
0 ppb
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
US1stDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
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 ›Lithium in drinking water
72 µg/L
in the top 5.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to an emergency room
16.6 mi
in the top 8.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
0.15%
in the bottom 9.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
34.6 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS90thDefinition & 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
0.8 pCi/L
in the bottom 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST51stUS10thDefinition & 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 ›Energy-cost burden
4.6%
in the top 14.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS86thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›The read
Aquilla, Texas (ZIP 76622), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 17% nationally (26,774th) and the bottom 22% of Texas (1,458th).
The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: lead in tap water registers at the national minimum, and modeled transportation noise settles in the bottom 9.3% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise sits at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden lies in the bottom 12.9% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled extreme heat rests in the top 1.9% nationally, lithium in drinking water resides in the top 5.5% nationally, and distance to an emergency room is in the top 8.9% nationally. Fiber broadband lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes stands in the top 9.9% nationally, and modeled humid heat registers in the top 11.3% nationally.
For anyone unfamiliar, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 76633, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 28%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 22%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 12%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 11%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 18%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 94%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 63%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 60%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 19%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 5%
8%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 20%
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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 95.4 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 28.2 — 67 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,243 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
76633
Texasshares a border
Score 55.79
Closest healthier
76634
Texasshares a border
Score 47.29
Similar health profile
45859
Ohio98% similar profile
Score 32.92
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 | 30.6% | 27.1–34.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.7% | 36.3–44.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.1% | 8.1–10.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.7–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.6–9.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.3% | 8.8–12.0 |
| Depression among adults | 25.8% | 22.1–29.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.9% | 12.9–17.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.8% | 35.4–44.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.3% | 30.1–46.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.1% | 13.3–19.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.7% | 11.3–16.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.3% | 75.3–80.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.2% | 71.2–78.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.0% | 82.9–86.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.3% | 60.4–70.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.6% | 54.1–61.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.9% | 62.1–78.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.7% | 13.8–19.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.8% | 15.8–22.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.7% | 25.8–36.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.9% | 33.3–47.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.2% | 21.8–28.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.5% | 17.3–21.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.9% | 14.9–19.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.4% | 15.1–19.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.6% | 32.9–42.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.1% | 8.1–10.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.2–12.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.8% | 16.2–21.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.5–6.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.6–7.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 25.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 14.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 84.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 6.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 45.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 13.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 37.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $74,167 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $195,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $817 | $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 | 74.9 yr ± 0.99 | 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 0.99 years of 74.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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