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04932

in Dixmont, MainePopulation 1,207

ZipVitals Score
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45.91/ 100

Ranked #21,442 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 33%)

Ranked #256 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 37%)

Ranked #14 of 45 Bangor, ME ZIPs (top 31%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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 Superfund site

0.5 mi

in the bottom 5.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US6th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

14.4 mi

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

71.6%

in the top 8.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST83rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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Energy-cost burden

5.1%

in the top 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST56th
US92nd
Definition & 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.

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Housing-cost burden

11.8%

in the bottom 12.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US12th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

87.1%

in the top 18% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US82nd
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

The read

Dixmont, Maine (ZIP 04932) ranks in the bottom 33% nationally (21,442nd) and the bottom 37% of Maine (256th).

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Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: modeled tree cover settles in the top 8.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden lands in the bottom 12.0% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 13.8% nationally, and modeled humid heat rests in the bottom 14.8% nationally. Fiber broadband lands in the top 18% nationally. Working the other way, distance to a Superfund site settles in the bottom 5.6% nationally, distance to a nursing home rests in the top 5.8% nationally, and modeled energy burden lands in the top 8.3% nationally. Recreation settles at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.

For context, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 04419, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Bangor, ME metro area.

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 89%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 71%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 76%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 44%

11%

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 19%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 9%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 13%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 81%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 67%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 30%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 16%

8%

Disability

healthier than 37%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 74%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 84%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 47%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 53%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Disability

healthier than 37%

7%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.00%

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 88.6; chronic-disease standing 24.3 — 64 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,436 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.

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 adults34.1%31.4–36.7
High blood pressure among adults39.7%36.7–42.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.9%9.0–10.9
Current asthma among adults13.5%12.1–15.0
Coronary heart disease among adults8.1%7.0–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.5%7.8–11.2
Depression among adults28.6%25.7–31.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.7%11.0–14.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.7%37.0–42.6
Obesity among adults39.6%35.3–43.9
Stroke among adults3.8%3.3–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.6%11.3–15.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.4%6.6–10.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.9%73.1–78.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.6%80.2–84.7
Cholesterol screening among adults87.0%84.8–88.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.8%65.3–72.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.7%56.7–62.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.0%74.0–83.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.3%13.2–17.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.1%13.9–20.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.3%23.3–31.4
Short sleep duration among adults36.1%32.3–39.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.8%18.5–25.1
Frequent mental distress among adults19.3%17.1–21.3
Frequent physical distress among adults16.5%14.4–18.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.8%14.4–19.0
Any disability among adults34.7%30.8–38.6
Hearing disability among adults8.5%7.5–9.5
Independent living disability among adults8.6%7.3–9.9
Mobility disability among adults16.0%13.7–18.6
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.3–4.6
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.1–5.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.2%21.2–27.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.8%9.5–14.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.3%13.1–20.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.2%8.4–12.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.3–10.1
Loneliness among adults34.1%30.7–37.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.7–9.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ME median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416
Uninsured 18–648.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413
No HS diploma (25+)4.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)24.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50529.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)3.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415
Households without a vehicle2.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416
Broadband subscription86.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)11.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416
Homeownership rate89.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416
Foreign-born population2.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417
Single-parent households51.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414
Population 65+19.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417
Median age50.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29249.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413
Median household income$75,952$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396
Median home value$190,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402
Median gross rent$1,348$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 birth79.5 yr ± 1.8578.9 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 1.85 years of 79.5, 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