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12512

in Chelsea, New YorkPopulation 194

ZipVitals Score
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60.40/ 100

Ranked #4,552 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 14.2%)

Ranked #580 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 34%)

Ranked #54 of 77 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ZIPs (bottom 30%)

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.

Loud transportation noise

19.6%

in the top 0.08% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Transportation noise

63.9%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

81.9%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

63.3%

in the top 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US93rd
Definition & 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 ›

Housing-cost burden

7.7%

in the bottom 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST14th
US7th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

5.3%

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST11th
US8th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

73.5%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST85th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Chelsea, New York (ZIP 12512) ranks in the top 14.2% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,552nd) and the top 34% of New York (580th).

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Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: poverty stands at the national minimum, and modeled mammography settles in the top 4.2% nationally. Housing-cost burden lies in the bottom 7.0% nationally. Unemployment resides at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk lands in the bottom 7.5% nationally. Households without a vehicle registers at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled tooth loss sits in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Against that, modeled loud transportation noise rests in the top 0.08% nationally, and transportation noise is in the top 0.3% nationally. Modeled pfas stands in the top 6.7% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs it borders, loud transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 12590, 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare within

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 77%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 81%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 89%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 70%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 91%

8%

Disability

healthier than 82%

7%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 6%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 39%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 77%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 64%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 65%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 60%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 59%

13%

Disability

healthier than 58%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 45%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

in the bottom 0.7%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 11%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 85%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 65%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 34%

21%

Environmental Hazard

in the bottom 0.00%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 39%

11%

Disability

healthier than 38%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

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.

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 adults26.4%23.3–29.8
High blood pressure among adults34.4%30.6–38.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%7.8–9.9
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.3–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults6.2%5.1–7.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.1%4.6–7.9
Depression among adults17.8%15.2–20.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.2%8.5–12.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.2%33.5–41.1
Obesity among adults29.1%23.9–34.7
Stroke among adults3.2%2.7–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years5.3%4.2–6.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.8%4.9–9.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.2%74.2–80.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.6%76.5–82.5
Cholesterol screening among adults90.3%88.5–91.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years73.5%69.4–77.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.0%60.6–67.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years81.9%76.2–86.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.5%13.0–18.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.0%8.9–15.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults20.7%16.5–25.4
Short sleep duration among adults38.1%33.0–43.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults15.3%12.2–18.9
Frequent mental distress among adults14.5%12.4–16.5
Frequent physical distress among adults12.4%10.4–14.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.6%9.6–13.7
Any disability among adults25.5%21.1–30.3
Hearing disability among adults5.7%4.8–6.8
Independent living disability among adults6.7%5.5–7.9
Mobility disability among adults11.9%9.4–14.7
Self-care disability among adults3.5%2.8–4.3
Vision disability among adults4.3%3.6–5.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.2%20.9–29.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.7%9.5–16.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.2%7.5–13.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.1%9.5–14.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.0–9.1
Loneliness among adults32.3%27.3–37.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.6–8.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–645.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)4.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)90.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription76.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)7.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate83.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population9.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households81.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+9.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age49.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$99,025$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$505,000$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
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.2 yr ± 2.2578.9 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 2.25 years of 80.2, 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