ZIP code
14904
in Elmira, New YorkPopulation 14,861
46.62/ 100
Ranked #20,615 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 36%)
Ranked #1,598 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 7.7%)
Ranked #14 of 15 Elmira, NY ZIPs (bottom 6.7%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Unemployment rate
11.7%
in the top 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
15.4%
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST82ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
17.8 mi
in the top 7.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
23.7%
in the top 12.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$53,174
in the bottom 19% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS19thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
19.5%
in the top 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS81stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
10.5%
in the top 23% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS77thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 14904, one of several in Elmira, New York sits in the bottom 36% nationally (20,615th) and the bottom 7.7% of New York (1,598th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A demanding profile, and several measures drive it: modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 2.0% nationally, unemployment settles in the top 6.7% nationally, and households without a vehicle lands in the top 7.0% nationally. Distance to an emergency room rests in the top 7.4% nationally, and poverty settles in the top 12.4% nationally. On the stronger side, modeled extreme heat lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to a community health center rests at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes settles in the bottom 12.2% nationally, and grocery lands in the top 14.0% nationally. Subsidized affordable housing rests in the top 14.9% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 14871, 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.
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 82%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 63%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 54%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 29%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 27%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 31%
8%
Disability
healthier than 34%
7%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 53%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 12%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 20%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 19%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 17%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 4%
8%
Disability
healthier than 10%
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 77.3 ± 1.4 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 79.8 years — 2.5 years below them.
Ranked #1,898 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
14871
New Yorkshares a border
Score 52.01
Closest healthier
14894
New Yorkshares a border
Score 49.36
Similar health profile
15456
Pennsylvania98% similar profile
Score 45.65
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 | 29.3% | 26.2–32.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.4% | 33.6–41.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.9% | 8.1–9.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.0% | 10.7–13.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.7% | 6.9–8.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.6% | 8.5–10.7 |
| Depression among adults | 22.9% | 19.8–26.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.2% | 10.7–13.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.7% | 33.7–41.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 32.6% | 26.3–39.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.5% | 16.2–23.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.6% | 6.4–8.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.7% | 75.1–80.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.1% | 76.8–83.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.9% | 85.2–88.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.0% | 61.0–70.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 56.8% | 53.2–60.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.9% | 68.6–82.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.8% | 13.1–18.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.2% | 15.8–20.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.8% | 25.5–34.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.9% | 30.8–43.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.0% | 19.4–24.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.2% | 17.1–21.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.3% | 14.5–18.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.0% | 14.2–17.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.3% | 28.3–36.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.4–8.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.4–11.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.6% | 14.5–18.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.6–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.7–6.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.8% | 22.0–29.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.4% | 16.4–22.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 19.9% | 17.2–22.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.3% | 13.0–17.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.3% | 8.9–11.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.7% | 29.1–40.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 10.0% | 8.5–11.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 23.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 10.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 12.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 14.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 11.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 15.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 84.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 33.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 62.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 45.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 18.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 38.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $53,174 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $92,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $1,070 | $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 | 77.3 yr ± 0.73 | 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 0.73 years of 77.3, 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