ZIP code
04434
in Etna, MainePopulation 1,252
39.61/ 100
Ranked #27,013 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 16%)
Ranked #366 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 10.3%)
Ranked #32 of 45 Bangor, ME ZIPs (bottom 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.
Distance to a nursing home
13.5 mi
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
1 mi
in the bottom 7.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Fiber broadband
97.6%
in the top 7.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
94.9%
in the top 8.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
23.3%
in the top 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
19.1%
in the top 13.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS87thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
35.5%
in the top 20% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS80thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
1.3%
in the top 20% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS80thDefinition & 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 ›Lack of transportation
10.3%
in the top 21% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS79thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›The read
On the composite measure, Etna, Maine (ZIP 04434) stands in the bottom 16% nationally (27,013th) and the bottom 10.3% of Maine (366th).
A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: fiber broadband is in the top 7.3% nationally, and homeownership registers in the top 8.7% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover is in the top 13.3% nationally, and humid heat registers in the bottom 13.7% nationally. On the other side, distance to a nursing home lies in the top 6.5% nationally, distance to a Superfund site is in the bottom 7.1% nationally, and modeled tooth loss registers in the top 9.9% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability lies in the top 13.5% nationally, and energy burden is in the top 10.7% nationally.
For clarity, 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 04419, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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 Bangor, 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 79%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 75%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 12%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 20%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 5%
8%
Disability
healthier than 25%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 21%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 64%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 17%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 5%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 4%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 4%
8%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 27%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 74%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 42%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 16%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 26%
8%
Disability
healthier than 5%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
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 79.3; chronic-disease standing 14.4 — 65 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,399 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
04419
Maineshares a border
Score 47.81
Closest healthier
04444
Maineshares a border
Score 57.05
Similar health profile
25913
West Virginia99% similar profile
Score 36.24
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% | 32.0–37.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.4% | 37.5–43.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.4% | 8.5–10.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 13.9% | 12.5–15.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.7% | 7.7–9.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.9% | 9.2–12.7 |
| Depression among adults | 29.7% | 26.7–32.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.4% | 11.8–15.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.4% | 36.5–42.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.8% | 36.5–45.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.7–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 23.3% | 19.8–27.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.8% | 7.5–12.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.2% | 72.5–77.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.7% | 79.2–84.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.9% | 82.4–86.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.3% | 60.7–67.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.6% | 50.3–56.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.8% | 72.6–82.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.2% | 13.2–17.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 20.0% | 16.6–23.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.4% | 26.5–34.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.1% | 34.1–42.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.0% | 21.6–28.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.8% | 18.6–23.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.1% | 16.0–20.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.1% | 16.6–21.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.0% | 34.2–42.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.2–10.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.1% | 8.8–11.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.1% | 15.6–20.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.0–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.0–6.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.4% | 22.2–28.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.9% | 11.8–18.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 21.3% | 17.2–25.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 9.8–14.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.3% | 8.6–12.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 35.5% | 31.8–39.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.5% | 8.0–11.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 15.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 13.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 83.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 94.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 49.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 18.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 41.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $72,379 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $183,000 | $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 | 79.5 yr ± 1.90 | 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 1.90 years of 79.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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