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ZIP code

04290

in Peru, MainePopulation 1,501

46.67/ 100

Ranked #20,558 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 36%)

Ranked #238 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 42%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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

84%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

33.3 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 10.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US89th
Definition & 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 ›

Energy-cost burden

5.0%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST54th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

1.0%

in the top 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US81st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

5.3%

in the top 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US78th
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 ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

0.27%

in the top 32% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US68th
Definition & 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

Judged by its overall standing, Peru, Maine (ZIP 04290) sits in the bottom 36% nationally (20,558th) and the bottom 42% of Maine (238th).

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A balanced showing across the data, with a few readings each side: modeled tree cover is in the top 3.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat registers in the bottom 14.1% nationally. Crowded housing is at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Homeownership lies in the top 17% nationally. On the other hand, fiber broadband registers at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes is in the top 10.7% nationally, modeled energy burden lies in the top 9.4% nationally, and walkability registers in the bottom 13.5% nationally. Recreation is at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.

Put plainly, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 04219, 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.

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Preventive Care

healthier than 65%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 88%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 56%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 54%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

8%

Disability

healthier than 37%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

5%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 87%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 54%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 45%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 30%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 35%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 23%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 24%

11%

Disability

healthier than 28%

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 ›

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 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults34.7%31.9–37.8
High blood pressure among adults37.1%33.9–40.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.2%9.3–11.3
Current asthma among adults13.4%12.0–14.9
Coronary heart disease among adults8.6%7.5–9.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.1%8.4–11.9
Depression among adults26.2%23.3–29.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.0%11.3–14.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.8%37.7–44.3
Obesity among adults34.4%30.0–39.4
Stroke among adults4.2%3.6–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.9%10.8–15.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.4%6.3–10.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.2%74.3–79.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.1%78.4–83.9
Cholesterol screening among adults86.8%84.7–89.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.2%64.0–72.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.9%54.6–60.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.2%72.4–83.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.8%13.5–18.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.5%14.4–21.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.5%20.7–28.6
Short sleep duration among adults34.1%29.9–38.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.5%18.3–24.9
Frequent mental distress among adults17.9%15.8–20.1
Frequent physical distress among adults16.5%14.4–18.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.8%14.6–19.4
Any disability among adults33.0%29.0–37.1
Hearing disability among adults9.1%8.0–10.3
Independent living disability among adults9.4%7.9–10.9
Mobility disability among adults15.7%13.3–18.2
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.6–5.0
Vision disability among adults5.2%4.5–6.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.9%21.3–28.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.2%10.3–16.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults17.4%13.7–21.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.7%9.6–13.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.3–10.2
Loneliness among adults32.6%28.7–36.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.2–10.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ME median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416
Uninsured 18–649.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413
No HS diploma (25+)4.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)21.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50529.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)1.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415
Households without a vehicle2.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416
Broadband subscription83.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416
Homeownership rate90.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416
Foreign-born population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417
Single-parent households70.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414
Population 65+21.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417
Median age48.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29249.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413
Median household income$66,827$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396
Median home value$141,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402
Median gross rent$723$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,014 ($618–$1,501) n=320
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ME median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth81.7 yr ± 2.1078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.0 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 2.10 years of 81.7, 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