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ZIP code

19132

in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPopulation 33,006

16.24/ 100

Ranked #32,006 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 0.2%)

Ranked #1,746 of 1,748 Pennsylvania ZIPs (bottom 0.2%)

Ranked #360 of 361 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ZIPs (bottom 0.3%)

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

Some domains have limited local data — read this Score as directional

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.

Short sleep

50.7%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

35.6%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

330 intersections/sq mi

in the top 0.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

45.1%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Transit access

8 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & 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 ›

Subsidized affordable housing

731 units

in the top 2.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

14.8%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

15.7%

in the top 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

35.1%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.27 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US96th
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 ›

The read

On the data available so far, ZIP 19132, one of several in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania lands in the bottom 0.2% nationally (32,006th) and the bottom 0.2% of Pennsylvania (1,746th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The readings that are available are worth naming, coverage aside: walkability stands in the top 0.6% nationally, and transit sits in the top 2.0% nationally. Subsidized affordable housing resides in the top 2.5% nationally, and grocery stands in the top 4.5% nationally. On the other hand, modeled short sleep sits in the top 0.2% nationally, modeled tooth loss resides in the top 1.1% nationally, and households without a vehicle stands in the top 1.3% nationally. Unemployment sits in the top 3.9% nationally, modeled transportation noise resides in the top 4.0% nationally, and poverty stands in the top 4.4% nationally.

Against its neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 19121, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 85%

6%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 90%

6%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

19%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 9%

16%

Preventive CarePartial

healthier than 18%

15%

Not placed: Chronic Disease Burden and Risk Behavior — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 38% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.

No data: Mental Health and Disability — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.00%

6%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 94%

6%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

19%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 8%

16%

Preventive CarePartial

healthier than 6%

15%

Not placed: Chronic Disease Burden and Risk Behavior — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 38% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.

No data: Mental Health and Disability — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.

“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

3 of our published findings list 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 what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 69.4 ± 1.0 years. A median household income of $32,823 predicts 75.7 years — 6.2 years below.

    Ranked #5,766 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 69.4 ± 1.0 years. The 48 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 76.7 years — 7.3 years below them.

    Ranked #3,643 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

  • Highest-risk tenth

    Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale

    Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 38.3 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 69.4 ± 1.0 years.

    Ranked #1,713 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.

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 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years35.6%31.0–40.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.7%58.5–66.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults43.1%39.9–46.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.2%72.4–83.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Short sleep duration among adults50.7%46.5–54.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)PA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate35.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.3% (2.1–21.6%) n=1,759
Uninsured 18–647.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.3% (0.0–16.6%) n=1,753
No HS diploma (25+)17.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.0% (1.5–16.1%) n=1,762
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (8.9–50.4%) n=1,762
Unemployment rate (16+)14.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–9.6%) n=1,755
Households without a vehicle45.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.6%) n=1,758
Broadband subscription84.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.2% (75.7–97.3%) n=1,758
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)37.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.9% (9.9–35.3%) n=1,758
Homeownership rate48.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.1% (57.1–94.5%) n=1,758
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.6% (0.0–3.3%) n=1,758
Foreign-born population4.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–10.2%) n=1,763
Single-parent households25.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.3% (38.5–72.8%) n=1,744
Population 65+16.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.1% (12.3–31.4%) n=1,763
Median age38.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29244.2 yr (33.9–55.5) n=1,752
Median household income$32,823$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$71,250 ($50,880–$112,747) n=1,642
Median home value$81,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$197,200 ($99,000–$382,120) n=1,649
Median gross rent$1,095$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$983 ($701–$1,527) n=1,367
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)PA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth69.4 yr ± 0.4978.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.2 yr (76.0–82.0) n=1,730

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 0.49 years of 69.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

More ZIPs to explore ▾

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