ZIP code
04350
in Litchfield, MainePopulation 3,680
51.05/ 100
Ranked #14,766 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)
Ranked #163 of 408 Maine ZIPs (top 40%)
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
38.9%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.28 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located 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 ›Elder-services access
0.28 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Homeownership rate
96.7%
in the top 6.7% 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
3.3 mi
in the bottom 16% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST9thUS16thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
27.2 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS84thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Litchfield, Maine (ZIP 04350), on the composite measure, lands in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,766th) and the top 40% of Maine (163rd).
The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: mental-health providers resides in the top 2.3% nationally, elder services lies in the top 5.0% nationally, and homeownership settles in the top 6.7% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover is in the top 13.9% nationally. Crowded housing rests at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Poverty sits in the bottom 15% nationally. Working the other way, modeled arsenic registers in the top 1.7% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site lands in the bottom 16% nationally. Fatal road crashes resides in the top 16% nationally.
In everyday language, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 04259, 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 78%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 73%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 64%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 46%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 49%
14%
Disability
healthier than 52%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 36%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 15%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 68%
21%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 55%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 46%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 48%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 24%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 32%
8%
“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
04259
Maineshares a border
Score 53.77
Closest healthier
04287
Maineshares a border
Score 52.56
Similar health profile
06350
Connecticut98% similar profile
Score 51.98
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 | 33.2% | 30.3–36.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.8% | 31.7–38.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.2% | 8.3–10.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.5% | 11.1–14.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.4% | 6.4–8.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.3–10.5 |
| Depression among adults | 27.9% | 24.7–31.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.8% | 10.2–13.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.9% | 34.7–41.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 32.7% | 28.2–37.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.6% | 3.1–4.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.7% | 9.6–14.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.9% | 6.0–10.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.2% | 73.3–79.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.0% | 78.3–83.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.5% | 85.5–89.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.3% | 67.9–74.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.0% | 64.1–69.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.0% | 72.6–82.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.3% | 11.3–15.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.2% | 13.0–19.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.3% | 20.4–28.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.9% | 30.0–38.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.9% | 16.7–23.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.2% | 15.9–20.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.0% | 13.0–17.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.2% | 13.8–19.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.1% | 29.8–38.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.4–9.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.0–9.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.4% | 12.1–17.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.0–4.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.7–5.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.9% | 20.6–27.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 8.3–13.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 14.1% | 10.8–17.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.5% | 8.4–12.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.7% | 6.3–9.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.5% | 26.9–34.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.3% | 6.0–8.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 4.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 11.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 25.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 17.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 96.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 70.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 19.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 46.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $84,904 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $243,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402 |
| Median gross rent | $1,173 | $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 | 80.9 yr ± 1.95 | 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 1.95 years of 80.9, 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