ZIP code
04924
in Canaan, MainePopulation 2,063
44.50/ 100
Ranked #22,906 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)
Ranked #279 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 32%)
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.
Arsenic in groundwater
18.9%
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST69thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Tooth loss
22.6%
in the top 11.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
76.9%
in the bottom 12.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST7thUS12thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.0%
in the top 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST53rdUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
29.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 14.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS86thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
4.0%
in the top 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS81stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
38.5%
in the top 27% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS73rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Canaan, Maine (ZIP 04924) ranks in the bottom 29% nationally (22,906th) and the bottom 32% of Maine (279th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Physicians rests in the top 13.1% nationally, and modeled humid heat is in the bottom 14.9% nationally. Modeled tree cover stands in the top 16% nationally. Against that, modeled arsenic settles in the top 7.0% nationally, modeled tooth loss lies in the top 11.2% nationally, and home broadband subscription resides in the bottom 12.2% nationally. Modeled energy burden lands in the top 9.6% nationally, fatal road crashes registers in the top 14.2% nationally, and crowded housing sits in the top 19% nationally.
In plainer terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 04927, 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 68%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 98%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 47%
13%
Disability
healthier than 43%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 31%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 12%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 33%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 6%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 27%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 98%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 44%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 51%
14%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 11%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Disability
healthier than 36%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 36%
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.
Nearby
04927
Maineshares a border
Score 49.73
Closest healthier
04943
Maineshares a border
Score 45.88
Similar health profile
48865
Michigan99% similar profile
Score 45.85
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 | 31.6% | 28.7–34.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.0% | 31.7–38.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 13.6% | 12.1–15.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.6% | 6.6–8.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.4% | 7.8–11.2 |
| Depression among adults | 29.4% | 26.1–32.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.7% | 10.0–13.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.3% | 35.1–41.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.2% | 31.5–41.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.6% | 3.1–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 22.6% | 19.1–26.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.9% | 6.7–11.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.1% | 70.1–76.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.4% | 78.6–84.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.6% | 83.2–87.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.2% | 61.2–68.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 56.5% | 53.4–59.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.7% | 72.3–82.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.6% | 13.2–18.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.6% | 15.1–22.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.8% | 20.9–29.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.5% | 34.4–43.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.8% | 17.5–24.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.1% | 17.7–22.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.6% | 13.4–17.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.7% | 15.1–20.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.2% | 30.0–38.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.2–9.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.2% | 7.8–10.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.6% | 12.2–17.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.4–4.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.2–5.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.8% | 20.5–27.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.1% | 10.2–16.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 18.4% | 14.6–22.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 9.7–14.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.2% | 7.7–10.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.6% | 30.6–38.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.7% | 8.1–11.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 24.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 76.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 57.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 18.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 44.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $57,781 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $159,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402 |
| Median gross rent | $922 | $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 | 78.2 yr ± 1.44 | 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 1.44 years of 78.2, 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