ZIP code
12123
in Nassau, New YorkPopulation 4,457
60.92/ 100
Ranked #4,184 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.1%)
Ranked #543 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 31%)
Ranked #39 of 114 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ZIPs (top 34%)
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.
Distance to a Superfund site
In this ZIP
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Child-care access
0.59 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Grocery access
0.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Fair or poor health
14.0%
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST19thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
4.6%
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST18thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.55%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, Nassau, New York (ZIP 12123) lands in the top 13.1% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,184th) and the top 31% of New York (543rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The measures split the difference for this area: childcare settles in the top 7.5% nationally, and grocery lies in the top 7.6% nationally. Modeled extreme heat resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled fair or poor health lands in the bottom 9.5% nationally, cognitive disability registers in the bottom 10.8% nationally, and uninsured sits in the bottom 4.4% nationally. Modeled hearing disability rests in the bottom 14.3% nationally, food insecurity is in the bottom 14.8% nationally, and transportation stands in the bottom 15% nationally. Against that, distance to a Superfund site settles at the national minimum.
To translate a couple of terms, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 12018, 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 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 74%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 67%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 63%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 80%
8%
Disability
healthier than 88%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 87%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 56%
11%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 61%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 63%
13%
Disability
healthier than 71%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 67%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 58%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 45%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 42%
8%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 26%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 68%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 66%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 61%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
Disability
healthier than 79%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 68%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 48%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 54%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 47%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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.
Nearby
12018
New Yorkshares a border
Score 63.16
Closest healthier
12024
New Yorkshares a border
Score 61.29
Similar health profile
12154
New York100% similar profile
Score 59.73
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 | 27.5% | 24.2–30.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.1% | 28.3–35.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.7% | 8.8–10.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.6–12.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.0% | 5.3–6.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.2% | 5.4–7.1 |
| Depression among adults | 20.1% | 17.1–23.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.5% | 8.1–11.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.6% | 33.6–41.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 30.3% | 24.6–36.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.0% | 2.7–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.8% | 8.0–11.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.6% | 3.7–5.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.7% | 74.5–80.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.2% | 77.1–83.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.6% | 89.3–91.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.4% | 67.1–75.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 71.1% | 68.2–73.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.8% | 72.4–84.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 18.0% | 15.0–21.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.4% | 9.6–13.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.0% | 17.4–24.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.5% | 33.3–43.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.0% | 12.0–16.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.3% | 13.5–17.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.3% | 10.7–13.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.1% | 9.7–12.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 24.9% | 21.2–28.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.1–6.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.4% | 5.7–7.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.1% | 9.5–12.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.9% | 2.6–3.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.5% | 3.1–3.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.3% | 18.9–25.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.3% | 7.6–11.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.7% | 6.3–9.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.8% | 7.4–10.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.6% | 4.8–6.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.3% | 25.7–35.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.2% | 4.4–6.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 36.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 8.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 42.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 20.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 43.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $108,878 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $297,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $1,023 | $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 | 80.0 yr ± 1.72 | 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 1.72 years of 80.0, 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