ZIP code
13815
in Norwich, New YorkPopulation 12,654
50.15/ 100
Ranked #16,028 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 50%)
Ranked #1,430 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 17%)
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.
Lithium in drinking water
9 µg/L
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.
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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Civic-institution access
0.61 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›Tooth loss
19.2%
in the top 20% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS80thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite health measure, Norwich, New York (ZIP 13815) ranks in the top 50% healthiest ZIPs nationally (16,028th) and the bottom 17% of New York (1,430th).
The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: lithium in drinking water registers at the national minimum. Distance to an emergency room rests at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 7.8% nationally, and civic lies in the top 9.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home sits at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Mental-health providers is in the top 13.9% nationally, subsidized affordable housing settles in the top 14.2% nationally, and modeled tree cover resides in the top 15% nationally. Set against that, households without a vehicle registers in the top 12.1% nationally.
To spell things out, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Close by, ZIP 13464, 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.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 70%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 85%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 58%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 55%
8%
Disability
healthier than 44%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 35%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 37%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 31%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 34%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 52%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 60%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 32%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 28%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 21%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 15%
8%
Disability
healthier than 14%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 28%
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.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 77.8 ± 1.1 years. The 48 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 82.3 years — 4.5 years below them.
Ranked #3,216 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
13411
New Yorkshares a border
Score 46.79
Closest healthier
13464
New Yorkshares a border
Score 51.31
Similar health profile
14747
New York99% similar profile
Score 50.19
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 | 31.4% | 28.0–34.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 36.6% | 32.6–40.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.2% | 9.3–11.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.5% | 10.2–12.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.9% | 7.1–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.1% | 8.0–10.3 |
| Depression among adults | 21.6% | 18.4–25.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.1% | 10.5–13.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.2% | 34.0–42.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.5% | 29.5–44.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.2% | 16.0–22.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.7% | 5.5–7.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.6% | 75.8–81.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.0% | 76.5–83.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.4% | 86.9–89.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.9% | 64.4–73.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.1% | 57.6–64.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.4% | 68.2–82.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.1% | 13.3–19.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.5% | 13.2–17.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.2% | 23.9–32.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.0% | 33.0–45.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.2% | 17.6–22.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.4–19.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.3% | 13.5–17.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.4% | 12.7–16.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.4% | 27.4–35.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.5% | 6.7–8.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.5% | 8.4–10.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.0% | 13.9–18.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–5.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.0% | 20.5–27.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.9% | 13.6–18.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.4% | 13.2–17.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.6% | 10.8–14.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.5% | 7.5–9.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.6% | 27.7–38.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 6.9–9.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 11.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 88.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 64.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 51.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 24.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 44.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $61,469 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $133,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $881 | $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 | 77.8 yr ± 0.57 | 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 0.57 years of 77.8, 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