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12845

in Lake George, New YorkPopulation 4,370

ZipVitals Score
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60.70/ 100

Ranked #4,325 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.5%)

Ranked #555 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 32%)

Ranked #10 of 41 Glens Falls, NY ZIPs (top 24%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Recreation access

1.6 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›

Grocery access

0.21 per 1,000 residents

in the top 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US93rd
Definition & 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 ›

Colon-cancer screening

74.2%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

1.1%

in the top 10.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

80.6%

in the top 8.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST80th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Uninsured (under 65)

4.8%

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST22nd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

25.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US81st
Definition & 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 ›

Short sleep

32.5%

in the bottom 24% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US24th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

The read

Lake George, New York (ZIP 12845), by its composite score, sits in the top 13.5% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,325th) and the top 32% of New York (555th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The clearest bright points in the data come first here: recreation stands in the top 2.8% nationally, and grocery registers in the top 7.0% nationally. Modeled colon screening settles in the top 4.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled mammography lies in the top 8.3% nationally, tree cover rests in the top 11.5% nationally, and loneliness resides in the bottom 11.6% nationally. Park land is in the top 12.5% nationally. By contrast, slow internet speeds lands in the top 10.2% nationally, and modeled loud transportation noise stands in the top 10.5% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. 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 comparison close by, see ZIP 12804, 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.

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 70%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 84%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

8%

Disability

healthier than 74%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 91%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 78%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 65%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 87%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 85%

11%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 82%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 72%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 51%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Disability

healthier than 46%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

“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 adults31.4%28.1–34.6
High blood pressure among adults37.2%33.4–40.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.4%10.4–12.5
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.6–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults7.6%6.8–8.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.5%6.5–8.5
Depression among adults20.4%17.5–23.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.7%10.1–13.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.7%35.7–43.7
Obesity among adults30.8%25.2–36.6
Stroke among adults3.7%3.4–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.4%7.6–11.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.8%4.0–5.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.2%78.5–83.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.9%80.0–85.4
Cholesterol screening among adults91.1%89.9–92.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years74.2%69.8–78.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults68.5%65.3–71.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years80.6%74.1–85.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.9%12.4–17.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.5%9.8–13.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults22.6%19.1–26.2
Short sleep duration among adults32.5%27.4–37.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.8%14.6–19.2
Frequent mental distress among adults14.5%12.8–16.3
Frequent physical distress among adults13.6%12.0–15.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.1%9.8–12.5
Any disability among adults27.4%23.8–31.0
Hearing disability among adults7.2%6.4–8.1
Independent living disability among adults7.2%6.4–8.1
Mobility disability among adults13.9%12.1–15.8
Self-care disability among adults3.6%3.2–4.0
Vision disability among adults4.3%3.9–4.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.5%17.5–23.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.2%8.5–12.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.3%7.7–11.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.3–10.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.1%5.3–7.0
Loneliness among adults28.7%24.4–33.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.7–6.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–649.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)4.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)36.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)1.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle6.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription90.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate75.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population3.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households50.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+26.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age50.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$100,774$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$355,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$1,055$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 birth80.8 yr ± 1.4778.9 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 1.47 years of 80.8, 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