ZIP code
04435
in Exeter, MainePopulation 1,093
43.64/ 100
Ranked #23,764 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)
Ranked #307 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 25%)
Ranked #23 of 45 Bangor, ME ZIPs (bottom 49%)
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.
Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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
5.9%
in the top 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
10.7%
in the bottom 10.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
1.6%
in the top 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS82ndDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
4.0%
in the top 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS82ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20.1 per million
in the bottom 43% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS43rdDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Exeter, Maine (ZIP 04435) lands in the bottom 26% nationally (23,764th) and the bottom 25% of Maine (307th).
The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: fatal road crashes resides at the national minimum. Modeled extreme heat registers at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden rests in the bottom 10.3% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise stands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Homeownership lies in the top 11.6% nationally, modeled humid heat lands in the bottom 11.6% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 13.3% nationally. Modeled mammography is in the top 11.1% nationally. On the other side, modeled energy burden settles in the top 3.2% nationally, and walkability resides in the bottom 13.0% nationally.
A note on the terms: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 04422, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.
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 89%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 79%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 41%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 11%
8%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 82%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 72%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 59%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 16%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 17%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 18%
8%
Disability
healthier than 15%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 79%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 79%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 42%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Disability
healthier than 21%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 37%
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 88.7; chronic-disease standing 13.6 — 75 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #761 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
04422
Maineshares a border
Score 44.97
Closest healthier
04427
Maineshares a border
Score 43.88
Similar health profile
48733
Michigan98% similar profile
Score 45.10
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 | 36.1% | 33.2–38.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.2% | 39.0–45.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.4% | 9.4–11.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 13.4% | 12.1–14.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.2% | 8.0–10.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.8% | 9.0–12.7 |
| Depression among adults | 28.1% | 25.3–30.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.8% | 11.9–15.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.1% | 38.2–44.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.1% | 35.8–44.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.3% | 3.7–4.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.5% | 14.6–20.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.5% | 7.5–12.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.1% | 74.4–79.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.8% | 80.5–85.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.1% | 85.1–88.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.6% | 68.2–74.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.4% | 58.3–64.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.0% | 75.1–84.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.6% | 12.7–16.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.9% | 15.4–22.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.0% | 25.7–34.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.4% | 30.7–38.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.2% | 20.7–28.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.2% | 17.1–21.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.8% | 15.6–20.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.5% | 15.2–20.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.3% | 33.1–41.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.6% | 8.4–10.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.0–11.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.2% | 15.5–21.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 3.7–5.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.6–6.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.0% | 21.7–28.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.2% | 10.3–16.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 18.3% | 14.4–22.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.7% | 8.6–12.9 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.0% | 7.5–10.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.4% | 30.9–38.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 6.8–9.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 10.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 15.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 84.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 10.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 93.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 59.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 23.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 52.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $84,408 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $166,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402 |
| Median gross rent | $995 | $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 | 78.9 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 78.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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