ZIP code
13849
in Unadilla, New YorkPopulation 4,427
48.76/ 100
Ranked #17,973 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 44%)
Ranked #1,514 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 12.5%)
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.
Distance to a community health center
22.7 mi
in the top 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 7.9% 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
1.3 mi
in the bottom 8.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST11thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Energy-cost burden
4.8%
in the top 11.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS88thDefinition & 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 ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.55%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
80.9%
in the bottom 19% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST10thUS19thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Unadilla, New York (ZIP 13849) lands in the bottom 44% nationally (17,973rd) and the bottom 12.5% of New York (1,514th).
The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 7.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover sits in the top 14.3% nationally, and humid heat is in the bottom 17% nationally. On the other side, distance to a community health center settles in the top 6.8% nationally, distance to a Superfund site resides in the bottom 8.2% nationally, and distance to a nursing home registers in the top 15% nationally. Modeled energy burden rests in the top 11.9% nationally, fine-particle stands in the top 17% nationally, and loud transportation noise lies in the top 17% nationally.
A note on the terms: industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 13754, just across the boundary, ranks better 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 80%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 46%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 31%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 18%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 35%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 35%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 76%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 9%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 26%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 39%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 25%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 20%
8%
Disability
healthier than 16%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 4%
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
13733
New Yorkshares a border
Score 48.07
Closest healthier
13754
New Yorkshares a border
Score 51.80
Similar health profile
50484
Iowa96% similar profile
Score 48.97
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 | 32.3% | 29.8–34.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.4% | 35.5–41.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.6% | 9.9–11.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.6% | 10.6–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.6–9.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.2% | 8.3–10.2 |
| Depression among adults | 20.9% | 18.6–23.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.6% | 11.3–14.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.8% | 37.7–43.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.6% | 29.2–38.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.9–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.5% | 14.9–20.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.9% | 5.1–6.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.8% | 78.6–82.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.5% | 78.2–82.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.4% | 88.2–90.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.3% | 64.5–71.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.1% | 56.2–62.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.3% | 73.2–82.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.7% | 13.6–17.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.6% | 13.8–17.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.8% | 24.6–31.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.8% | 34.4–43.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.9% | 17.8–22.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.0% | 15.4–18.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.9% | 14.4–17.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.7% | 12.4–15.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.9% | 28.0–34.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.9% | 7.2–8.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.0% | 8.2–9.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.2% | 14.5–17.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–5.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.7% | 20.9–26.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.0% | 12.2–15.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 13.9% | 12.0–15.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.5% | 10.1–13.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 7.0–8.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.6% | 27.8–35.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 6.6–8.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.1% | 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+) | 22.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 80.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 81.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 66.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 23.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 44.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $57,917 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $137,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $857 | $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 | 82.3 yr ± 1.02 | 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 1.02 years of 82.3, 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