ZIP code

12762

in Mongaup Valley, New YorkPopulation 394

ZipVitals Score

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55.75/ 100

Ranked #8,569 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 27%)

Ranked #965 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 44%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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.

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th

US99th

Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

77.5%

in the top 5.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st

US94th

Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

17.2 mi

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th

US92nd

Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Mongaup Valley, New York (ZIP 12762) comes out in the top 27% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,569th) and the bottom 44% of New York (965th).

Several good marks anchor the profile and deserve first mention: home broadband subscription sits at the national maximum, and modeled tree cover settles in the top 5.9% nationally. Unemployment registers at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled extreme heat stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk lands in the bottom 11.2% nationally, and colon screening is in the top 11.0% nationally. Crowded housing resides at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 16% nationally. By contrast, distance to an emergency room lies in the top 8.1% nationally. Fiber broadband sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

In plain terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 12737, 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.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesNew York

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 66%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 71%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 77%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 74%

Disability

healthier than 66%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 64%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 44%

16%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Risk Behavior

healthier than 36%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 30%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of New York

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 71%

14%

About typical

close to the middle of New York

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 43%

21%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of New York

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 40%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 35%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

Disability

healthier than 36%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 28%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

“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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	27.3%	24.3–30.6
High blood pressure among adults	34.4%	30.6–38.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	9.1%	8.3–10.0
Current asthma among adults	10.5%	9.3–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults	7.0%	6.2–7.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	7.3%	6.3–8.4
Depression among adults	20.3%	17.2–23.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	11.3%	9.8–13.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	37.6%	33.5–41.8
Obesity among adults	31.1%	24.6–38.2
Stroke among adults	3.4%	3.1–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	12.6%	10.3–15.2

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	7.5%	6.2–8.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	76.9%	74.0–79.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	79.7%	76.4–82.9
Cholesterol screening among adults	88.3%	86.6–89.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	71.9%	67.6–76.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	65.2%	61.9–68.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	77.3%	70.5–83.3

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	16.6%	13.7–19.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults	13.8%	11.4–16.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	27.0%	22.7–31.5
Short sleep duration among adults	39.3%	33.1–45.8

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	18.5%	15.8–21.0
Frequent mental distress among adults	16.0%	14.1–17.9
Frequent physical distress among adults	14.0%	12.3–15.7

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	13.0%	11.3–14.7
Any disability among adults	28.3%	24.4–32.4
Hearing disability among adults	6.6%	5.8–7.4
Independent living disability among adults	7.9%	6.9–8.9
Mobility disability among adults	13.6%	11.6–15.5
Self-care disability among adults	3.8%	3.4–4.3
Vision disability among adults	5.0%	4.4–5.5

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	22.6%	19.2–26.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	14.9%	12.3–17.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	13.4%	11.1–15.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	12.3%	10.4–14.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	8.0%	6.9–9.2
Loneliness among adults	30.5%	25.8–35.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	7.5%	6.4–8.7

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	18.3%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–64	0.0%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)	13.8%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	26.9%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)	0.0%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle	6.1%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription	100.0%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	25.8%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate	66.7%	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	1.5%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households	52.0%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+	6.1%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age	54.4 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income	$87,381	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value	—	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent	$1,281	$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 unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.

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as of 2026

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