ZIP code
78639
in Kingsland, TexasPopulation 8,719
42.92/ 100
Ranked #24,450 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 24%)
Ranked #1,200 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 36%)
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
97.5 days/year
in the top 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS98thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Distance to a community health center
28.8 mi
in the top 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.
Full methodology ›Lithium in drinking water
9.6 µg/L
in the bottom 4.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Outer-floodplain exposure
5.5%
in the top 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
136.4 days/year
in the top 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST58thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
7.0%
in the top 8.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST82ndUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
288 units
in the top 8.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST85thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
10.8%
in the top 10.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
9.8%
in the top 11.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›The read
Kingsland, Texas (ZIP 78639), overall, ranks in the bottom 24% nationally (24,450th) and the bottom 36% of Texas (1,200th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: lithium in drinking water lies in the bottom 4.9% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 5.4% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing rests in the top 8.6% nationally. Set against that, modeled extreme heat registers in the top 1.6% nationally, distance to a community health center resides in the top 4.4% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure settles in the top 6.7% nationally. Modeled humid heat is in the top 8.3% nationally, and crowded housing sits in the top 8.4% nationally. Modeled hearing disability lands in the top 10.9% nationally, and coronary heart disease lies in the top 11.4% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 78609, 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.
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 84%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 80%
14%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 44%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 48%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 28%
13%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 8%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 86%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 65%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 72%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 63%
11%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 49%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 37%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 3%
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
3 of our published findings list 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 75.7 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $57,742 predicts 77.9 years — 2.2 years below.
Ranked #3,030 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 75.7 ± 1.4 years. The 47 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 80.1 years — 4.4 years below them.
Ranked #3,195 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 80.2; chronic-disease standing 15.2 — 65 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,396 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
78609
Texasshares a border
Score 43.33
Closest healthier
78611
Texasshares a border
Score 50.98
Similar health profile
79330
Texas96% similar profile
Score 41.65
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 | 34.0% | 30.8–37.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.5% | 39.5–47.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.1% | 10.2–12.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.8% | 8.8–10.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.5% | 9.3–12.0 |
| Depression among adults | 23.3% | 20.2–26.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.1% | 14.2–18.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.0% | 38.8–47.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.1% | 30.8–45.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.0% | 4.6–5.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.8% | 15.9–21.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 15.7% | 13.6–18.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.9% | 79.8–83.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.2% | 74.9–81.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.1% | 85.5–88.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.6% | 60.9–70.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.0% | 49.6–56.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.6% | 62.9–77.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.3% | 11.9–16.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.7% | 13.4–18.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.2% | 26.8–35.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.4% | 30.2–43.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.8% | 22.8–29.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.8% | 15.0–18.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.7% | 14.9–18.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.8% | 14.1–17.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.8% | 34.5–43.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–11.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.3–11.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.6% | 18.3–23.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–6.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.0% | 6.3–7.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 30.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.5% | 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+) | 5.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 88.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 27.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 74.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 7.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 9.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 56.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 30.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 52.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $57,742 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $245,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $908 | $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 | 75.7 yr ± 0.73 | 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 0.73 years of 75.7, 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