ZIP code
01247
in North Adams, MassachusettsPopulation 14,794
47.04/ 100
Ranked #20,111 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 37%)
Ranked #493 of 527 Massachusetts ZIPs (bottom 6.5%)
Ranked #33 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.
Park land
21.4%
in the top 6.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
76%
in the top 6.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
358 units
in the top 6.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
15.0%
in the top 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Grocery access
0.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
4.9%
in the top 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Median household income
$52,330
in the bottom 17% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS17thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
17.9%
in the top 21% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS79thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
38.6%
in the top 27% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS73rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 30% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS30thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›The read
On the composite measure, North Adams, Massachusetts (ZIP 01247) stands in the bottom 37% nationally (20,111th) and the bottom 6.5% of Massachusetts (493rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: distance to an emergency room settles at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Park land rests in the top 6.5% nationally, and modeled tree cover lands in the top 6.6% nationally. Subsidized affordable housing settles in the top 6.7% nationally, and grocery rests in the top 7.5% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Elder services settles in the top 11.5% nationally. By contrast, households without a vehicle rests in the top 7.3% nationally, housing-cost burden lands in the top 10.4% nationally, and modeled pfas settles in the top 11.1% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 01220, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 97%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 57%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 20%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 35%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 9%
8%
Disability
healthier than 34%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 75%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 12%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 15%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 13%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 6%
8%
Disability
healthier than 9%
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 77.6 ± 1.5 years. The 50 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 82.5 years — 4.9 years below them.
Ranked #3,349 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
01220
Massachusettsshares a border
Score 48.94
Closest healthier
01256
Massachusettsshares a border
Score 50.91
Similar health profile
49235
Michigan98% similar profile
Score 47.53
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 | 30.7% | 27.6–33.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.6% | 31.0–38.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.5% | 8.6–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 13.0% | 11.6–14.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.2–8.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.3% | 8.2–10.5 |
| Depression among adults | 27.8% | 24.2–31.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.5% | 10.0–13.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.8% | 32.1–39.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.5% | 27.7–39.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.7–4.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.4% | 14.2–20.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.8% | 4.8–6.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.3% | 74.4–79.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.8% | 76.6–82.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.3% | 85.5–88.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.9% | 62.1–71.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.0% | 60.4–67.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.1% | 67.8–81.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.1% | 13.4–19.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.5% | 14.2–19.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.6% | 21.8–29.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.6% | 33.3–44.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.4% | 18.8–24.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.0% | 17.9–22.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.8% | 14.0–17.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.9% | 15.9–20.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.8% | 30.8–39.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.0% | 7.1–9.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.2% | 9.0–11.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.6% | 13.7–17.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.0% | 21.5–28.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.1% | 13.7–18.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 21.0% | 18.3–24.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.6% | 10.8–14.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.7% | 8.5–11.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.9% | 30.4–39.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.0% | 7.8–10.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.4% (2.6–16.9%) n=524 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 2.4% (0.0–6.3%) n=525 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.7% (1.1–15.2%) n=526 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 28.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 45.7% (23.6–77.5%) n=526 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.6–7.9%) n=523 |
| Households without a vehicle | 15.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.6% (0.4–20.2%) n=522 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.1% (87.2–98.4%) n=522 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 39.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 30.5% (21.2–43.7%) n=522 |
| Homeownership rate | 55.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.1% (39.6–93.5%) n=522 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.8%) n=522 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.7% (1.9–28.4%) n=527 |
| Single-parent households | 52.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.5% (40.0–68.7%) n=520 |
| Population 65+ | 22.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.4% (12.1–33.8%) n=527 |
| Median age | 44.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.3–57.2) n=524 |
| Median household income | $52,330 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $110,450 ($68,196–$177,335) n=505 |
| Median home value | $205,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $519,200 ($297,220–$949,670) n=508 |
| Median gross rent | $802 | $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 | 77.6 yr ± 0.76 | 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 0.76 years of 77.6, 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