ZIP code
14804
in Almond, New YorkPopulation 1,362
54.40/ 100
Ranked #10,195 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 32%)
Ranked #1,103 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 36%)
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.
Tree cover
75.2%
in the top 6.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
5.4%
in the bottom 9.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST39thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Radon
2.5 pCi/L
in the top 20% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS80thDefinition & source ›
The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.
Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, Almond, New York (ZIP 14804) sits in the top 32% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,195th) and the bottom 36% of New York (1,103rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A few measures carry most of this area's good news: modeled tree cover lands in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 13.5% nationally, and humid heat lands in the bottom 13.8% nationally. Modeled colon screening rests in the top 13.7% nationally, and homeownership settles in the top 17% nationally. Modeled disaster risk lands in the bottom 18% nationally. Set against that, modeled arsenic rests in the top 16% nationally, and walkability settles in the bottom 18% nationally. Recreation lands at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.
Put plainly, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 14802, about 1.2 miles away.
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 84%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 98%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 43%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 54%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 52%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 47%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.08%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 49%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 44%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 46%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 17%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 35%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 24%
8%
Disability
healthier than 30%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 35%
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
14709
New Yorkshares a border
Score 51.37
Closest healthier
14802
New Yorkabout 1.2 mi away
Score 60.08
Similar health profile
14171
New York98% similar profile
Score 55.46
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 | 31.0% | 27.7–34.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.7% | 33.8–41.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.3% | 9.3–11.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.1–12.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.6% | 6.8–8.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.3–9.4 |
| Depression among adults | 20.9% | 17.8–24.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.9% | 10.4–13.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.8% | 35.6–44.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.7% | 28.8–43.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.8% | 3.5–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.3% | 10.0–14.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.4% | 4.5–6.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.0% | 76.2–81.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.3% | 78.2–84.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.3% | 87.8–90.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.3% | 66.6–75.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.9% | 60.4–67.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.1% | 68.5–82.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.0% | 14.2–20.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.0% | 12.0–16.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.0% | 21.1–29.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.0% | 30.6–43.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.0% | 15.7–20.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.5% | 14.7–18.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.5% | 12.9–16.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.0% | 11.5–14.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.3% | 25.4–33.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.3–8.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.4–9.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.7% | 12.8–16.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.3–5.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.9% | 18.8–25.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.7% | 10.8–14.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.1% | 10.3–14.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.9% | 9.4–12.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 6.5–8.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.3% | 26.7–36.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.0% | 6.0–8.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 3.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 28.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 15.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 90.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 60.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 17.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 44.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $83,173 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $123,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $983 | $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 | 86.5 yr ± 2.08 | 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 2.08 years of 86.5, 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