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2026 Rankings
Bell County, Texas Home Safety Rankings - 26 ZIPs
Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.
Bell County, Texas (Texas) includes 26 tracked ZIP codes and 30 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.
Average Home Safety Grade: B (83/100)
| Grade | ZIP Codes | % |
|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 31% |
| B | 10 | 63% |
| C | 1 | 6% |
| D | 0 | 0% |
| F | 0 | 0% |
Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score
| Rank | ZIP | City | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76541 | Killeen | 100 | A |
| 2 | 76544 | Fort Hood | 100 | A |
| 3 | 76534 | Holland | 94 | A |
| 4 | 76571 | Salado | 94 | A |
| 5 | 76569 | Rogers | 93 | A |
| 6 | 76543 | Killeen | 82 | B |
| 7 | 76504 | Temple | 81 | B |
| 8 | 76542 | Killeen | 79 | B |
| 9 | 76548 | Harker Heights | 79 | B |
| 10 | 76559 | Nolanville | 79 | B |
10 Riskiest ZIP Codes
| Rank | ZIP | City | Score | Grade | Risk Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76502 | Temple | 69 | C | 27 violations |
| 2 | 76501 | Temple | 70 | B | 25 violations |
| 3 | 76549 | Killeen | 73 | B | 15 violations |
| 4 | 76579 | Troy | 74 | B | 22 violations |
| 5 | 76554 | Little River Academy | 76 | B | 10 violations |
| 6 | 76513 | Belton | 78 | B | 17 violations |
| 7 | 76559 | Nolanville | 79 | B | 13 violations |
| 8 | 76548 | Harker Heights | 79 | B | 13 violations |
| 9 | 76542 | Killeen | 79 | B | 6 violations |
| 10 | 76504 | Temple | 81 | B | 5 violations |
Most Common Contaminant Violations
| Contaminant | Violations | ZIPs Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | 52 | 15 |
| Stage 1 DBP Rule | 48 | 17 |
| Stage 2 DBP Rule | 35 | 11 |
| Consumer Confidence Report Rule | 30 | 13 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | 30 | 12 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 26 | 10 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | 11 | 6 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 4 | 4 |
Lead Risk
- Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0043 mg/L (below EPA action level)
- 0 of 17 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
- 4% of housing built before 1950
- 15% of housing built before 1970
Cities in This Metro
- Killeen, TX — 8 ZIP codes
- Temple, TX — 6 ZIP codes
- Belton, TX — 1 ZIP code
- Cameron, TX — 1 ZIP code
- Heidenheimer, TX — 1 ZIP code
- Holland, TX — 1 ZIP code
- Fort Hood, TX — 1 ZIP code
- Harker Heights, TX — 1 ZIP code
- Little River Academy, TX — 1 ZIP code
- Nolanville, TX — 1 ZIP code
- Pendleton, TX — 1 ZIP code
- Rogers, TX — 1 ZIP code
- Salado, TX — 1 ZIP code
- Troy, TX — 1 ZIP code
All 26 ZIP Codes Ranked
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| Rank | ZIP | City | Score | Grade | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76541 | Killeen | 100 | A | 1 |
| 2 | 76544 | Fort Hood | 100 | A | 1 |
| 3 | 76534 | Holland | 94 | A | 10 |
| 4 | 76571 | Salado | 94 | A | 10 |
| 5 | 76569 | Rogers | 93 | A | 9 |
| 6 | 76543 | Killeen | 82 | B | 3 |
| 7 | 76504 | Temple | 81 | B | 5 |
| 8 | 76542 | Killeen | 79 | B | 6 |
| 9 | 76548 | Harker Heights | 79 | B | 13 |
| 10 | 76559 | Nolanville | 79 | B | 13 |
| 11 | 76513 | Belton | 78 | B | 17 |
| 12 | 76554 | Little River Academy | 76 | B | 10 |
| 13 | 76579 | Troy | 74 | B | 22 |
| 14 | 76549 | Killeen | 73 | B | 15 |
| 15 | 76501 | Temple | 70 | B | 25 |
| 16 | 76502 | Temple | 69 | C | 27 |
| 17 | 76520 | Cameron | — | — | 51 |
Data Sources
- Water quality: EPA SDWIS
- Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
- Flood: FEMA NFIP
- Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.
Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.
Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →
Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.
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APA
ZipCheckup. (2026). Bell County, Texas Home Safety Rankings - 26 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/bell-texas/
BibTeX
@misc{zipcheckup-rankings-metro-bell-texas,
author = {{ZipCheckup}},
title = {{Bell County, Texas Home Safety Rankings - 26 ZIPs}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/bell-texas/}
}
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