ZIP code
12175
in Summit, New YorkPopulation 612
52.34/ 100
Ranked #12,997 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 41%)
Ranked #1,278 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 26%)
Ranked #98 of 114 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ZIPs (bottom 14.1%)
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.
Civic-institution access
1.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›Unemployment rate
15.8%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Distance to a community health center
29.9 mi
in the top 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
18.2 mi
in the top 5.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
69.7%
in the top 9.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST85thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
0.18%
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS10thDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
11.7%
in the bottom 11.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS12thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
12.9%
in the bottom 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS16thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
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
On the composite measure, Summit, New York (ZIP 12175) stands in the top 41% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,997th) and the bottom 26% of New York (1,278th).
Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: civic resides in the top 2.3% nationally, and floodplain exposure stands at the national minimum. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 5.8% nationally, and modeled tree cover resides in the top 9.3% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation noise sits in the bottom 10.0% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise resides at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 11.0% nationally. Working the other way, unemployment sits in the top 3.4% nationally, and distance to a community health center resides in the top 4.1% nationally.
For clarity, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". ZIP 12064, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 79%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 79%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Disability
healthier than 48%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 25%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 3%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 85%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 98%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 42%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 40%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 37%
11%
Disability
healthier than 17%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 2%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 84%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 64%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 45%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 4%
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 ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
12036
New Yorkshares a border
Score 51.58
Closest healthier
12064
New Yorkshares a border
Score 53.57
Similar health profile
13825
New York99% similar profile
Score 51.71
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 | 33.5% | 29.9–37.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.4% | 37.1–45.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.9% | 10.7–13.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.0–12.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.0% | 7.7–10.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.5% | 7.9–11.2 |
| Depression among adults | 19.9% | 17.0–23.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.2% | 11.1–15.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.4% | 38.1–46.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.1% | 27.6–41.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 3.9–5.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.0% | 10.0–14.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.8% | 4.6–7.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.6% | 78.9–84.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 83.3% | 80.5–86.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.8% | 89.3–92.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.2% | 67.3–76.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 62.9% | 60.0–66.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.7% | 71.7–84.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.9% | 12.5–17.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.9% | 12.2–17.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.7% | 22.8–32.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.4% | 32.2–44.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.3% | 16.2–22.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.6% | 13.7–17.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.4% | 13.3–17.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.6% | 10.8–14.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.8% | 26.3–35.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.2–9.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.5–10.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.7% | 14.1–19.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.7–5.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.5–6.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.2% | 18.6–26.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.1% | 10.3–16.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.8% | 10.1–15.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.5% | 8.5–12.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.1% | 5.9–8.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.5% | 25.6–35.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.9% | 5.6–8.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 29.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 15.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 11.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 92.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 73.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 44.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 57.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $90,250 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $152,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 80.6 yr ± 1.31 | 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 1.31 years of 80.6, 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