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04481

in Sebec, MainePopulation 547

ZipVitals Score
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43.63/ 100

Ranked #23,771 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)

Ranked #308 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 25%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Civic-institution access

1.5 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Energy-cost burden

5.9%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US97th
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 ›

Homeownership rate

97.6%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

18.7 per million

in the bottom 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST33rd
US7th
Definition & 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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST11th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

16.7%

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST60th
US91st
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 ›

Home broadband subscription

97.2%

in the top 9.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

10.1%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

The read

Sebec, Maine (ZIP 04481), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 26% nationally (23,771st) and the bottom 25% of Maine (308th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: civic rests in the top 2.0% nationally, homeownership sits in the top 6.0% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the bottom 7.0% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 7.4% nationally, and home broadband subscription resides in the top 9.5% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat settles in the bottom 10.4% nationally. On the other hand, modeled energy burden stands in the top 3.1% nationally, and arsenic is in the top 8.6% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease rests in the top 9.0% nationally.

In everyday language, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 04426, 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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 91%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.7%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 57%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 12%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.06%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 80%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 40%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 17%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 28%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 13%

11%

Disability

healthier than 8%

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 adults38.3%34.9–41.4
High blood pressure among adults41.3%37.7–44.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.6%9.4–11.7
Current asthma among adults12.9%11.5–14.4
Coronary heart disease among adults10.1%8.8–11.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.9%9.8–14.1
Depression among adults26.9%23.8–30.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.4%12.4–16.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.8%38.3–45.3
Obesity among adults36.2%31.3–41.4
Stroke among adults4.8%4.2–5.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.8%15.7–22.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.2%7.2–11.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.6%75.6–81.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.5%79.6–85.0
Cholesterol screening among adults87.5%85.5–89.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.1%63.7–72.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.9%55.3–62.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.7%70.6–82.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.9%11.6–16.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.8%16.2–23.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.1%24.4–34.0
Short sleep duration among adults36.1%31.5–40.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.1%20.4–28.2
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%16.2–20.7
Frequent physical distress among adults18.1%15.6–20.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.5%15.0–20.2
Any disability among adults36.5%31.8–41.3
Hearing disability among adults10.2%8.9–11.5
Independent living disability among adults10.3%8.7–12.1
Mobility disability among adults18.7%15.7–21.9
Self-care disability among adults5.0%4.2–6.0
Vision disability among adults5.9%5.0–7.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.7%20.3–27.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.8%11.7–18.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults20.5%16.4–24.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.9%9.8–14.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.7–10.9
Loneliness among adults31.8%27.9–36.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.0–11.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ME median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416
Uninsured 18–649.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413
No HS diploma (25+)5.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)32.0%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 vehicle0.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416
Broadband subscription97.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)28.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416
Homeownership rate97.6%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 population2.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417
Single-parent households62.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414
Population 65+20.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417
Median age49.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29249.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413
Median household income$74,545$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396
Median home value$233,000$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
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ME median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth72.8 yr ± 2.0978.9 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 2.09 years of 72.8, 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