ZIP code
79108
in Amarillo, TexasPopulation 11,216
43.55/ 100
Ranked #23,854 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)
Ranked #1,136 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 39%)
Ranked #19 of 26 Amarillo, TX ZIPs (bottom 27%)
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.
Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS95thDefinition & 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 ›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 ›Fatal road crashes
38.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST82ndUS92ndDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Mammography
68.7%
in the bottom 9.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST15thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
48.9 days/year
in the top 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST18thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
45.5%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS83rdDefinition & 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 ›The read
ZIP 79108, one of several in Amarillo, Texas ranks in the bottom 26% nationally (23,854th) and the bottom 39% of Texas (1,136th).
Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: modeled tree cover stands at the national minimum. Working the other way, modeled disaster risk sits in the top 5.1% nationally, and uninsured resides in the top 7.1% nationally. Fatal road crashes stands in the top 7.7% nationally, modeled expected annual loss sits in the top 8.3% nationally, and modeled mammography resides in the bottom 9.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands in the top 9.7% nationally, and colon screening sits in the bottom 12.8% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Distance to a Superfund site stands in the bottom 16% nationally.
Against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. 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. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 79010, 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 Amarillo, TX metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 35%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 10%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 20%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 27%
8%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 33%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 98%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 49%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 27%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 36%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 31%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 17%
8%
Disability
healthier than 34%
7%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 43%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Disability
healthier than 50%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 21%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 21%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 36%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 36%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 36%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 29%
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
2 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 75.2 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $66,676 predicts 78.5 years — 3.3 years below.
Ranked #4,453 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 75.2 ± 1.5 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 79.2 years — 4.0 years below them.
Ranked #3,024 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
79010
Texasshares a border
Score 52.30
Closest healthier
79068
Texasshares a border
Score 55.69
Similar health profile
77518
Texas97% similar profile
Score 36.46
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 | 28.3% | 24.9–31.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.3% | 33.9–42.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.3% | 7.4–9.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.6% | 6.8–8.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.8–9.7 |
| Depression among adults | 24.4% | 20.7–28.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.3% | 12.5–16.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.3% | 34.7–43.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.7% | 31.2–48.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.7–4.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.6% | 12.7–18.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 17.4% | 15.3–19.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.1% | 74.0–79.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.6% | 70.4–78.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.0% | 83.1–86.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 59.5% | 53.9–64.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 51.6% | 47.7–55.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.7% | 59.5–76.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.6% | 13.6–19.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.8% | 14.5–19.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.5% | 25.8–35.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.8% | 31.8–46.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.9% | 22.0–27.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.7% | 16.5–20.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.9% | 14.1–17.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.1% | 15.2–19.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.8% | 32.2–41.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.3–9.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.0% | 8.9–11.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.6% | 15.5–19.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.5–5.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.6% | 6.0–7.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 21.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 17.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 12.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 85.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 21.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 75.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 9.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 49.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 19.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 40.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $66,676 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $163,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $966 | $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 | 75.2 yr ± 0.77 | 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 0.77 years of 75.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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