ZIP code
04969
in Plymouth, MainePopulation 1,319
45.20/ 100
Ranked #22,197 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 31%)
Ranked #267 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 35%)
Ranked #16 of 45 Bangor, ME ZIPs (top 36%)
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.
Distance to a Superfund site
In this ZIP
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Child-care access
0.76 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
13.4 mi
in the top 9.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST76thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Homeownership rate
94.1%
in the top 9.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST87thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.1%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST56thUS92ndDefinition & 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
30.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 13.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS87thDefinition & 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 ›Fiber broadband
92.3%
in the top 13.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS87thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
1.8%
in the top 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS84thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
35%
in the top 23% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS77thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
5.0%
in the top 37% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS63rdDefinition & 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 ›The read
Plymouth, Maine (ZIP 04969), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 31% nationally (22,197th) and the bottom 35% of Maine (267th).
The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: childcare lands in the top 4.4% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 9.5% nationally. Modeled extreme heat resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Homeownership rests in the top 9.9% nationally, and fiber broadband lies in the top 13.4% nationally. Set against that, distance to a Superfund site sits at the national minimum, and modeled energy burden settles in the top 8.3% nationally. Distance to a nursing home registers in the top 11.8% nationally, and fatal road crashes stands in the top 13.0% nationally. Floodplain exposure lands in the top 13.9% nationally.
Defined in plain terms, 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 nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 04932, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 61%
13%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 45%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 30%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 18%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 39%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 38%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 28%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 15%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 10%
8%
Disability
healthier than 37%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 16%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 63%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 42%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 42%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 53%
8%
Disability
healthier than 42%
7%
Holding it back
Risk Behavior
healthier than 32%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 11%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 21%
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 85.9; chronic-disease standing 29.7 — 56 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,018 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.
Nearby
04434
Maineshares a border
Score 39.61
Closest healthier
04932
Maineshares a border
Score 45.91
Similar health profile
47431
Indiana96% similar profile
Score 46.76
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 | 32.4% | 29.8–35.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.0% | 35.0–40.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.4% | 8.5–10.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 13.6% | 12.2–15.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.8% | 6.9–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.1% | 7.6–10.8 |
| Depression among adults | 29.2% | 26.2–32.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.9% | 10.4–13.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.3% | 35.4–41.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.1% | 34.7–43.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.7% | 3.2–4.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.8% | 13.3–18.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.6% | 6.7–10.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.6% | 71.7–77.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.6% | 79.1–83.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.8% | 83.4–87.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.0% | 63.6–70.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.4% | 55.5–61.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.9% | 75.2–84.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.2% | 14.0–18.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.9% | 13.7–20.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.7% | 22.6–30.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.3% | 32.6–40.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.4% | 18.1–24.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.9% | 17.5–22.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.2% | 14.1–18.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.3% | 14.7–19.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.6% | 30.3–38.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.4–9.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.3–10.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.4% | 13.1–18.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.3–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.0–5.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.4% | 21.5–28.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 9.6–14.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.4% | 13.0–20.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.4% | 8.7–12.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.8% | 7.5–10.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 35.0% | 31.7–38.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 6.8–9.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | ME median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 16.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 14.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416 |
| Homeownership rate | 94.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 84.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417 |
| Single-parent households | 48.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 61.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414 |
| Population 65+ | 18.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 24.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417 |
| Median age | 39.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 49.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413 |
| Median household income | $61,964 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396 |
| Median home value | $207,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 79.5 yr ± 1.85 | 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 1.85 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