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12956

in Mineville, New YorkPopulation 1,271

ZipVitals Score
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49.65/ 100

Ranked #16,718 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 48%)

Ranked #1,462 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 15%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

0 per 100,000 residents per year

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Tree cover

79.6%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

97.9%

in the top 5.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

56.1%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US90th
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 ›

Energy-cost burden

4.9%

in the top 10.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US89th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

18.8%

in the top 12.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US87th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

13.7%

in the bottom 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US16th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

27.2 mi

in the top 32% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US68th
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 ›

The read

In overall standing, Mineville, New York (ZIP 12956) comes out in the bottom 48% nationally (16,718th) and the bottom 15% of New York (1,462nd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: fatal road crashes settles at the national minimum, modeled tree cover registers in the top 5.1% nationally, and homeownership stands in the top 5.8% nationally. Unemployment lands at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled extreme heat is at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 10.7% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise rests at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Distance to a community health center lies at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. By contrast, modeled pfas sits in the top 9.8% nationally, and energy burden settles in the top 10.8% nationally.

In plain terms, 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. 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. 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 12932, 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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 91%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 60%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 41%

8%

Disability

healthier than 47%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 16%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 38%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 83%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 12%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 7%

8%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

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 adults27.0%24.1–29.9
High blood pressure among adults34.1%30.4–37.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.9%7.2–8.8
Current asthma among adults11.2%10.0–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults6.8%6.1–7.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.5%7.3–9.8
Depression among adults22.2%19.0–25.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.8%9.4–12.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.9%31.0–38.8
Obesity among adults38.2%31.7–45.1
Stroke among adults3.6%3.2–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.7%11.9–18.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.2%6.7–10.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure72.8%69.6–75.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.2%73.5–80.5
Cholesterol screening among adults85.3%83.1–87.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.3%61.5–71.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.2%51.5–58.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.7%70.4–83.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.8%15.7–22.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.5%14.8–20.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.6%24.1–33.5
Short sleep duration among adults37.7%31.9–43.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.9%18.0–24.3
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%16.2–20.6
Frequent physical distress among adults15.2%13.4–17.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.5%13.5–17.8
Any disability among adults32.0%27.8–36.6
Hearing disability among adults6.6%5.9–7.6
Independent living disability among adults9.6%8.3–11.0
Mobility disability among adults15.1%13.0–17.4
Self-care disability among adults4.4%3.9–5.1
Vision disability among adults5.6%4.9–6.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.4%22.1–29.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.3%15.3–21.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults18.1%15.0–21.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.2%13.0–17.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.6–11.4
Loneliness among adults33.6%29.0–39.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.7%8.4–11.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–640.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)15.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle4.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription93.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)13.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate97.9%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 population4.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households54.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+32.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age52.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$69,692$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$115,200$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
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth77.2 yr ± 0.9078.9 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 0.90 years of 77.2, 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