ZIP code
11210
in Brooklyn, New YorkPopulation 57,915
59.30/ 100
Ranked #5,370 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 17%)
Ranked #667 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 39%)
Ranked #645 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 24%)
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.
Households without a vehicle
41.3%
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
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 ›Lead in tap water
10 ppb
in the top 3.4% 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 ›Hearing disability
4.2%
in the bottom 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
10.3%
in the top 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
46.8%
in the top 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Walkability
160 intersections/sq mi
in the top 4.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
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
1.2 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 4.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Mammography
82.5%
in the top 3.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite health measure, ZIP 11210, one of several in Brooklyn, New York ranks in the top 17% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,370th) and the top 39% of New York (667th).
The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: floodplain exposure rests at the national minimum, and modeled hearing disability stands in the bottom 2.6% nationally. Walkability lies in the top 4.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes lands in the bottom 4.9% nationally. Modeled mammography sits in the top 3.1% nationally. On the other side, households without a vehicle is in the top 1.5% nationally, lead in tap water settles in the top 3.4% nationally, and crowded housing resides in the top 4.4% nationally. Housing-cost burden registers in the top 4.4% nationally, and modeled tree cover rests at the national minimum.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far lower 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. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Close by, ZIP 11229, 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 85%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 92%
8%
Disability
healthier than 71%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 92%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 85%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 45%
11%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 32%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 67%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 71%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Disability
healthier than 42%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 22%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 34%
11%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 96%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 45%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 57%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 20%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 32%
8%
Disability
healthier than 22%
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 80.3 ± 0.8 years. A median household income of $83,692 predicts 79.4 years — 0.9 years above.
Ranked #1,448 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 38.5 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 80.3 ± 0.8 years.
Ranked #1,687 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
11203
New Yorkshares a border
Score 52.49
Closest healthier
11229
New Yorkshares a border
Score 60.93
Similar health profile
10470
New York99% similar profile
Score 58.37
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 | 21.5% | 19.8–23.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 31.9% | 29.8–34.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.9% | 5.4–6.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 10.4–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.8–5.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–5.9 |
| Depression among adults | 15.8% | 14.2–17.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.5% | 10.4–12.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.0% | 33.7–38.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 26.4% | 23.8–29.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.7% | 3.5–4.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.7% | 10.6–15.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.8% | 6.0–7.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.1% | 72.8–77.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.9% | 80.1–83.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.1% | 89.1–91.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.4% | 65.1–71.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.7% | 59.1–64.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 82.5% | 78.2–86.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.7% | 15.0–18.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.1% | 9.9–12.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.5% | 21.4–25.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 42.0% | 38.8–45.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.9% | 16.4–19.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.4% | 14.1–16.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.1% | 11.0–13.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.4% | 11.3–13.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 25.9% | 23.9–28.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.6–9.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.7% | 12.5–15.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 4.0–4.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 5.1–6.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 31.8% | 29.0–34.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 21.9% | 19.7–23.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 18.3% | 16.4–20.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.1% | 17.2–21.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 9.6–11.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 37.4% | 34.2–40.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 11.4% | 10.1–12.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 12.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 39.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 41.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 46.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 44.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 10.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 40.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 36.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 18.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 40.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $83,692 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $838,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $1,786 | $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 | 80.3 yr ± 0.39 | 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 0.39 years of 80.3, 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