ZIP code
78953
in Rosanky, TexasPopulation 1,089
47.35/ 100
Ranked #19,729 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 38%)
Ranked #741 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 40%)
Ranked #75 of 89 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ZIPs (bottom 16%)
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.
Fatal road crashes
64.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Dry extreme heat
87.8 days/year
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST63rdUS96thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
153.4 days/year
in the top 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›PFAS in drinking water
7.6%
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
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 ›Housing-cost burden
6.3%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
8.0%
in the top 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
73.9%
in the bottom 8.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST9thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS16thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
32.7%
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS25thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
39.2%
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
Judged by its overall standing, Rosanky, Texas (ZIP 78953) sits in the bottom 38% nationally (19,729th) and the top 40% of Texas (741st).
A few readings each way define this mixed profile: modeled pfas is in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and housing-cost burden lies in the bottom 5.9% nationally. Unemployment registers at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site lies in the top 10.1% nationally. Pulling the other way, fatal road crashes registers in the top 1.9% nationally, and modeled extreme heat is in the top 3.6% nationally. Modeled humid heat lies in the top 3.8% nationally, and crowded housing registers in the top 6.8% nationally. Home broadband subscription is in the bottom 8.9% nationally.
Put plainly, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 78602, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, 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 63%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 56%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 35%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 37%
8%
Disability
healthier than 38%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 9%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 16%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 63%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 93%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 81%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 76%
11%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 21%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 31%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 18%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.00%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 67%
13%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 4%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 23%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 35%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 13%
8%
Disability
healthier than 16%
7%
Healthcare Access
in the bottom 0.00%
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 94.9 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 34.1 — 61 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,672 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
78602
Texasshares a border
Score 50.60
Closest healthier
78941
Texasshares a border
Score 50.05
Similar health profile
89040
Nevada98% similar profile
Score 48.82
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 | 30.3% | 27.3–33.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.1% | 36.5–43.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.6% | 8.8–10.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.1% | 7.2–9.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.7% | 7.5–10.0 |
| Depression among adults | 24.4% | 21.4–27.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.2% | 12.4–16.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.4% | 37.8–45.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.5% | 33.2–46.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.8% | 12.5–17.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.0% | 12.0–16.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.9% | 77.5–82.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.7% | 73.6–79.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.4% | 85.9–89.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.4% | 62.1–70.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.2% | 54.0–60.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.9% | 67.4–79.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.0% | 13.7–18.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.0% | 12.8–17.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.2% | 24.9–33.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.7% | 27.8–37.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.6% | 19.7–25.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.4–19.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.5–17.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.1% | 13.4–16.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.2% | 30.2–38.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.1% | 8.0–10.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.2% | 15.0–19.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–5.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.1–6.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 19.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 73.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 6.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 83.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 8.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 79.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 36.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 49.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $83,438 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $325,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 76.4 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 76.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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