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04862

in Union, MainePopulation 4,023

ZipVitals Score
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50.78/ 100

Ranked #15,172 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 47%)

Ranked #171 of 408 Maine ZIPs (top 42%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

The read

Union, Maine (ZIP 04862) ranks in the top 47% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,172nd) and the top 42% of Maine (171st).

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Several of the strongest readings define how this area looks: modeled extreme heat is at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 10.7% nationally, and modeled humid heat lies in the bottom 14.1% nationally. Modeled tree cover is in the top 14.5% nationally, short sleep registers in the bottom 16% nationally, and obesity lies in the bottom 19% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 21% nationally. On the other hand, modeled energy burden registers in the top 10.1% nationally, and arsenic lies in the top 17% nationally. Physicians is at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs.

For context, 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. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 04572, 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 77%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 64%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 47%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 37%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 66%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 60%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 59%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 45%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 37%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Disability

healthier than 40%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 29%

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 ›

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 adults34.6%31.7–37.5
High blood pressure among adults36.4%33.2–39.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.2%9.2–11.1
Current asthma among adults12.5%11.1–13.9
Coronary heart disease among adults8.2%7.3–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.5%8.0–11.0
Depression among adults26.9%23.8–30.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.8%10.2–13.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.6%36.4–42.9
Obesity among adults30.7%26.4–35.4
Stroke among adults4.0%3.5–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.3%9.4–13.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.7%6.1–9.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.5%74.5–80.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.7%79.0–84.2
Cholesterol screening among adults87.9%86.2–89.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.8%63.9–71.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.8%60.4–66.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.7%71.7–82.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.2%12.1–16.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.8%13.0–18.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults22.9%19.3–26.7
Short sleep duration among adults31.3%27.2–35.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.8%16.0–21.7
Frequent mental distress among adults16.7%14.7–18.7
Frequent physical distress among adults14.8%12.8–16.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.0%12.9–17.1
Any disability among adults31.2%27.4–34.9
Hearing disability among adults8.9%7.8–9.9
Independent living disability among adults8.5%7.3–9.8
Mobility disability among adults15.2%13.0–17.5
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.5–4.7
Vision disability among adults4.9%4.3–5.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.9%19.9–26.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.6%8.5–12.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.9%12.0–18.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.1–11.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.7–9.2
Loneliness among adults29.9%26.2–33.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.5–9.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ME median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416
Uninsured 18–6411.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413
No HS diploma (25+)2.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)34.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50529.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)2.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415
Households without a vehicle6.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416
Broadband subscription87.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416
Homeownership rate84.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416
Foreign-born population1.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417
Single-parent households59.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414
Population 65+23.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417
Median age43.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29249.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413
Median household income$73,536$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396
Median home value$252,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402
Median gross rent$1,125$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 birth79.3 yr ± 0.6878.9 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 0.68 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