ZIP code
01220
in Adams, MassachusettsPopulation 8,074
48.94/ 100
Ranked #17,751 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 45%)
Ranked #476 of 527 Massachusetts ZIPs (bottom 9.7%)
Ranked #32 of 33 Pittsfield, MA ZIPs (bottom 3.1%)
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.
Lead in tap water
0 ppb
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
US1stDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
14.5%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
69.6%
in the top 9.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
4.7%
in the top 12.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS87thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
5.2%
in the bottom 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$58,929
in the bottom 27% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS27thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›The read
Adams, Massachusetts (ZIP 01220) ranks in the bottom 45% nationally (17,751st) and the bottom 9.7% of Massachusetts (476th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: lead in tap water settles at the national minimum, and modeled tree cover rests in the top 9.3% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to a community health center settles at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Elder services rests in the top 12.6% nationally, and park land lands in the top 14.1% nationally. On the other side, households without a vehicle settles in the top 7.8% nationally. Fiber broadband rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden lands in the top 13.5% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs.
Against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 01225, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 74%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 77%
13%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 97%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 68%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 47%
11%
Disability
healthier than 43%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 40%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 13%
8%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 90%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 20%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 17%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 9%
8%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
“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.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 77.9 ± 1.7 years. The 50 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 82.7 years — 4.8 years below them.
Ranked #3,331 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
01225
Massachusettsshares a border
Score 54.61
Closest healthier
01237
Massachusettsshares a border
Score 57.81
Similar health profile
48613
Michigan98% similar profile
Score 49.92
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 | 31.3% | 28.1–34.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.9% | 31.2–38.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.0% | 9.1–11.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.7% | 11.3–14.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.1–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.8–10.1 |
| Depression among adults | 27.3% | 23.8–31.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.3% | 9.7–13.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.3% | 32.6–40.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.2% | 27.6–39.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.9% | 13.7–20.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.2% | 4.3–6.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.8% | 74.8–80.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.3% | 77.2–83.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.6% | 87.0–90.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.2% | 64.6–73.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.4% | 64.0–70.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.7% | 66.9–81.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.2% | 13.6–19.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.9% | 13.5–18.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.6% | 20.7–28.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.9% | 31.8–42.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.1% | 17.5–23.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.1% | 17.0–21.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.4% | 13.5–17.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.6% | 14.6–18.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.5% | 29.4–37.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.0% | 7.1–8.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.3–10.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.1% | 13.1–17.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.5–5.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.2% | 20.9–28.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.0% | 11.8–16.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 18.4% | 15.7–21.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.5% | 9.8–13.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.5% | 7.4–9.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 33.8% | 29.4–38.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.1% | 7.0–9.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.4% (2.6–16.9%) n=524 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 2.4% (0.0–6.3%) n=525 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.7% (1.1–15.2%) n=526 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 24.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 45.7% (23.6–77.5%) n=526 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.6–7.9%) n=523 |
| Households without a vehicle | 14.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.6% (0.4–20.2%) n=522 |
| Broadband subscription | 85.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.1% (87.2–98.4%) n=522 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 37.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 30.5% (21.2–43.7%) n=522 |
| Homeownership rate | 62.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.1% (39.6–93.5%) n=522 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.8%) n=522 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.7% (1.9–28.4%) n=527 |
| Single-parent households | 54.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.5% (40.0–68.7%) n=520 |
| Population 65+ | 25.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.4% (12.1–33.8%) n=527 |
| Median age | 47.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.3–57.2) n=524 |
| Median household income | $58,929 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $110,450 ($68,196–$177,335) n=505 |
| Median home value | $209,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $519,200 ($297,220–$949,670) n=508 |
| Median gross rent | $963 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,659 ($1,104–$2,452) n=461 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.9 yr ± 0.85 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 81.3 yr (78.1–84.4) n=514 |
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 0.85 years of 77.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured