ZIP code
04965
in Palmyra, MainePopulation 2,209
32.44/ 100
Ranked #30,190 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 5.9%)
Ranked #404 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 1.0%)
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.
Energy-cost burden
5.9%
in the top 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Coronary heart disease
11.2%
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
21.6%
in the top 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
49.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Independent-living disability
13.4%
in the top 5.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
11.7%
in the top 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
6.6%
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
22.4%
in the top 8.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Stroke
5.5%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
29.5%
in the top 9.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Palmyra, Maine (ZIP 04965) lands in the bottom 5.9% nationally (30,190th) and the bottom 1.0% of Maine (404th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled energy burden rests in the top 3.1% nationally. On the other side, modeled coronary heart disease registers in the top 3.6% nationally, modeled cognitive disability resides in the top 4.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes settles in the top 4.0% nationally. Modeled independent living disability is in the top 5.5% nationally, and hearing disability sits in the top 5.6% nationally. Modeled self-care disability lands in the top 7.9% nationally, and mobility disability lies in the top 8.4% nationally. Modeled stroke stands in the top 7.8% nationally, and fair or poor health rests in the top 9.3% nationally.
Put simply, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. On the overall standing, ZIP 04928, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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 90%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 98%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 88%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 4%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 34%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 9%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 3%
8%
Disability
healthier than 5%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 84%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 98%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 96%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 2%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 3%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 3%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.7%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 2%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.00%
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
04928
Maineshares a border
Score 41.60
Closest healthier
04943
Maineshares a border
Score 45.88
Similar health profile
24954
West Virginia99% similar profile
Score 31.37
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 | 38.8% | 35.8–42.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.8% | 39.4–46.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.0% | 9.0–11.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 14.5% | 12.9–16.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.2% | 9.9–12.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 15.0% | 12.8–17.6 |
| Depression among adults | 30.6% | 27.5–34.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.5% | 14.4–18.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.7% | 39.4–46.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.2% | 35.3–45.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.5% | 4.8–6.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 22.1% | 18.6–25.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.4% | 8.7–14.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.2% | 74.4–79.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.7% | 80.0–85.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.5% | 82.0–86.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.2% | 62.2–70.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 49.1% | 45.9–52.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.2% | 66.8–78.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.9% | 10.9–15.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 24.8% | 20.7–29.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.6% | 29.0–38.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.3% | 36.0–44.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 29.5% | 25.4–34.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 21.8% | 19.3–24.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 20.4% | 17.8–23.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 21.6% | 18.6–24.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 43.7% | 39.1–48.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.7% | 10.4–13.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 13.4% | 11.4–15.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.4% | 19.2–25.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.6–7.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.9% | 6.7–9.2 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.9% | 21.4–28.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.1% | 16.1–24.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 30.7% | 25.4–36.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.4% | 12.8–18.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 12.6% | 10.6–14.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 35.4% | 31.5–39.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 13.4% | 11.3–15.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 13.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 10.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 50.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 16.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 37.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $60,543 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $154,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402 |
| Median gross rent | $733 | $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 | 75.7 yr ± 1.78 | 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 1.78 years of 75.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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