ZIP code
12961
in Moriah Center, New YorkPopulation 22
50.53/ 100
Ranked #15,507 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 48%)
Ranked #1,406 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 19%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
87.5%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
6.0%
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
1.4 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 4.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS4thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
5.5%
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST42ndUS10thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Mammography
71.3%
in the bottom 21% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS21stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Moriah Center, New York (ZIP 12961) ranks in the top 48% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,507th) and the bottom 19% of New York (1,406th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The measures split the difference for this area: housing-cost burden lies at the national minimum, and modeled tree cover resides in the top 2.1% nationally. Modeled transportation noise lands at the national minimum, and poverty registers at the national minimum. Homeownership sits at the national maximum. Unemployment rests at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Against that, home broadband subscription stands at the national minimum, modeled energy burden settles in the top 2.9% nationally, and walkability lies in the bottom 4.1% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, home broadband subscription runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 12855, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 75%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 60%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 95%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 46%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 28%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 35%
11%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.7%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 94%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 33%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 25%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 18%
8%
Disability
healthier than 16%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 36%
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.
Nearby
12855
New Yorkshares a border
Score 57.53
Closest healthier
12998
New Yorkshares a border
Score 51.21
Similar health profile
13072
New York98% similar profile
Score 50.00
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 | 33.1% | 29.4–36.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.0% | 34.6–43.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.5% | 9.3–11.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.5% | 10.0–12.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.2% | 7.0–9.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.5% | 7.4–12.0 |
| Depression among adults | 21.9% | 18.7–25.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.9% | 10.8–15.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.3% | 36.1–44.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.5% | 31.0–44.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.5–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.4% | 13.3–19.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.5% | 3.9–7.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.9% | 75.5–81.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.4% | 78.1–84.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.4% | 88.6–92.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.4% | 66.9–75.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 60.4% | 56.7–64.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.3% | 62.8–78.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.8% | 13.1–18.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.8% | 12.5–21.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.1% | 22.1–34.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.1% | 31.4–43.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.4% | 16.2–25.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.5% | 14.2–19.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.1% | 13.4–19.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.4% | 11.0–16.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.5% | 26.0–37.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.5–8.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.0% | 7.2–11.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.9% | 13.5–20.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.6% | 3.7–5.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.3–6.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.8% | 18.6–27.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.7% | 10.5–19.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 14.9% | 10.1–20.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.8% | 8.8–14.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.1–9.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.5% | 25.7–36.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.1–9.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 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+) | 50.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 0.0% | 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 | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 0.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 0.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 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 | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 100.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 0.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | — | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | — | $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 | — | $1,021 ($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 at birth | 77.2 yr ± 0.91 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.9 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 0.91 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