ZIP code
78063
in Pipe Creek, TexasPopulation 10,778
49.35/ 100
Ranked #17,154 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 47%)
Ranked #581 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 31%)
Ranked #58 of 117 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ZIPs (top 50%)
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
83.1 days/year
in the top 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST53rdUS95thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Fiber broadband
98.2%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Unemployment rate
11.4%
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
15.6 mi
in the top 7.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.3%
in the bottom 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
138.1 days/year
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST59thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Homeownership rate
92.3%
in the top 13.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS87thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
43.1%
in the top 10.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
39.3%
in the top 30% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS70thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›The read
Pipe Creek, Texas (ZIP 78063), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 47% nationally (17,154th) and the top 31% of Texas (581st).
The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: fiber broadband stands in the top 6.3% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 7.0% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 7.5% nationally, and modeled arsenic sits in the bottom 7.6% nationally. Homeownership lies in the top 13.0% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled extreme heat rests in the top 4.6% nationally, unemployment resides in the top 7.1% nationally, and modeled humid heat is in the top 7.9% nationally. Distance to an emergency room lands in the top 11.0% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol stands in the top 10.2% nationally.
Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, 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 hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 78006, 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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 71%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 46%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 58%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 33%
21%
Disability
healthier than 39%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 11%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 32%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 73%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 88%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 65%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 49%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 20%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 94%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 64%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 55%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 50%
8%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 17%
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 97.6 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 32.9 — 65 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,413 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
78003
Texasshares a border
Score 45.73
Closest healthier
78006
Texasshares a border
Score 59.95
Similar health profile
77865
Texas96% similar profile
Score 49.52
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 | 31.9% | 28.2–35.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.5% | 37.0–46.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.4% | 9.5–11.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.3% | 9.1–11.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.7–9.9 |
| Depression among adults | 23.3% | 19.9–27.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.2% | 13.2–17.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.1% | 38.3–47.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.8% | 28.2–43.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.3% | 7.4–11.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.5% | 10.9–14.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.4% | 78.4–84.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.4% | 74.7–81.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.2% | 87.7–90.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.9% | 59.6–70.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.3% | 56.5–63.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.2% | 65.0–80.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.9% | 13.0–19.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.3% | 12.3–16.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.4% | 24.2–33.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.6% | 29.8–43.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.9% | 19.3–25.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.8% | 14.1–17.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.4% | 13.7–17.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.8% | 12.3–15.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.5% | 30.3–39.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–10.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.6–9.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.9% | 15.7–20.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.6% | 4.1–5.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.2–6.3 |
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 | 18.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 27.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 11.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 92.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 70.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 24.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 50.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $83,914 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $304,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,044 | $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 | 80.9 yr ± 1.31 | 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 1.31 years of 80.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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