ZIP code
10309
in Staten Island, New YorkPopulation 34,885
61.63/ 100
Ranked #3,738 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 11.7%)
Ranked #487 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 28%)
Ranked #576 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 32%)
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
10 ppb
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
US97thDefinition & 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 ›Park land
26.2%
in the top 5.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
44.1%
in the top 6.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
5.5%
in the top 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Fiber broadband
96.9%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
5.1%
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
2.6 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 8.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST24thUS9thDefinition & 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 ›Cognitive disability
10.9%
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST27thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
5.3%
in the bottom 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST36thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS82ndDefinition & 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
ZIP 10309, one of several in Staten Island, New York, by its overall standing, sits in the top 11.7% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,738th) and the top 28% of New York (487th).
Several readings land clearly in this area's favor and shape the picture: park land rests in the top 5.4% nationally, fiber broadband lies in the top 8.3% nationally, and modeled hearing disability sits in the bottom 7.2% nationally. Fatal road crashes settles in the bottom 8.9% nationally, walkability registers in the top 10.6% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability stands in the bottom 9.5% nationally. Modeled obesity lands in the bottom 14.2% nationally. Set against that, lead in tap water is in the top 2.9% nationally, and housing-cost burden resides in the top 6.1% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure rests in the top 6.6% nationally.
Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 10307, 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 80%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 71%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 83%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 91%
8%
Disability
healthier than 90%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 63%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 60%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 60%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 26%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 65%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 66%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 68%
8%
Disability
healthier than 76%
7%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 45%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 17%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 23%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 55%
13%
Disability
healthier than 49%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 26%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 37%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 38%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 27%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 39%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 32%
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 26.7; chronic-disease standing 79.5 — 53 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #14,670 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
10307
New Yorkshares a border
Score 63.90
Closest healthier
10312
New Yorkshares a border
Score 63.56
Similar health profile
18020
Pennsylvania100% similar profile
Score 61.36
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 | 24.3% | 22.2–26.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 31.4% | 28.7–34.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.4% | 7.7–9.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.4–11.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.7–5.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.6% | 4.9–6.2 |
| Depression among adults | 17.0% | 14.9–19.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.5% | 8.5–10.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.1% | 37.1–43.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.0% | 25.5–32.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.8% | 2.5–3.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.5% | 9.5–13.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.3% | 4.6–6.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.8% | 74.1–79.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.4% | 79.0–83.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.5% | 89.3–91.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.3% | 65.6–72.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.9% | 64.1–69.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.8% | 70.3–80.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.2% | 13.9–18.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.2% | 9.6–12.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.7% | 19.1–24.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.2% | 36.4–44.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.7% | 13.0–16.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.8% | 13.3–16.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.9% | 10.6–13.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.7–12.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 24.0% | 21.4–26.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–7.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.0% | 9.7–12.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.8% | 2.6–3.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.3–4.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.6% | 21.7–27.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 9.2–12.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 8.7% | 7.4–10.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.1% | 8.6–11.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.1% | 5.3–6.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.8% | 29.1–36.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.6% | 4.8–6.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 40.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 44.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 76.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 16.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 47.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 17.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 42.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $116,098 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $767,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $1,893 | $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 | 79.6 yr ± 0.62 | 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 0.62 years of 79.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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