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ZIP code

11756

in Levittown, New YorkPopulation 42,665

65.58/ 100

Ranked #1,780 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 5.6%)

Ranked #244 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 14.2%)

Ranked #402 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (top 47%)

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.

Lithium in drinking water

140 µg/L

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

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 ›

Median household income

$146,019

in the top 4.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Walkability

170 intersections/sq mi

in the top 3.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

99.4%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

1 mi

in the bottom 7.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST9th
US7th
Definition & 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 ›

Cognitive disability

10.0%

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST17th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

2.6 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 8.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST24th
US9th
Definition & 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

5.3%

in the bottom 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST21st
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

The read

Levittown, New York (ZIP 11756), overall, ranks in the top 5.6% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,780th) and the top 14.2% of New York (244th).

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: household income lands in the top 4.4% nationally, floodplain exposure lies at the national minimum, and walkability stands in the top 3.7% nationally. Fiber broadband rests in the top 3.9% nationally, modeled cognitive disability registers in the bottom 5.1% nationally, and fatal road crashes resides in the bottom 8.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Set against that, lithium in drinking water is in the top 1.2% nationally, and modeled tree cover sits at the national minimum. Distance to a Superfund site lands in the bottom 7.1% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". ZIP 11554, 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.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 87%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 68%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 86%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 64%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 97%

8%

Disability

healthier than 92%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 93%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 68%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 56%

14%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 80%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 63%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 86%

8%

Disability

healthier than 80%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 89%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 48%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 54%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 59%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 99%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 50%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 59%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 60%

8%

Disability

healthier than 55%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 35%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 35%

11%

“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 ›

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 adults23.0%20.9–25.0
High blood pressure among adults29.9%27.4–32.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.5%7.8–9.3
Current asthma among adults9.7%8.7–10.8
Coronary heart disease among adults5.1%4.6–5.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults4.9%4.4–5.5
Depression among adults14.7%12.8–16.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.2%8.1–10.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.9%36.1–41.8
Obesity among adults28.1%24.6–31.5
Stroke among adults2.7%2.5–2.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years7.3%6.0–8.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.9%5.1–6.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.9%76.3–81.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.0%78.6–83.2
Cholesterol screening among adults90.9%89.8–91.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.4%66.8–73.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.5%66.8–72.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.7%69.0–79.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.3%14.1–18.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults9.3%8.0–10.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults22.6%20.0–25.2
Short sleep duration among adults40.3%36.7–43.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults14.0%12.4–15.7
Frequent mental distress among adults14.1%12.7–15.6
Frequent physical distress among adults11.5%10.3–12.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults10.0%8.9–11.1
Any disability among adults23.4%21.0–25.9
Hearing disability among adults5.3%4.7–5.9
Independent living disability among adults5.9%5.3–6.5
Mobility disability among adults10.3%9.1–11.6
Self-care disability among adults2.7%2.4–2.9
Vision disability among adults3.6%3.3–3.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.0%22.0–27.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.4%8.9–11.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.0%6.0–8.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.0%8.6–11.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.8%5.1–6.5
Loneliness among adults31.7%28.2–35.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.1%4.4–5.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–643.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)6.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)38.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)5.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle3.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription95.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)31.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate92.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population17.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households48.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+17.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age40.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$146,019$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$584,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$2,580$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 birth81.2 yr ± 0.6778.9 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 0.67 years of 81.2, 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