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ZIP code

78164

in Yorktown, TexasPopulation 2,927

44.02/ 100

Ranked #23,401 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 27%)

Ranked #1,090 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 42%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Humid extreme heat

157.5 days/year

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US97th
Definition & 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.

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Uninsured (under 65)

18.8%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST63rd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

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Dry extreme heat

76 days/year

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST46th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

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Home broadband subscription

72.8%

in the bottom 8.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Fatal road crashes

37.6 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US92nd
Definition & 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 ›

Walkability

2.4 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 10.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST9th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

0.58 per 1,000 residents

in the top 10.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US90th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Yorktown, Texas (ZIP 78164) lands in the bottom 27% nationally (23,401st) and the bottom 42% of Texas (1,090th).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: civic lies in the top 10.4% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site stands in the top 12.4% nationally. Distance to a nursing home rests at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. On the other side, modeled humid heat registers in the top 2.9% nationally, and uninsured resides in the top 5.6% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles in the top 5.4% nationally, and home broadband subscription is in the bottom 8.0% nationally. Fatal road crashes sits in the top 8.0% nationally. Fiber broadband lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Walkability lies in the bottom 10.2% nationally.

Put simply, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. On the overall standing, ZIP 77963, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 85%

14%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 44%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 59%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 34%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 23%

13%

Disability

healthier than 21%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 9%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 75%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 65%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 62%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 64%

8%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 43%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 26%

16%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

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 85.4; chronic-disease standing 26.7 — 59 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,834 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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults31.4%28.0–34.9
High blood pressure among adults42.3%37.9–46.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.9%9.0–10.8
Current asthma among adults9.9%8.8–11.1
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.3–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.4%8.3–10.5
Depression among adults22.0%18.8–25.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.7%14.7–18.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.6%37.0–46.0
Obesity among adults36.2%28.2–44.5
Stroke among adults4.8%4.4–5.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.3%11.7–17.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years18.8%16.4–21.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.3%78.7–83.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.4%73.9–80.6
Cholesterol screening among adults87.2%85.7–88.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.9%58.4–69.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.5%51.6–59.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.6%66.9–75.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.5%12.0–17.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.0%13.0–17.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.8%28.0–37.9
Short sleep duration among adults35.8%29.0–43.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.4%23.3–29.5
Frequent mental distress among adults16.6%14.8–18.6
Frequent physical distress among adults16.7%14.8–18.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.7%14.0–17.5
Any disability among adults38.6%34.1–43.3
Hearing disability among adults10.2%9.1–11.3
Independent living disability among adults10.1%9.0–11.2
Mobility disability among adults20.4%18.1–22.8
Self-care disability among adults5.2%4.7–5.7
Vision disability among adults7.2%6.6–7.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6417.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)15.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)22.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)4.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle3.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription72.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate87.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population0.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households56.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+29.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age47.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$67,578$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$171,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$870$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,154 ($764–$1,815) n=1,508
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.1 yr ± 1.2178.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.2 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 1.21 years of 80.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured