ZIP code
04756
in Madawaska, MainePopulation 3,341
43.35/ 100
Ranked #24,067 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 25%)
Ranked #319 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 22%)
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 hazardous-chemical facility
36.5 mi
in the top 1.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
12.9%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.64 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.32 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located 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 ›Coronary heart disease
11.7%
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
6.1%
in the top 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Pharmacy access
0.64 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies located 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 ›Humid extreme heat
5.4 days/year
in the bottom 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Binge drinking
11.0%
in the bottom 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Madawaska, Maine (ZIP 04756) ranks in the bottom 25% nationally (24,067th) and the bottom 22% of Maine (319th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Where this area bears down hardest, the measures speak first: modeled hearing disability resides in the top 2.1% nationally, and coronary heart disease lands in the top 2.3% nationally. Modeled energy burden registers in the top 2.7% nationally. On the encouraging side, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 1.4% nationally, elder services rests in the top 1.7% nationally, and mental-health providers is in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 2.9% nationally, pharmacy settles in the top 3.0% nationally, and modeled humid heat lies in the bottom 3.4% nationally. Modeled binge drinking resides in the bottom 3.1% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, elder services runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 04773, 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 80%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 43%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Disability
healthier than 14%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 73%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 78%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 91%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 2%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 29%
11%
Disability
healthier than 4%
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.
Nearby
04745
Maineshares a border
Score 42.73
Closest healthier
04773
Maineshares a border
Score 43.57
Similar health profile
49709
Michigan98% similar profile
Score 45.54
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 | 41.8% | 38.7–44.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 48.4% | 45.0–51.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.7% | 11.5–14.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 13.0% | 11.7–14.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.7% | 10.2–13.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.7% | 10.6–14.9 |
| Depression among adults | 24.1% | 21.4–27.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.9% | 14.7–19.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.7% | 41.2–48.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.2% | 34.5–44.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.5% | 4.8–6.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.5% | 15.4–21.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.7% | 6.7–11.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.8% | 80.4–85.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 84.9% | 82.5–87.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.9% | 87.3–90.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 73.9% | 70.5–77.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.9% | 56.7–63.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.4% | 74.1–84.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.0% | 9.2–12.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.1% | 14.1–20.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 34.4% | 29.5–39.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.9% | 30.9–39.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.5% | 21.7–29.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.8% | 14.8–18.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.6% | 16.2–21.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.4% | 14.0–18.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 41.9% | 37.4–46.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.9% | 11.3–14.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.6% | 8.9–12.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.2% | 18.8–25.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.3–6.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.4% | 5.4–7.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.1% | 20.9–27.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.0% | 10.2–15.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 19.4% | 15.5–22.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.0% | 8.2–11.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 6.9–9.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.7% | 29.0–36.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 6.6–9.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 21.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 80.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 36.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 63.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416 |
| Foreign-born population | 13.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 56.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 29.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 53.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $56,136 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $160,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402 |
| Median gross rent | $635 | $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 | 79.3 yr ± 1.92 | 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 1.92 years of 79.3, 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