ZIP code
04668
in Princeton, MainePopulation 2,010
35.38/ 100
Ranked #29,237 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.9%)
Ranked #396 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 3.0%)
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.
Child-care access
1.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Distance to a nursing home
26 mi
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS98thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
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 ›Slow internet speeds
2.3%
in the top 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
43%
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
9.4 days/year
in the bottom 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST29thUS6thDefinition & 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
5.4%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST65thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
2 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 7.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST14thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Lack of transportation
14.0%
in the top 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
28%
in the top 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, Princeton, Maine (ZIP 04668) sits in the bottom 8.9% nationally (29,237th) and the bottom 3.0% of Maine (396th).
A few readings account for most of this area's strain: distance to a nursing home rests in the top 2.1% nationally, slow internet speeds settles in the top 5.1% nationally, and modeled short sleep lands in the top 6.5% nationally. Modeled energy burden rests in the top 5.9% nationally, walkability settles in the bottom 7.3% nationally, and modeled transportation lands in the top 8.0% nationally. Poverty rests in the top 8.2% nationally. On the better side, childcare settles in the top 1.6% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled humid heat rests in the bottom 6.5% nationally.
Put plainly, 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. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 04492, 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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 85%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 3%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 33%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 6%
8%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 17%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 83%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 1%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 2%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 8%
8%
Disability
healthier than 3%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 18%
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 94.8 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 9.8 (bottom 10%) — 85 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #280 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
04490
Maineshares a border
Score 34.66
Closest healthier
04492
Maineshares a border
Score 35.75
Similar health profile
24817
West Virginia98% similar profile
Score 25.39
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 | 38.0% | 35.1–41.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.2% | 38.9–45.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.4% | 8.6–10.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 14.6% | 13.1–16.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.3% | 8.4–10.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.1% | 9.8–12.6 |
| Depression among adults | 27.4% | 24.3–30.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.9% | 14.1–17.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.8% | 33.7–40.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 42.4% | 37.4–47.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 22.0% | 18.8–25.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.2% | 8.4–12.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.0% | 73.2–78.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.5% | 78.8–84.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.9% | 83.0–86.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.6% | 62.6–70.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 49.9% | 46.8–53.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.2% | 65.9–77.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.1% | 11.9–16.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 22.1% | 19.1–25.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.9% | 29.7–38.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 43.0% | 38.6–47.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.8% | 23.8–30.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 21.5% | 19.2–23.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.6% | 17.4–21.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.8% | 17.6–22.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 43.6% | 39.6–47.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–12.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.6% | 10.2–13.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.5% | 18.1–23.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–5.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.4–8.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 28.0% | 24.8–31.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.7% | 17.9–23.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 26.1% | 22.7–29.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.7% | 14.5–19.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 14.0% | 12.4–15.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.8% | 33.0–40.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 12.9% | 11.4–14.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 28.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 16.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 22.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 10.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 79.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 29.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 48.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 23.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 38.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $48,720 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $117,700 | $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 | 78.4 yr ± 1.50 | 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 1.50 years of 78.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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