ZIP code
04095
in West Newfield, MainePopulation 1,480
48.52/ 100
Ranked #18,280 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 43%)
Ranked #205 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 50%)
Ranked #73 of 82 Portland-South Portland, ME ZIPs (bottom 11.0%)
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.
Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Homeownership rate
96.4%
in the top 7.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
41%
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
2.7%
in the bottom 23% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS23rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
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 ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.27%
in the top 32% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS68thDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, West Newfield, Maine (ZIP 04095) ranks in the bottom 43% nationally (18,280th) and the bottom 50% of Maine (205th).
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: fatal road crashes stands at the national minimum, and homeownership settles in the top 7.0% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover resides in the top 10.1% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 13.3% nationally. Against that, housing-cost burden sits in the top 9.0% nationally. Fiber broadband rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled energy burden is in the top 11.1% nationally, and households without a vehicle stands in the top 15% nationally.
In plainer terms, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 04001, 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 Portland-South Portland, ME metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 74%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 62%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 88%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 18%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 28%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 18%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 62%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 87%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 47%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 59%
8%
Disability
healthier than 40%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 27%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 28%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 32%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 21%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 91%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 44%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 35%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 11%
11%
Disability
healthier than 15%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 15%
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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 73.7; chronic-disease standing 23.3 — 50 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,466 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
04001
Maineshares a border
Score 52.94
Closest healthier
04048
Maineshares a border
Score 51.90
Similar health profile
15828
Pennsylvania99% similar profile
Score 49.32
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 | 34.5% | 31.7–37.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.0% | 36.0–41.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.0% | 9.9–12.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 13.1% | 11.7–14.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.5% | 7.4–9.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.6% | 7.8–11.3 |
| Depression among adults | 25.7% | 22.9–28.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.1% | 10.5–13.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.6% | 36.6–42.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.4% | 31.0–39.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.4–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.0% | 15.1–21.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.0% | 6.1–10.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.2% | 76.5–81.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.3% | 78.8–83.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.5% | 86.6–90.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.3% | 65.7–72.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.4% | 58.3–64.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.8% | 73.8–83.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.2% | 14.0–18.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.2% | 13.1–19.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.7% | 20.0–27.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.2% | 29.6–37.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.4% | 17.1–23.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.5% | 15.4–19.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.9% | 12.8–16.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.4% | 14.0–18.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.4% | 30.2–38.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.1% | 6.9–9.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.9% | 12.5–17.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.2–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.5% | 3.8–5.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.0% | 19.9–26.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.4% | 8.1–13.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 14.0% | 10.8–17.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.8% | 8.0–11.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.5% | 6.3–8.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.6% | 27.2–34.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.3% | 6.1–8.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 18.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 9.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 81.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 41.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 96.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 62.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 25.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 52.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $57,206 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $319,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,014 ($618–$1,501) n=320 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.7 yr ± 0.95 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.0 yr (76.1–82.5) n=363 |
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 0.95 years of 80.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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