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11224

in Brooklyn, New YorkPopulation 50,822

ZipVitals Score
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46.34/ 100

Ranked #20,938 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 35%)

Ranked #1,605 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 7.3%)

Ranked #810 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 5.1%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Subsidized affordable housing

2,404 units

in the top 0.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

57.2%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Floodplain exposure

80.3%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

17.6%

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & 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 ›

Homeownership rate

27.3%

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

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Lead in tap water

10 ppb

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

US97th
Definition & 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 ›

Pharmacy access

0.59 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies 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 ›

Self-care disability

7.0%

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

10.7%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

9.4%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

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.

The read

ZIP 11224, one of several in Brooklyn, New York, in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 35% nationally (20,938th) and the bottom 7.3% of New York (1,605th).

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A few readings account for most of this area's strain: households without a vehicle is in the top 0.9% nationally, floodplain exposure lies in the top 1.1% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure registers in the top 2.2% nationally. Homeownership is in the bottom 2.8% nationally, lead in tap water lies in the top 3.2% nationally, and modeled self-care disability registers in the top 5.9% nationally. Crowded housing is in the top 4.1% nationally, and modeled vision disability lies in the top 6.3% nationally. On the better side, subsidized affordable housing registers in the top 0.2% nationally, and pharmacy is in the top 3.6% nationally.

Set within its surrounding area, subsidized affordable housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, for reference, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 11214, 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 88%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 93%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 54%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 28%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 35%

11%

Disability

healthier than 12%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 94%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 58%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 18%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 25%

11%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the bottom 0.5%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 92%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 1.0%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 16%

8%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 3%

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.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 77.8 ± 1.5 years. The 46 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 79.8 years — 2.0 years below them.

    Ranked #1,562 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults29.1%27.1–31.1
High blood pressure among adults38.0%35.8–40.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.2%8.4–9.9
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.9–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%8.5–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.0%9.0–11.0
Depression among adults17.1%15.4–18.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.0%14.6–17.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.4%41.0–45.7
Obesity among adults27.0%24.4–29.6
Stroke among adults5.6%5.1–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.3%18.2–24.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.4%10.1–12.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.3%77.2–81.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.6%80.9–84.2
Cholesterol screening among adults88.9%87.8–90.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.4%60.9–67.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults53.3%50.7–55.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.9%70.5–80.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.8%12.4–15.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.1%13.5–16.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.0%30.4–35.6
Short sleep duration among adults38.9%35.9–42.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.4%24.3–28.5
Frequent mental distress among adults15.7%14.4–17.0
Frequent physical distress among adults16.9%15.4–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.2%13.8–16.6
Any disability among adults35.3%32.7–37.8
Hearing disability among adults8.2%7.4–9.0
Independent living disability among adults12.3%11.2–13.4
Mobility disability among adults21.5%19.7–23.4
Self-care disability among adults7.0%6.4–7.6
Vision disability among adults9.4%8.7–10.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.9%26.2–31.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults29.2%26.9–31.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults27.7%25.4–30.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.7%18.8–22.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults13.8%12.4–15.2
Loneliness among adults35.1%32.1–38.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.6%12.2–15.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate25.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–646.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)17.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)35.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)13.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle57.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription84.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)46.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate27.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)10.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population48.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households42.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+27.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age45.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$43,648$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$523,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$1,010$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,162 ($782–$2,359) n=1,367
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth77.8 yr ± 0.7478.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.9 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 0.74 years of 77.8, 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