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75779 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 75779 covers Neches, Texas.

Median age
48.710 points above the US average
Poverty rate
43.1%30.7 points above the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 75779 is

Neches, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median age48.7
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.8%
White (non-Hispanic)54.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino27.5%
Veterans0%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate43.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher34.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity37.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.9% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.2% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.4% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.1% same as the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.3% 6.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.8% 3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed7
Annual payroll$424,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 73.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss69.8 out of 100
Community resilience26.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$76,292$78,538
Income per person$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate43.1%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,339$1,348
Homeownership62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%5.2%
Works from home12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%17.2%13.9%
Median age48.735.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPALESTINE 2 NE, TX US13.8 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January58.9°F / 35.2°F4.05 in rain
February62.7°F / 38.9°F3.87 in rain, 0.1 in snow
March70.1°F / 45.3°F4.11 in rain
April76.9°F / 52.5°F4.13 in rain
May83.6°F / 62.1°F4.32 in rain
June89.9°F / 69.3°F4.5 in rain
July93.9°F / 72.3°F2.57 in rain
August94.7°F / 71.3°F3.66 in rain
September89°F / 64.8°F3.31 in rain
October79.9°F / 54.2°F4.23 in rain
November68.1°F / 43.6°F3.85 in rain
December60.4°F / 36.8°F4.2 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Neches Independent School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

75802 Palestine, TX17.3 km away
75882 Palestine, TX17.7 km away
75801 Palestine, TX17.8 km away
75803 Palestine, TX19.3 km away
75772 Maydelle, TX19.9 km away
75759 Cuney, TX20.7 km away
75763 Frankston, TX20.8 km away
75853 Montalba, TX22.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Anderson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.78 sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.8668, -95.4958

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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