ZIP code
10044
in New York, New YorkPopulation 11,520
69.14/ 100
Ranked #741 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 2.4%)
Ranked #115 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 6.7%)
Ranked #235 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (top 28%)
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.
Obesity
15.7%
in the bottom 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
70.6%
in the top 0.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
25.9%
in the top 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
23.1%
in the bottom 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
18.9%
in the bottom 1.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
3.6%
in the bottom 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Walkability
210 intersections/sq mi
in the top 2.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
0.77%
in the bottom 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
51%
in the top 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Combined exposures in this ZIP
More than one environmental exposure stands out in this ZIP. Each is established independently and shown on its own above; they are grouped here for context — not because one causes the other.
This area ranks among the highest 10% of US ZIP codes for both flood exposure and the share of households without a vehicle.
See the full flooding, evacuation & humid-heat analysis →
The read
By the composite health measure, ZIP 10044, one of several in New York, New York ranks in the top 2.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (741st) and the top 6.7% of New York (115th).
The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: modeled obesity lies in the bottom 0.2% nationally, and high blood pressure lands in the bottom 2.0% nationally. Fatal road crashes sits at the national minimum, and modeled hearing disability is in the bottom 1.5% nationally. Walkability settles in the top 2.3% nationally, and modeled energy burden resides in the bottom 0.4% nationally. Set against that, households without a vehicle registers in the top 0.6% nationally, outer-floodplain exposure rests in the top 1.6% nationally, and homeownership stands in the bottom 1.9% nationally. Housing-cost burden lies in the top 2.8% nationally.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Close by, ZIP 10028, about 0.1 miles away, ranks healthier overall.
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. Compare it against the US, this state and the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 98%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 75%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 86%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 80%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 96%
8%
Disability
healthier than 98%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 88%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 14%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 23%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 97%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 70%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 80%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 83%
8%
Disability
healthier than 95%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 50%
13%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 5%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 4%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 96%
21%
Disability
healthier than 87%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 83%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 59%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 59%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 18%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 10%
5%
“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
4 of our published findings list 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 what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 72.1 ± 2.0 years. A median household income of $103,347 predicts 80.2 years — 8.1 years below.
Ranked #5,833 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 72.1 ± 2.0 years. The 40 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 82.3 years — 10.2 years below them.
Ranked #3,684 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 13.9; chronic-disease standing 98.0 (top 10%) — 84 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,499 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 72.1 ± 2.0 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
11101
New Yorkabout 0.1 mi away
Score 65.17
Closest healthier
10028
New Yorkabout 0.1 mi away
Score 73.25
Similar health profile
10519
New York99% similar profile
Score 68.18
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 | 16.9% | 15.6–18.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 23.1% | 21.5–25.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.1% | 5.7–6.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 8.8% | 8.0–9.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 3.7% | 3.4–4.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 3.2% | 2.8–3.6 |
| Depression among adults | 16.5% | 15.0–18.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 7.1% | 6.4–8.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.5% | 32.4–37.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 15.7% | 13.8–17.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.1% | 2.0–2.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.0% | 5.7–8.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.6% | 3.8–5.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 72.7% | 70.5–75.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.0% | 77.1–81.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.5% | 88.2–90.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.5% | 67.4–73.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 70.8% | 68.4–73.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 81.0% | 76.7–84.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 20.4% | 18.6–22.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 6.5% | 5.5–7.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 17.0% | 15.1–19.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.1% | 31.1–37.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 11.6% | 10.3–13.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.1% | 11.9–14.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–10.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.7–9.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 19.2% | 17.4–21.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.3–4.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.5–5.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.2% | 2.0–2.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.2% | 2.9–3.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 27.7% | 24.8–30.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.2% | 9.5–13.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.6% | 6.4–9.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.6% | 8.3–11.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.0% | 5.2–6.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 38.9% | 35.5–42.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 4.9% | 4.2–5.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 71.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 70.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 51.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 18.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 10.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 52.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 50.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 18.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 38.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $103,347 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $1,034,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $3,327 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,162 ($782–$2,359) n=1,367 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 72.1 yr ± 1.04 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.9 yr (78.0–84.5) n=1,692 |
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 1.04 years of 72.1, 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