ZIP code
11749
in Islandia, New YorkPopulation 3,600
61.66/ 100
Ranked #3,726 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 11.7%)
Ranked #482 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 28%)
Ranked #573 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 33%)
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.
Loud transportation noise
7.8%
in the top 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Outpatient-care access
1.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics 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 ›Physician access
5.6 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of physicians’ offices 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 ›Recreation access
2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.28 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics 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 ›Housing-cost burden
50.2%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Grocery access
0.28 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
14.2%
in the top 4.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
0.3 mi
in the bottom 4.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.28 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›The read
Islandia, New York (ZIP 11749), overall, ranks in the top 11.7% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,726th) and the top 28% of New York (482nd).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: outpatient is in the top 0.9% nationally, physicians sits in the top 1.0% nationally, and recreation lands in the top 1.7% nationally. Mental-health providers lies in the top 2.3% nationally, grocery stands in the top 4.1% nationally, and elder services rests in the top 5.0% nationally. Set against that, modeled loud transportation noise registers in the top 0.5% nationally, and housing-cost burden resides in the top 3.0% nationally. Modeled transportation noise settles in the top 4.8% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site is in the bottom 4.9% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, loud transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. ZIP 11788, 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 70%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 70%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 87%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 73%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 98%
8%
Disability
healthier than 72%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 90%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 59%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 15%
14%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 65%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 70%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 92%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 80%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 49%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 51%
13%
Disability
healthier than 43%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 6%
14%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 60%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 75%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 92%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 48%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 12%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 36%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 19%
14%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 26%
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 15.0; chronic-disease standing 70.5 — 56 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #14,951 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
11722
New Yorkshares a border
Score 55.46
Closest healthier
11788
New Yorkshares a border
Score 66.95
Similar health profile
58458
North Dakota99% similar profile
Score 57.39
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 | 26.5% | 24.1–29.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.9% | 32.0–37.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.9% | 8.9–11.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.9% | 8.8–11.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.8% | 5.8–8.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.7% | 4.5–7.3 |
| Depression among adults | 14.1% | 12.3–16.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.2% | 9.7–12.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.2% | 38.3–44.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.0% | 25.5–32.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.6% | 3.0–4.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 6.9% | 5.6–8.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.9% | 7.0–10.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.2% | 77.8–82.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 83.1% | 80.8–85.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.6% | 90.3–92.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.0% | 62.7–69.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.4% | 63.9–69.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.9% | 74.2–83.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.9% | 12.1–15.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.7% | 7.2–10.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.6% | 23.5–31.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.2% | 35.1–41.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.4% | 14.6–20.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.4% | 11.8–15.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.7% | 10.9–14.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.1% | 9.5–12.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.6% | 25.9–33.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.9% | 5.8–8.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.2% | 5.9–8.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.7% | 12.1–17.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.5% | 2.9–4.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.1–5.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.1% | 21.9–28.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.7% | 11.2–16.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.7% | 7.8–11.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.3% | 10.3–14.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.9% | 5.8–8.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.3% | 26.6–34.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.3% | 5.3–7.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 32.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 50.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 96.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 39.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 65.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 17.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 43.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $116,313 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $477,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $2,019 | $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 | 79.8 yr ± 1.42 | 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 1.42 years of 79.8, 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