ZIP code
77905
in Victoria, TexasPopulation 16,599
45.45/ 100
Ranked #21,928 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)
Ranked #915 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 49%)
Ranked #9 of 12 Victoria, 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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
159.7 days/year
in the top 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS97thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
17.4%
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST56thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
60 days/year
in the top 7.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST32ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
37.4 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS92ndDefinition & 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
0.7 pCi/L
in the bottom 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST29thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›The read
On the composite measure, ZIP 77905, one of several in Victoria, Texas stands in the bottom 32% nationally (21,928th) and the top 49% of Texas (915th).
The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 1.9% nationally, and humid heat sits in the top 2.7% nationally. Modeled uninsured resides in the top 7.1% nationally, and extreme heat stands in the top 7.4% nationally. Fatal road crashes sits in the top 8.2% nationally, modeled expected annual loss resides in the top 10.9% nationally, and floodplain exposure stands in the top 11.5% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. More positively, modeled radon resides in the bottom 4.6% nationally, and distance to an emergency room stands in the bottom 16% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. ZIP 77904, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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 Victoria, TX metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 65%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 52%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 43%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 48%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 16%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 32%
11%
Disability
healthier than 38%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 4%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 53%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 48%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 48%
8%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 22%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 17%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 82%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 45%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 45%
16%
Disability
healthier than 45%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 27%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 36%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 27%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 18%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
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 78.1 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $88,585 predicts 79.6 years — 1.5 years below.
Ranked #1,868 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
77901
Texasshares a border
Score 38.72
Closest healthier
77904
Texasshares a border
Score 52.72
Similar health profile
32506
Florida99% similar profile
Score 45.44
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 | 27.5% | 24.4–30.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.5% | 33.5–41.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.4% | 7.7–9.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.0% | 9.0–11.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.4% | 6.7–8.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.8% | 7.0–8.7 |
| Depression among adults | 22.7% | 19.5–26.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.4% | 12.7–16.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.5% | 34.4–42.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.4% | 28.9–44.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.6–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.7% | 12.4–17.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 17.4% | 15.5–19.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.4% | 75.7–81.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.0% | 71.4–78.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.6% | 85.0–88.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.7% | 58.2–66.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.3% | 51.0–57.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.9% | 63.8–77.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.6% | 13.9–19.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.8% | 12.9–16.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.4% | 25.2–34.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.8% | 32.0–43.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.5% | 20.9–26.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.5–19.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.6–17.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.5% | 13.9–17.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.3% | 30.3–38.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.4–9.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.9% | 8.1–9.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.0% | 15.0–19.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.7–6.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 25.0% | 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+) | 17.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 82.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 14.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 64.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 20.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 41.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $88,585 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $227,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,103 | $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 | 78.1 yr ± 0.69 | 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 0.69 years of 78.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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