ZIP code
10162
in New York, New YorkPopulation 1,603
63.20/ 100
Ranked #2,857 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 9.0%)
Ranked #375 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 22%)
Ranked #507 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 41%)
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
18.3%
in the bottom 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
66.4%
in the top 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
6.3%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
0.67%
in the bottom 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Physician access
4.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of physicians’ offices located 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.
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 ›Transportation noise
21.9%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
21.3%
in the top 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Park land
44.8%
in the top 2.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
50.3%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 10162, one of several in New York, New York ranks in the top 9.0% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,857th) and the top 22% of New York (375th).
A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: modeled obesity stands in the bottom 0.5% nationally, and physicians sits in the top 1.7% nationally. Fatal road crashes resides at the national minimum, and park land stands in the top 2.9% nationally. By contrast, households without a vehicle sits in the top 0.7% nationally, modeled loud transportation noise resides in the top 0.8% nationally, and homeownership stands in the bottom 0.9% nationally. Modeled transportation noise sits in the top 2.1% nationally, modeled binge drinking resides in the top 2.7% nationally, and housing-cost burden stands in the top 3.0% nationally.
Against its neighbors, loud transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 10021, 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. 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 93%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 82%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 88%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 79%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 90%
8%
Disability
healthier than 94%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 81%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 1%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 29%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 90%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 79%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 77%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
Disability
healthier than 84%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 75%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 57%
13%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.00%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 6%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 76%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 68%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 50%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 56%
11%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.7%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 20%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 14%
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
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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 1.3 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 92.5 (top 10%) — 91 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,945 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
10021
New Yorkshares a border
Score 72.47
Closest healthier
10075
New Yorkshares a border
Score 70.73
Similar health profile
51003
Iowa97% similar profile
Score 60.21
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 | 23.4% | 21.5–25.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 27.8% | 25.7–30.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.8% | 9.0–10.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.5% | 8.7–10.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–6.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.6% | 3.8–5.7 |
| Depression among adults | 19.6% | 17.8–21.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 7.7% | 6.8–8.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.6% | 36.4–41.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 18.3% | 16.1–20.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.7% | 2.3–3.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 4.0% | 3.3–5.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.0% | 3.1–5.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.9% | 73.5–78.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.1% | 79.2–83.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.6% | 90.2–92.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.7% | 64.5–70.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 72.6% | 70.3–74.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.0% | 71.7–81.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 21.3% | 19.4–23.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.0% | 6.0–10.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 17.5% | 14.7–20.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.5% | 28.7–34.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 12.6% | 10.7–14.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.5% | 11.9–15.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 10.6% | 9.3–12.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 9.0% | 7.6–10.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 22.0% | 19.3–24.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.7–6.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.8% | 4.9–6.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.6% | 8.9–12.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.6% | 2.2–3.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.4% | 3.0–4.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.1% | 19.3–25.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.4% | 7.2–12.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 5.7–10.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.4% | 6.6–10.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.2% | 4.3–6.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.1% | 30.6–37.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.0% | 4.0–6.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 3.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 1.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 68.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 66.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 50.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 0.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 7.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 17.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 51.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 38.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 53.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $114,139 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $3,501 | $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 | 87.7 yr ± 3.79 | 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 3.79 years of 87.7, 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