ZIP code
13905
in Binghamton, New YorkPopulation 27,988
50.25/ 100
Ranked #15,888 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 50%)
Ranked #1,420 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 18%)
Ranked #27 of 34 Binghamton, NY ZIPs (bottom 21%)
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
6.6 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Households without a vehicle
20.9%
in the top 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
30.4%
in the top 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & 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
47.1%
in the bottom 7.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST12thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 8.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Elder-services access
0.14 per 1,000 residents
in the top 10.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Lack of transportation
11.9%
in the top 13.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS86thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
33.1%
in the bottom 9.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Utility shut-off threat
11.1%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
20.2%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 13905, one of several in Binghamton, New York, by its overall standing, sits in the top 50% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,888th) and the bottom 18% of New York (1,420th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Several good marks anchor the profile and deserve first mention: transit rests in the top 2.9% nationally. Distance to an emergency room lies at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 8.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Elder services registers in the top 10.5% nationally. By contrast, households without a vehicle stands in the top 4.2% nationally, and poverty lands in the top 6.7% nationally. Homeownership is in the bottom 7.7% nationally, modeled pfas resides in the top 10.7% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site rests in the bottom 11.7% nationally.
Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 13744, 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 Binghamton, NY metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 95%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 87%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 52%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 45%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 55%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Disability
healthier than 35%
7%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 94%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 84%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 26%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 12%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 35%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 13%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 39%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 15%
8%
Disability
healthier than 10%
7%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 60%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 93%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 8%
14%
Preventive Care
in the bottom 0.00%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 12%
8%
Disability
healthier than 2%
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 ›
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 77.9 ± 1.1 years. The 48 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 81.1 years — 3.2 years below them.
Ranked #2,492 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
13744
New Yorkshares a border
Score 53.60
Closest healthier
13777
New Yorkshares a border
Score 52.50
Similar health profile
15540
Pennsylvania97% similar profile
Score 50.14
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 | 28.4% | 25.8–30.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.9% | 31.8–37.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.2% | 7.4–8.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.8% | 10.6–13.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.3% | 6.6–8.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.4% | 7.6–9.3 |
| Depression among adults | 21.0% | 18.3–23.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.6% | 10.2–13.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.1% | 29.9–36.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.7% | 30.0–39.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.7–4.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.2% | 16.9–23.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.7% | 6.6–8.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.0% | 71.5–76.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.6% | 77.8–83.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.5% | 82.8–86.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.3% | 61.7–70.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.2% | 51.7–58.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.9% | 69.1–81.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.3% | 12.9–17.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.4% | 12.7–16.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.2% | 23.8–30.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.9% | 32.2–41.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.7% | 18.6–23.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.7% | 15.9–19.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.4% | 12.8–15.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.7% | 14.1–17.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.7% | 28.5–35.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.4–8.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.5–11.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.2% | 13.6–16.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.5–5.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.8% | 6.2–7.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.0% | 21.8–30.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.7% | 17.8–24.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 21.7% | 18.8–24.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.9% | 13.5–18.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.9% | 10.3–13.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.5% | 30.9–42.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 11.1% | 9.5–12.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 30.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 35.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 20.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 32.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 47.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 12.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 52.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 17.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 32.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $53,362 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $151,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $993 | $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 | 77.9 yr ± 0.55 | 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 0.55 years of 77.9, 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