ZIP code
04284
in Wayne, MainePopulation 1,101
53.32/ 100
Ranked #11,609 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 36%)
Ranked #118 of 408 Maine ZIPs (top 29%)
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.
Arsenic in groundwater
39.4%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
77.6%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
0.9 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›Fatal road crashes
45.4 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Binge drinking
11.5%
in the bottom 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
27.7%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
33.3%
in the top 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Recreation access
0.9 per 1,000 residents
in the top 11.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
2.6 mi
in the bottom 13.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST7thUS13thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, Wayne, Maine (ZIP 04284) lands in the top 36% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,609th) and the top 29% of Maine (118th).
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: modeled colon screening resides in the top 0.8% nationally, and civic lands in the top 5.0% nationally. Modeled binge drinking registers in the bottom 4.6% nationally, and loneliness sits in the bottom 5.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled food insecurity is in the bottom 10.4% nationally. Against that, modeled arsenic stands in the top 1.7% nationally, fatal road crashes settles in the top 5.2% nationally, and floodplain exposure lies in the top 8.6% nationally. Fiber broadband resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.
To translate a couple of terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 04349, 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
Preventive Care
healthier than 97%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 92%
11%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 44%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 47%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 40%
8%
Disability
healthier than 57%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 27%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 28%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 65%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 89%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 78%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 73%
8%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 56%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 35%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 21%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 7%
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
04254
Maineshares a border
Score 29.11
Closest healthier
04349
Maineshares a border
Score 54.60
Similar health profile
04571
Maine95% similar profile
Score 55.89
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 | 37.0% | 33.6–40.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.1% | 34.5–41.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.5% | 10.3–12.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.2% | 10.7–13.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.3–9.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.0% | 7.1–11.3 |
| Depression among adults | 26.3% | 23.2–29.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.9% | 11.0–14.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.0% | 37.7–44.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 31.4% | 26.8–36.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.3–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.5% | 13.0–18.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.3% | 4.5–8.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.3% | 77.4–82.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 84.0% | 81.6–86.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.2% | 88.5–91.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 77.6% | 74.5–80.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 70.5% | 67.6–73.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.7% | 74.4–84.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.5% | 9.7–13.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.0% | 10.0–16.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.6% | 18.4–27.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.2% | 28.4–36.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.7% | 15.3–22.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.6% | 13.4–18.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.5% | 12.3–17.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.7% | 11.5–16.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.3% | 28.8–38.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.5% | 8.2–10.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.2–9.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.9% | 12.2–18.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.5% | 2.9–4.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.5–5.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.7% | 17.5–24.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.6% | 6.4–11.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 11.5% | 8.3–14.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 6.3–10.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 6.4% | 5.2–7.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 27.7% | 24.4–31.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.0% | 4.8–7.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 48.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 96.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 18.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 89.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 77.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 29.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 55.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $93,194 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $362,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402 |
| Median gross rent | $983 | $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 | 77.5 yr ± 2.17 | 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 2.17 years of 77.5, 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