ZIP code
11432
in Jamaica, New YorkPopulation 62,892
59.34/ 100
Ranked #5,328 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 17%)
Ranked #660 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 38%)
Ranked #644 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 25%)
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
43.4%
in the top 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Obesity
22.5%
in the bottom 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
17.3%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Walkability
230 intersections/sq mi
in the top 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Pharmacy access
0.71 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›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 3.2% 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 ›Housing-cost burden
49.5%
in the top 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
40%
in the top 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
35.8%
in the bottom 4.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST9thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 11432, one of several in Jamaica, New York, overall, ranks in the top 17% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,328th) and the top 38% of New York (660th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled obesity registers in the bottom 2.5% nationally, walkability resides in the top 1.7% nationally, and pharmacy settles in the top 2.3% nationally. Floodplain exposure is at the national minimum. On the other side, households without a vehicle sits in the top 1.3% nationally, and crowded housing lands in the top 1.7% nationally. Lead in tap water lies in the top 3.2% nationally, and housing-cost burden stands in the top 3.3% nationally. Modeled loneliness rests in the top 4.2% nationally, and homeownership registers in the bottom 4.3% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, 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". ZIP 11366, just across the boundary, comes out 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 85%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 98%
8%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 90%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 57%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 46%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 58%
11%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 76%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 93%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 79%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 50%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 47%
11%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 14%
13%
Disability
healthier than 30%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 76%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 77%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 91%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 22%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 29%
11%
Disability
healthier than 16%
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
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.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 81.4 ± 1.1 years. A median household income of $74,096 predicts 78.9 years — 2.6 years above.
Ranked #622 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
11366
New Yorkshares a border
Score 67.78
Closest healthier
11367
New Yorkshares a border
Score 62.10
Similar health profile
11214
New York98% similar profile
Score 57.21
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 | 18.8% | 17.0–20.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.6% | 30.1–35.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 8.8% | 7.8–9.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.8% | 5.2–6.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.5% | 4.9–6.1 |
| Depression among adults | 13.0% | 11.4–14.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.9% | 13.3–16.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.7% | 37.9–43.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 22.5% | 19.6–25.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.5% | 3.3–3.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.9% | 12.3–15.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.1% | 9.8–12.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.6% | 74.9–80.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.3% | 77.9–82.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.9% | 86.5–89.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.4% | 58.8–63.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.9% | 53.8–57.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.8% | 74.1–81.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.2% | 10.5–14.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.8% | 10.3–13.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.1% | 30.0–36.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.9% | 36.4–41.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.0% | 19.8–24.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.0% | 12.5–15.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.0% | 11.6–14.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.6% | 11.2–13.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.3% | 26.5–32.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.4–5.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.1% | 7.3–9.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.6% | 13.0–16.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.8% | 6.2–7.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 34.7% | 31.8–37.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 26.2% | 23.9–28.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 18.8% | 17.1–20.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.3% | 17.5–21.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.6% | 10.5–12.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 40.0% | 36.8–43.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.6% | 8.6–10.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 15.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 11.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 20.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 36.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 43.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 49.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 35.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 17.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 56.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 41.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 17.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 39.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $864,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $1,872 | $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 | 81.4 yr ± 0.54 | 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 0.54 years of 81.4, 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