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ZIP code

13148

in Seneca Falls, New YorkPopulation 10,749

52.43/ 100

Ranked #12,859 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)

Ranked #1,273 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 26%)

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.

Subsidized affordable housing

243 units

in the top 10.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US90th
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Mental-health provider access

0.095 per 1,000 residents

in the top 11.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US89th
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 ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Seneca Falls, New York (ZIP 13148) ranks in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,859th) and the bottom 26% of New York (1,273rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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A handful of measures stand out most sharply across the profile here: modeled extreme heat resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Subsidized affordable housing registers in the top 10.2% nationally, and mental-health providers rests in the top 11.4% nationally. Grocery stands in the top 21% nationally, and lithium in drinking water lies in the bottom 22% nationally. On the other side, modeled pfas lands in the top 11.4% nationally, households without a vehicle sits in the top 16% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site is in the bottom 18% nationally. Modeled arsenic settles in the top 21% nationally, and homeownership resides in the bottom 23% nationally.

Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, 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 Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Close by, ZIP 13034, 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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Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 85%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 51%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 43%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 52%

8%

Disability

healthier than 52%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 60%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 47%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 27%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Disability

healthier than 21%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 38%

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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Above what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 80.9 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $65,313 predicts 78.4 years — 2.5 years above.

    Ranked #626 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

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 adults28.7%25.5–32.0
High blood pressure among adults35.1%31.1–39.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.6%8.7–10.5
Current asthma among adults11.6%10.3–12.9
Coronary heart disease among adults7.3%6.6–8.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.4%7.4–9.5
Depression among adults22.0%18.7–25.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.1%9.6–12.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.4%33.2–41.8
Obesity among adults34.4%27.0–42.2
Stroke among adults3.8%3.5–4.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.1%11.6–17.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.6%5.6–7.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.6%74.8–80.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.7%77.4–83.8
Cholesterol screening among adults88.1%86.7–89.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.1%63.2–72.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.0%56.4–63.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.7%68.1–82.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.7%13.7–19.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.3%13.2–17.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.9%23.6–32.4
Short sleep duration among adults36.5%30.0–43.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.4%16.9–22.0
Frequent mental distress among adults17.4%15.5–19.4
Frequent physical distress among adults14.9%13.1–16.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.2%12.6–15.9
Any disability among adults30.3%26.4–34.5
Hearing disability among adults7.0%6.2–7.8
Independent living disability among adults9.1%8.1–10.1
Mobility disability among adults15.0%13.0–17.0
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.8–4.7
Vision disability among adults5.2%4.7–5.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.4%20.9–27.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.1%12.6–17.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.4%12.2–16.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.3%10.5–14.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.1%7.1–9.2
Loneliness among adults33.7%28.6–38.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.4–8.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate16.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–647.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)14.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)28.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)4.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle9.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription86.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate66.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population3.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households53.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+20.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age45.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$65,313$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$149,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$964$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 birth80.9 yr ± 0.7778.9 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 0.77 years of 80.9, 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