ZIP code
04956
in New Vineyard, MainePopulation 607
46.24/ 100
Ranked #21,044 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 34%)
Ranked #246 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 40%)
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.
Outpatient-care access
1.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient 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 ›Mammography
82.9%
in the top 2.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.7%
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST78thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
78.5%
in the top 5.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
16.1 mi
in the top 7.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST85thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
5.3%
in the top 12.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS87thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
22.6%
in the top 13.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS86thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
78.4%
in the bottom 14.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS14thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.27%
in the top 32% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS68thDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite measure, New Vineyard, Maine (ZIP 04956) sits in the bottom 34% nationally (21,044th) and the bottom 40% of Maine (246th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
What the numbers press hardest on defines much of the story here: modeled energy burden sits in the top 3.9% nationally, modeled arsenic registers in the top 10.3% nationally, and crowded housing lands in the top 12.8% nationally. Poverty resides in the top 13.9% nationally. On the encouraging side, outpatient lies in the top 1.0% nationally, and modeled mammography settles in the top 2.5% nationally. Modeled tree cover stands in the top 5.5% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 7.2% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat sits in the bottom 10.7% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, outpatient runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, 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. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. ZIP 04938, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.
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 70%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 73%
13%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.8%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 45%
11%
Disability
healthier than 40%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 25%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 13%
8%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.10%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 55%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 30%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 12%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 35%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 20%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 24%
8%
Disability
healthier than 32%
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
04911
Maineshares a border
Score 42.22
Closest healthier
04938
Maineshares a border
Score 47.07
Similar health profile
15459
Pennsylvania99% similar profile
Score 48.05
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 | 34.4% | 31.3–37.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.2% | 34.8–41.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.2% | 9.2–11.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 13.3% | 11.8–14.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.4% | 7.3–9.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.7% | 8.0–11.5 |
| Depression among adults | 27.9% | 24.7–31.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.9% | 10.2–13.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.5% | 36.0–42.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.8% | 30.9–40.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.5–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.5% | 14.5–20.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.3% | 6.4–10.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.0% | 72.9–78.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.0% | 77.1–82.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.7% | 85.7–89.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.7% | 64.8–72.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.3% | 53.8–60.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 82.9% | 77.9–86.9 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.7% | 12.4–17.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.0% | 13.7–20.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.0% | 21.8–30.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.8% | 33.2–42.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.0% | 17.8–24.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.7% | 16.4–20.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.8% | 13.6–18.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.8% | 14.4–19.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.5% | 31.2–39.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.9% | 7.5–10.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.5% | 13.0–18.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.5–4.9 |
| 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 | 24.6% | 21.1–28.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.4% | 9.7–15.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.5% | 12.9–20.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.5% | 9.3–13.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 6.8–9.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.6% | 30.5–38.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 6.8–9.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 22.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 78.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 90.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 67.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 27.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 47.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $61,806 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $190,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402 |
| Median gross rent | $925 | $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 | 79.8 yr ± 1.58 | 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 1.58 years of 79.8, 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