ZIP code
10552
in Mount Vernon, New YorkPopulation 22,341
64.33/ 100
Ranked #2,284 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 7.2%)
Ranked #309 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 18%)
Ranked #451 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 47%)
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.
Walkability
200 intersections/sq mi
in the top 2.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
24.3%
in the top 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Mammography
83.3%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
14.7%
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
1.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST13thUS5thDefinition & 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
4.6%
in the bottom 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Lead in tap water
7.2 ppb
in the top 5.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
US94thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
35.3 per million
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
10.5%
in the bottom 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST22ndUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite health measure, ZIP 10552, one of several in Mount Vernon, New York ranks in the top 7.2% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,284th) and the top 18% of New York (309th).
The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: walkability rests in the top 2.4% nationally, and modeled mammography stands in the top 2.0% nationally. Fatal road crashes lies in the bottom 5.1% nationally, and modeled hearing disability lands in the bottom 4.0% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability sits in the bottom 7.3% nationally. On the other side, households without a vehicle is in the top 3.3% nationally, modeled transportation noise settles in the top 4.5% nationally, and modeled tree cover resides at the national minimum. Lead in tap water registers in the top 5.8% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the top 9.0% nationally.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Close by, ZIP 10708, just across the boundary, 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 81%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 94%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 79%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 97%
8%
Disability
healthier than 85%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 86%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 43%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 26%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 68%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 78%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 78%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 87%
8%
Disability
healthier than 64%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 63%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 94%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 17%
14%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 83%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 78%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 92%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 56%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 30%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 24%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Disability
healthier than 36%
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
2 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.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 81.9 ± 1.7 years. A median household income of $96,717 predicts 79.9 years — 1.9 years above.
Ranked #980 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 26.4; chronic-disease standing 81.5 — 55 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #14,906 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
10550
New Yorkshares a border
Score 49.57
Closest healthier
10708
New Yorkshares a border
Score 68.99
Similar health profile
57004
South Dakota99% similar profile
Score 56.55
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 | 25.1% | 22.9–27.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.6% | 30.1–35.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.6% | 6.9–8.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.3% | 9.3–11.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–6.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.5 |
| Depression among adults | 14.9% | 13.1–16.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.3% | 10.0–12.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.7% | 33.0–38.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.4% | 25.0–31.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.3% | 3.1–3.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.4% | 8.5–12.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.9% | 5.9–7.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.3% | 75.7–80.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.2% | 79.9–84.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.7% | 90.6–92.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.9% | 67.4–74.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 68.2% | 65.5–70.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 83.3% | 78.6–87.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.8% | 11.9–15.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 9.6% | 8.4–10.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.4% | 19.9–25.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.8% | 35.2–42.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.4% | 13.8–17.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.8% | 12.4–15.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.3% | 10.1–12.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.4–11.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 23.6% | 21.2–26.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 4.6% | 4.1–5.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.7% | 6.0–7.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.2% | 10.8–13.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.3–4.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.4% | 21.3–27.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.5% | 12.6–16.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.1% | 10.4–13.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.2% | 12.3–16.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.8–8.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.0% | 28.2–35.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.5% | 7.3–9.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 51.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 24.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 35.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 64.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 27.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 39.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 19.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 43.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $96,717 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $363,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $1,833 | $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 | 81.9 yr ± 0.87 | 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 0.87 years of 81.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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