ZIP code
12518
in Cornwall, New YorkPopulation 6,114
67.58/ 100
Ranked #1,122 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 3.5%)
Ranked #168 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 9.8%)
Ranked #2 of 77 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ZIPs (top 2.6%)
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.
Park land
38.8%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Outpatient-care access
0.71 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.18 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Physician access
2.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
74.7%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
9.7%
in the bottom 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
28.2%
in the bottom 8.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Grocery access
0.18 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
0.49%
in the bottom 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST16thUS10thDefinition & 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 ›Fair or poor health
13.4%
in the bottom 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite measure, Cornwall, New York (ZIP 12518) sits in the top 3.5% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,122nd) and the top 9.8% of New York (168th).
Reading across the measures, this area's clearest strengths come through: park land resides in the top 3.4% nationally, outpatient lies in the top 3.8% nationally, and mental-health providers settles in the top 5.2% nationally. Physicians stands in the top 5.6% nationally, modeled colon screening is in the top 3.5% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability rests in the bottom 4.0% nationally. Modeled loneliness sits in the bottom 8.4% nationally, and grocery registers in the top 8.9% nationally. Floodplain exposure lands in the bottom 9.6% nationally. Modeled extreme heat resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.
Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 12520, just across the boundary, ranks 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, 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 84%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 91%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 96%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 86%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 93%
8%
Disability
healthier than 93%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 85%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 63%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 44%
14%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 73%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 89%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 83%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 88%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 74%
8%
Disability
healthier than 82%
7%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 59%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 34%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 68%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the top 0.00%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 93%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 90%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 92%
8%
Disability
healthier than 85%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 85%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 65%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 45%
14%
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 ›
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.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 83.7 ± 2.6 years. A median household income of $101,208 predicts 80.1 years — 3.5 years above.
Ranked #280 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
10930
New Yorkshares a border
Score 66.03
Closest healthier
12520
New Yorkshares a border
Score 67.93
Similar health profile
11725
New York100% similar profile
Score 70.12
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 | 25.3% | 22.4–28.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.6% | 27.1–34.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.5% | 8.7–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.4% | 4.8–6.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.4–6.1 |
| Depression among adults | 17.6% | 15.0–20.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.3% | 8.0–10.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.6% | 31.8–39.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.5% | 23.6–33.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.8% | 2.5–3.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.7% | 7.7–12.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.8% | 3.9–5.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.4% | 74.1–80.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.2% | 78.2–83.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.5% | 90.2–92.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 74.7% | 70.4–78.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 72.0% | 68.9–74.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.8% | 74.5–86.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.6% | 13.0–18.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 9.1% | 7.4–11.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.8% | 16.5–23.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.6% | 29.6–39.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 13.4% | 11.4–15.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.7% | 12.1–15.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.3% | 9.9–12.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 9.7% | 8.4–11.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 22.3% | 19.2–25.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.7–6.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.0–6.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.3% | 8.7–12.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.7% | 2.4–3.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.5% | 3.1–4.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.4% | 17.6–23.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.9% | 7.3–10.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 7.0% | 5.7–8.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.9% | 7.5–10.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.4% | 4.7–6.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 28.2% | 24.4–32.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.1% | 4.3–6.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 3.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 50.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 96.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 34.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 68.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 6.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 43.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 18.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 41.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $101,208 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $432,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $1,819 | $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 | 83.7 yr ± 1.32 | 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 1.32 years of 83.7, 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