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12886

in Wevertown, New YorkPopulation 215

ZipVitals Score
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58.10/ 100

Ranked #6,316 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 20%)

Ranked #767 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 44%)

Ranked #17 of 41 Glens Falls, NY ZIPs (top 41%)

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.

Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

24.2 mi

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

23.1 mi

in the top 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

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Unemployment rate

13.7%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US5th
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.

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Housing-cost burden

6.2%

in the bottom 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US6th
Definition & source ›

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

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PFAS in drinking water

8.7%

in the bottom 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US6th
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 ›

Median household income

$127,649

in the top 7.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST84th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

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Tree cover

74.6%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST89th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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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 ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Wevertown, New York (ZIP 12886) sits in the top 20% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,316th) and the top 44% of New York (767th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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A balanced showing across the data, with a few readings each side: homeownership sits at the national maximum, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 3.6% nationally, and modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 4.8% nationally. Housing-cost burden sits in the bottom 5.8% nationally, modeled pfas stands in the bottom 6.3% nationally, and household income resides in the top 7.6% nationally. Modeled tree cover sits in the top 7.1% nationally. Households without a vehicle stands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. On the other hand, distance to an emergency room resides in the top 3.4% nationally, and unemployment sits in the top 4.7% nationally.

Put plainly, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 12843, 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 65%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 94%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 73%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 75%

8%

Disability

healthier than 65%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.4%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 39%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 38%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 99%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 78%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 69%

11%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 60%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

Disability

healthier than 34%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

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 adults32.7%29.3–36.1
High blood pressure among adults37.5%33.6–41.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.9%9.7–12.1
Current asthma among adults11.6%10.3–13.0
Coronary heart disease among adults7.3%6.3–8.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.3%6.6–10.3
Depression among adults21.2%18.3–24.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.2%10.3–14.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.1%36.2–44.1
Obesity among adults32.4%26.9–38.4
Stroke among adults3.9%3.4–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.9%12.9–19.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.9%3.4–6.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.6%77.7–83.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.6%79.5–85.4
Cholesterol screening among adults91.4%89.5–93.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years73.2%68.9–77.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.7%62.3–68.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.0%72.1–84.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.9%12.4–17.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.3%10.0–17.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.9%19.1–28.9
Short sleep duration among adults34.6%29.2–40.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.4%14.8–22.3
Frequent mental distress among adults15.2%13.0–17.5
Frequent physical distress among adults14.9%12.6–17.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.9%9.8–14.4
Any disability among adults28.4%23.8–33.3
Hearing disability among adults6.7%5.8–7.8
Independent living disability among adults7.8%6.4–9.5
Mobility disability among adults15.3%12.4–18.4
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.3–5.1
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.0–5.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.7%17.8–25.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.6%8.4–15.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.7%7.5–14.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%7.5–12.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.3–8.3
Loneliness among adults29.2%24.4–34.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.2%4.8–7.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–643.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)7.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)53.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)13.7%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 subscription86.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)6.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate100.0%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 population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households91.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+18.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age57.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$127,649$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$342,700$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 birth80.0 yr ± 2.1678.9 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 2.16 years of 80.0, 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