ZIP code
12575
in Rock Tavern, New YorkPopulation 1,600
61.97/ 100
Ranked #3,534 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 11.1%)
Ranked #457 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 26%)
Ranked #40 of 77 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ZIPs (bottom 48%)
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
50.1%
in the top 2.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$142,530
in the top 4.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
97.9%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
5.1%
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
2.7%
in the bottom 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Lithium in drinking water
10 µg/L
in the bottom 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS10thDefinition & 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 ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.9%
in the bottom 24% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS24thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
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 ›Fatal road crashes
18.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 30% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS70thDefinition & 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 ›The read
By its overall health score, Rock Tavern, New York (ZIP 12575) lands in the top 11.1% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,534th) and the top 26% of New York (457th).
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: park land registers in the top 2.4% nationally, and household income sits in the top 4.8% nationally. Home broadband subscription rests in the top 7.7% nationally, and modeled hearing disability is in the bottom 7.2% nationally. Poverty stands in the bottom 8.7% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Lithium in drinking water lies in the bottom 9.7% nationally, and homeownership resides in the top 12.0% nationally. Against that, distance to a Superfund site lands in the bottom 11.6% nationally, and unemployment registers in the top 13.3% nationally.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, 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. 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 10916, 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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 81%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 67%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 75%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 74%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 89%
8%
Disability
healthier than 86%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 75%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 46%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 67%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 62%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 71%
11%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 58%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 41%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 43%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 36%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 32%
13%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 55%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 49%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Disability
healthier than 56%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 58%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 30%
13%
“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
10916
New Yorkshares a border
Score 64.02
Closest healthier
10992
New Yorkshares a border
Score 63.03
Similar health profile
06851
Connecticut100% similar profile
Score 65.09
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 | 24.8% | 21.8–27.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.5% | 27.1–34.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.4% | 7.6–9.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.6% | 9.3–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–6.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.7% | 4.6–6.8 |
| Depression among adults | 17.9% | 15.3–20.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.9% | 8.4–11.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.1% | 31.3–39.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 30.1% | 25.1–35.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.9% | 2.5–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.0% | 10.4–15.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.4% | 5.1–7.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.3% | 73.0–79.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.1% | 77.1–83.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.2% | 88.6–91.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.4% | 61.5–70.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 68.2% | 65.0–71.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.9% | 68.5–82.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.6% | 13.0–18.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.0% | 8.6–13.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.6% | 18.7–26.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.2% | 31.1–41.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.6% | 13.0–18.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.0% | 13.1–17.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.4% | 10.6–14.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.3% | 9.6–13.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 24.2% | 20.5–28.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.4–5.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.7% | 5.6–7.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.3% | 9.3–13.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.2% | 2.7–3.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.5–4.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.9% | 19.6–26.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.9% | 9.7–14.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.4% | 7.5–11.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.5% | 9.6–13.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.7% | 5.8–7.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.2% | 26.0–34.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.3% | 5.4–7.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 2.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 31.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 97.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 18.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 92.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 7.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 49.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 16.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 45.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $142,530 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $446,200 | $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 | 79.8 yr ± 1.29 | 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 1.29 years of 79.8, 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