ZIP code
04606
in Addison, MainePopulation 1,045
39.59/ 100
Ranked #27,025 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 16%)
Ranked #367 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 10.1%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
4.8 days/year
in the bottom 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.9%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to an emergency room
22.3 mi
in the top 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
34.5%
in the top 8.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
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 ›Slow internet speeds
1.2%
in the top 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
22.8%
in the top 10.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
22.1%
in the top 14.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS85thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
36.5%
in the top 14.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS85thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›The read
Addison, Maine (ZIP 04606), overall, ranks in the bottom 16% nationally (27,025th) and the bottom 10.1% of Maine (367th).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 0.8% nationally, air-toxics cancer risk sits in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and humid heat lands in the bottom 2.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Set against that, modeled energy burden stands in the top 3.0% nationally, and distance to an emergency room rests in the top 4.2% nationally. Floodplain exposure registers in the top 8.1% nationally, and slow internet speeds resides in the top 9.5% nationally. Fiber broadband settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home is in the top 10.4% nationally.
Defined simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 04611, just across the boundary, comes out healthier 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 1.0%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 62%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 26%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 21%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 30%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 43%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 18%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 7%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 37%
8%
Disability
healthier than 7%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 7%
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 99.0 (top 1%); chronic-disease standing 7.2 (bottom 10%) — 92 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #75 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
04611
Maineshares a border
Score 40.78
Closest healthier
04623
Maineshares a border
Score 42.66
Similar health profile
62815
Illinois97% similar profile
Score 45.52
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 | 41.5% | 38.1–44.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.2% | 40.5–47.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.4% | 10.3–12.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 13.3% | 11.8–14.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.9% | 8.6–11.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.6% | 9.5–13.9 |
| Depression among adults | 26.7% | 23.5–29.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.0% | 12.9–17.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.8% | 36.3–43.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.8% | 34.8–44.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.0–5.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 22.8% | 19.3–26.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.2% | 6.9–12.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.1% | 76.3–81.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 83.1% | 80.5–85.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.9% | 86.0–89.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.2% | 64.4–71.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.4% | 52.3–58.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.0% | 67.7–79.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.4% | 11.4–15.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.6% | 15.1–22.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.8% | 27.9–38.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.7% | 34.5–43.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.2% | 20.5–28.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.8% | 16.6–21.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.5% | 16.0–21.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.2% | 14.9–19.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 41.2% | 36.5–46.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.5–12.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.2% | 8.5–11.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.1% | 16.9–23.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.0–5.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.8% | 4.9–6.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.7% | 21.4–28.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.5% | 10.6–16.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 18.7% | 14.8–22.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.0% | 9.0–13.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.9% | 7.5–10.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.5% | 30.7–38.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.4% | 7.0–9.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 22.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 19.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 19.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 78.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 36.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.0% | 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 | 3.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 62.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 24.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 54.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $50,524 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $163,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402 |
| Median gross rent | $900 | $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 | 80.4 yr ± 1.70 | 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 1.70 years of 80.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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