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12901

in Plattsburgh, New YorkPopulation 31,447

ZipVitals Score
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53.48/ 100

Ranked #11,391 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 36%)

Ranked #1,191 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 31%)

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

Robust across all 9 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.

Physician access

2.6 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US96th
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

0.5 mi

in the bottom 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST7th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

15.5%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Mental-health provider access

0.12 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US92nd
Definition & 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 ›

Elder-services access

0.16 per 1,000 residents

in the top 9.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US90th
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›

High cholesterol

34.1%

in the bottom 14.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US14th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

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Natural-disaster risk

in the top 24% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US76th
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.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, ZIP 12901, one of several in Plattsburgh, New York ranks in the top 36% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,391st) and the bottom 31% of New York (1,191st).

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A handful of measures stand out most sharply across the profile here: physicians lies in the top 4.5% nationally. Distance to an emergency room lands at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Mental-health providers sits in the top 8.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat is at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Elder services settles in the top 9.7% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 10.8% nationally. Distance to a community health center registers at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. On the other side, distance to a Superfund site rests in the bottom 5.5% nationally, and households without a vehicle stands in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled pfas lies in the top 11.7% nationally.

Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. Close by, ZIP 12903, 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.

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

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Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 65%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 67%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 76%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 57%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 53%

11%

Disability

healthier than 55%

7%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 42%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 47%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 42%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 44%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 20%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

“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 adults26.2%23.5–29.0
High blood pressure among adults32.4%29.0–35.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.5%7.8–9.3
Current asthma among adults12.1%10.7–13.5
Coronary heart disease among adults6.6%5.9–7.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.7%6.9–8.6
Depression among adults23.8%20.6–27.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.2%8.8–11.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.1%30.6–37.6
Obesity among adults33.2%27.8–38.9
Stroke among adults3.4%3.1–3.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.5%12.1–17.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.6%5.7–7.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.2%72.5–77.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.3%76.2–82.3
Cholesterol screening among adults85.6%83.9–87.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.5%65.3–73.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.9%57.6–64.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.5%69.0–81.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.5%13.8–19.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.4%12.5–16.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.1%23.2–30.9
Short sleep duration among adults34.6%29.8–39.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.8%16.5–21.1
Frequent mental distress among adults19.0%16.9–21.0
Frequent physical distress among adults14.1%12.5–15.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.3%13.7–17.0
Any disability among adults29.7%26.0–33.4
Hearing disability among adults6.4%5.6–7.1
Independent living disability among adults9.4%8.4–10.5
Mobility disability among adults12.9%11.3–14.6
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.6–4.3
Vision disability among adults5.3%4.8–5.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.8%19.6–26.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.4%14.2–18.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.0%14.1–18.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.1%11.3–14.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.4–10.7
Loneliness among adults34.2%29.5–38.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.5–9.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate18.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–644.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)10.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)33.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)4.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle15.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription89.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)29.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate54.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population6.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households54.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+18.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age38.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$60,942$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$189,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$1,002$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 birth78.6 yr ± 0.5278.9 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 0.52 years of 78.6, 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