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14527

in Penn Yan, New YorkPopulation 12,677

ZipVitals Score
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54.50/ 100

Ranked #10,072 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 31%)

Ranked #1,091 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 37%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Grocery access

0.24 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US95th
Definition & 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 ›

Subsidized affordable housing

390 units

in the top 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Mental-health provider access

0.16 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & 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 ›

Households without a vehicle

16%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

76.8%

in the bottom 12.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US12th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

12.1%

in the top 13.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US87th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Penn Yan, New York (ZIP 14527) places in the top 31% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,072nd) and the bottom 37% of New York (1,091st).

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Where the data is kindest to this area, a few readings lead the way: distance to an emergency room resides at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Grocery is in the top 5.5% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing lands in the top 6.1% nationally. Mental-health providers stands in the top 6.2% nationally. Modeled extreme heat registers at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to a community health center settles at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Pharmacy sits in the top 12.8% nationally. On the other hand, households without a vehicle lies in the top 6.5% nationally, and home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 12.0% nationally. Modeled arsenic resides in the top 13.5% 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, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. 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 14418, 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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 78%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 62%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 82%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 69%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 86%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 48%

11%

Disability

healthier than 47%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 39%

21%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 73%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 57%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 43%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 36%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 16%

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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults31.1%27.8–34.5
High blood pressure among adults36.5%32.4–40.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.8%9.9–11.8
Current asthma among adults11.3%10.1–12.7
Coronary heart disease among adults8.1%7.3–9.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.0%8.1–10.2
Depression among adults20.6%17.5–23.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.7%10.2–13.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.4%35.1–43.6
Obesity among adults33.7%26.4–41.2
Stroke among adults4.2%3.8–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.0%12.3–18.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.8%5.8–8.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.9%77.2–82.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.3%78.1–84.1
Cholesterol screening among adults88.4%87.0–89.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years71.2%66.6–75.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.8%58.1–65.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.5%70.1–83.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.7%13.9–19.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.6%12.7–16.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.9%22.8–31.3
Short sleep duration among adults35.5%29.0–42.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.4%17.0–22.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.4%14.6–18.2
Frequent physical distress among adults15.0%13.4–16.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.9%12.4–15.5
Any disability among adults31.6%27.6–35.8
Hearing disability among adults7.9%7.0–8.8
Independent living disability among adults9.2%8.2–10.3
Mobility disability among adults16.1%14.1–18.2
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.9–4.8
Vision disability among adults5.3%4.8–5.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.1%19.7–26.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.1%12.0–16.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.0%11.1–15.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.1%9.5–12.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.6%6.7–8.7
Loneliness among adults32.0%27.0–37.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.8–7.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–6420.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)14.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)28.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)2.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle16.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription76.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate73.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population1.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households56.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+26.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age44.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$70,758$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$194,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$813$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,162 ($782–$2,359) n=1,367
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.2 yr ± 0.6978.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.9 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 0.69 years of 79.2, 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