ZIP code
13206
in Syracuse, New YorkPopulation 16,245
52.18/ 100
Ranked #13,208 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 41%)
Ranked #1,288 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 26%)
Ranked #58 of 87 Syracuse, NY ZIPs (bottom 33%)
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.
Transit access
16 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops 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 ›Lead in tap water
12 ppb
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
US98thDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.18 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
120 intersections/sq mi
in the top 8.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST83rdUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Grocery access
0.18 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
13.3%
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
34%
in the bottom 13.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS14thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 22% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS78thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Obesity
39.7%
in the top 27% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS73rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, ZIP 13206, one of several in Syracuse, New York places in the top 41% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,208th) and the bottom 26% of New York (1,288th).
The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: transit rests in the top 0.5% nationally, and elder services resides in the top 8.0% nationally. Walkability is in the top 8.2% nationally, and grocery lands in the top 8.6% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes registers in the bottom 10.9% nationally, and modeled hearing disability settles in the bottom 12.1% nationally. On the other side, lead in tap water sits in the top 1.7% nationally, households without a vehicle lies in the top 9.0% nationally, and homeownership rests in the bottom 13.9% nationally.
Beside the areas that surround it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 13057, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Syracuse, NY metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 74%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 72%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 77%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 58%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 41%
11%
Disability
healthier than 59%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 29%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 40%
8%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 71%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 33%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 19%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 31%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 37%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 53%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 45%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 58%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 15%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 30%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 23%
8%
Disability
healthier than 33%
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.
Nearby
13057
New Yorkshares a border
Score 57.37
Closest healthier
13211
New Yorkshares a border
Score 52.66
Similar health profile
15748
Pennsylvania98% similar profile
Score 52.37
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 | 25.9% | 23.4–28.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.5% | 32.3–38.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.8% | 7.1–8.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.0% | 10.7–13.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.2% | 5.6–6.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.1% | 6.3–7.9 |
| Depression among adults | 22.8% | 20.0–25.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.2% | 9.8–12.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.0% | 30.9–37.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.7% | 34.9–44.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 3.2–3.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.9% | 14.9–21.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.9% | 5.9–8.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.9% | 73.3–78.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.1% | 78.4–83.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.7% | 86.1–89.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.5% | 64.3–72.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.2% | 58.0–64.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.3% | 73.4–84.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.5% | 14.1–19.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.9% | 12.1–15.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.3% | 22.1–28.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.3% | 34.9–43.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.5% | 16.4–20.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.2% | 16.3–20.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.0% | 12.5–15.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.2% | 12.7–15.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.4% | 26.3–32.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.0% | 8.1–10.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.0% | 12.4–15.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.7% | 22.4–29.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.7% | 15.5–20.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 17.0% | 15.0–19.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.8% | 13.8–17.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.8% | 8.7–10.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.6% | 30.4–39.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 29.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 13.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 27.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 57.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 6.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 46.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 17.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 38.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $63,136 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $148,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $972 | $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 | 78.5 yr ± 0.88 | 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 0.88 years of 78.5, 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