ZIP code
14068
in Getzville, New YorkPopulation 8,636
66.70/ 100
Ranked #1,376 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 4.3%)
Ranked #202 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 11.7%)
Ranked #8 of 86 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ZIPs (top 9.4%)
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.
Outer-floodplain exposure
52.1%
in the top 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Mental-health provider access
0.27 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Elder-services access
0.41 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Lead in tap water
9.8 ppb
in the top 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
US97thDefinition & 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 ›Cognitive disability
8.8%
in the bottom 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
27.4%
in the bottom 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Mammography
82.8%
in the top 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
1.2 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 4.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Transit access
5 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Housing insecurity
6.7%
in the bottom 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Getzville, New York (ZIP 14068) lands in the top 4.3% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,376th) and the top 11.7% of New York (202nd).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: mental-health providers lies in the top 2.5% nationally, elder services stands in the top 3.2% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability rests in the bottom 1.8% nationally. Modeled loneliness registers in the bottom 4.5% nationally, modeled mammography resides in the top 2.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes settles in the bottom 4.8% nationally. Transit is in the top 5.0% nationally, and modeled housing insecurity sits in the bottom 5.4% nationally. On the other side, outer-floodplain exposure lands in the top 0.9% nationally, and lead in tap water lies in the top 3.5% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". On the overall standing, ZIP 14051, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 63%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 95%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
Preventive Care
in the top 1.0%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 89%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 96%
8%
Disability
healthier than 84%
7%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 51%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 93%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 98%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 92%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 81%
8%
Disability
healthier than 63%
7%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 38%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 17%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 95%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 97%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 99%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 99%
8%
Disability
healthier than 65%
7%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 49%
21%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 11%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 36%
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 its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 81.6 ± 1.7 years. The 44 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.5 years — 4.1 years above them.
Ranked #324 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
14051
New Yorkshares a border
Score 68.63
Closest healthier
14221
New Yorkshares a border
Score 68.70
Similar health profile
20675
Maryland99% similar profile
Score 61.17
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 | 30.3% | 27.6–33.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.0% | 30.9–37.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.6% | 10.5–12.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.3% | 9.1–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.3% | 6.3–8.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.3% | 5.2–7.6 |
| Depression among adults | 18.0% | 15.6–20.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.4% | 8.9–11.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.9% | 36.5–43.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 27.4% | 23.5–31.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.6% | 3.1–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.3% | 8.5–12.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 3.5% | 2.9–4.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.7% | 80.2–84.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 85.3% | 83.0–87.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 92.2% | 91.0–93.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 73.0% | 69.7–76.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 73.3% | 70.8–75.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 82.8% | 78.4–86.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.9% | 13.6–18.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.2% | 6.7–9.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.4% | 18.0–24.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.1% | 28.7–35.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.0% | 11.8–16.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 12.4% | 10.8–14.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.7% | 10.1–13.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.5–10.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 23.1% | 20.0–26.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.2–8.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.5–8.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.6% | 10.6–14.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.1% | 2.6–3.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.3–4.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.7% | 17.1–22.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.7% | 6.3–9.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 6.4% | 5.2–7.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 6.7% | 5.7–7.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 4.8% | 4.1–5.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 27.4% | 23.9–31.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 4.3% | 3.7–5.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 56.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 85.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 34.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 67.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 9.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 55.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 28.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 45.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $98,750 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $365,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $1,475 | $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 | 81.6 yr ± 0.86 | 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 0.86 years of 81.6, 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