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04347

in Hallowell, MainePopulation 2,592

ZipVitals Score
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52.52/ 100

Ranked #12,732 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)

Ranked #137 of 408 Maine ZIPs (top 34%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

44.6%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Binge drinking

11.5%

in the bottom 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US5th
Definition & 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 ›

Colon-cancer screening

73.2%

in the top 6.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST76th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

58.3%

in the bottom 14.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US14th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

1.8%

in the top 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US84th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

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 ›

Park land

5.6%

in the top 17% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US83rd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

6.3%

in the top 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US83rd
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 ›

Loud transportation noise

1.0%

in the top 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US80th
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 ›

Walkability

28 intersections/sq mi

in the top 27% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US73rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Hallowell, Maine (ZIP 04347) lands in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,732nd) and the top 34% of Maine (137th).

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The measures split the difference for this area: modeled binge drinking settles in the bottom 4.6% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled colon screening resides in the top 6.8% nationally, modeled loneliness lands in the bottom 13.3% nationally, and fatal road crashes registers in the bottom 14.3% nationally. Crowded housing sits at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Recreation rests in the top 14.6% nationally, and unemployment is in the bottom 15% nationally. Against that, modeled arsenic stands in the top 1.1% nationally, and homeownership settles in the bottom 14.5% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. 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. 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 04351, just across the boundary. On a broader view, the area also sits on the healthier half of the national range on at least seven of the ten good-life measures tracked here, from quiet and green space to nearby care, a combination reached by about one in twenty-five US ZIP codes.

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 90%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 81%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 71%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 41%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 52%

14%

Disability

healthier than 41%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 31%

8%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 61%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 69%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 77%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 62%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 76%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 92%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 29%

14%

Disability

healthier than 33%

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 adults36.5%33.4–39.4
High blood pressure among adults37.3%34.0–40.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.4%10.2–12.7
Current asthma among adults12.3%11.0–13.8
Coronary heart disease among adults8.7%7.4–10.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.2%7.3–11.3
Depression among adults26.8%23.8–30.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.5%10.8–14.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.3%36.1–42.5
Obesity among adults31.0%26.7–35.4
Stroke among adults4.1%3.5–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.0%15.4–20.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.4%5.5–9.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.6%76.9–82.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.3%80.8–85.6
Cholesterol screening among adults89.0%87.2–90.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years73.2%69.5–76.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.7%66.9–72.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.4%70.6–81.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.5%9.7–13.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.2%10.4–16.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.4%20.1–28.9
Short sleep duration among adults31.7%28.0–35.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.9%16.4–23.9
Frequent mental distress among adults16.4%14.3–18.6
Frequent physical distress among adults15.0%12.8–17.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.0%12.5–17.6
Any disability among adults35.8%31.3–40.4
Hearing disability among adults10.2%8.9–11.6
Independent living disability among adults8.8%7.1–10.6
Mobility disability among adults16.3%13.4–19.5
Self-care disability among adults3.8%3.1–4.7
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.0–5.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.2%18.1–24.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%7.3–12.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.2%9.7–16.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.2–11.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%5.9–8.7
Loneliness among adults28.9%25.7–32.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.5–8.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ME median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416
Uninsured 18–6411.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413
No HS diploma (25+)7.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)52.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50529.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)0.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415
Households without a vehicle9.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416
Broadband subscription91.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)25.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416
Homeownership rate58.3%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 population3.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417
Single-parent households59.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414
Population 65+33.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417
Median age50.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29249.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413
Median household income$68,398$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396
Median home value$295,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402
Median gross rent$890$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 birth81.8 yr ± 1.5278.9 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 1.52 years of 81.8, 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