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76958 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76958 covers Water Valley, Texas.

Median age
30.48.3 points below the US average
Poverty rate
1.4%11 points below the US average
Degree or higher
41.4%6.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 76958 is

Water Valley, 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 age30.4
Family households92%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)87.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino11.4%
Veterans9.8%
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

Income per person$44,614
Poverty rate1.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k9.0%
$30–35k17.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k15.0%
$60–75k3.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k17.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more35.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes9.1%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house91.8%
Mobile home8.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home13.9%
Drives to work alone72.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.9%
Health

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

Obesity36.4% 3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression25% 3.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.1% 3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.5% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.8% 1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed30
Annual payroll$1,536,000
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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 80.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss71.4 out of 100
Community resilience68.6 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.

Wildfire98.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado66Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm24.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake11.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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$44,614$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate1.4%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,339$1,348
Homeownership100%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.1%5.2%
Works from home13.9%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%17.2%13.9%
Median age30.435.538.7
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 stationWATER VALLEY, TX US3.2 km away
Rain in a year21 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January60.5°F / 29.2°F0.9 in rain, 0.8 in snow
February64.9°F / 32.7°F1.03 in rain, 0.1 in snow
March72.5°F / 40.7°F1.41 in rain
April81.1°F / 47.8°F1.2 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May88.3°F / 58.8°F2.71 in rain
June94.5°F / 67.3°F2.76 in rain
July97°F / 69.8°F1.66 in rain
August96.6°F / 69°F2.35 in rain
September89.4°F / 61.4°F2.58 in rain
October80.6°F / 50.2°F2.4 in rain
November69.1°F / 38.3°F1.37 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December61.4°F / 30.6°F0.86 in rain, 0.2 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Water Valley 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 vulnerability57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

76934 Carlsbad, TX4.9 km away
76901 San Angelo, TX28.9 km away
76903 San Angelo, TX32.7 km away
76902 San Angelo, TX33.3 km away
76906 San Angelo, TX33.3 km away
76909 San Angelo, TX33.3 km away
76904 San Angelo, TX33.6 km away
76945 Robert Lee, TX33.9 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.

Tom Green County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area49.22 sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.6453, -100.7160

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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