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ZIP code

57350

in Huron, South DakotaPopulation 16,199

49.77/ 100

Ranked #16,555 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 48%)

Ranked #274 of 360 South Dakota ZIPs (bottom 24%)

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.

Radon

3.6 pCi/L

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST60th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

130.1 mi

in the top 2.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST73rd
US98th
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 ›

Child-care access

0.93 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST88th
US97th
Definition & 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 ›

Lithium in drinking water

94 µg/L

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

11.9%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US97th
Definition & 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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US94th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Lead in tap water

5.3 ppb

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

US91st
Definition & source ›

The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

6.4%

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

54.2%

in the top 10.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US89th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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

Overall, Huron, South Dakota (ZIP 57350) lands in the bottom 48% nationally (16,555th) and the bottom 24% of South Dakota (274th).

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Where the load on this area runs deepest, the data leads: modeled radon registers in the top 4.1% nationally, and lithium in drinking water rests in the top 2.9% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure stands in the top 3.3% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss lies in the top 5.8% nationally. Modeled disaster risk lands in the top 7.1% nationally, lead in tap water sits in the top 9.1% nationally, and crowded housing is in the top 9.7% nationally. More encouragingly, distance to a Superfund site settles in the top 2.3% nationally, and childcare resides in the top 2.8% nationally. Distance to an emergency room registers at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs.

Set beside the nearby areas, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 57312, just across the boundary, ranks better 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.

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Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 75%

8%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 54%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 49%

11%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 40%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 28%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 37%

5%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 44%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 22%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 21%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 13%

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.

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 adults26.4%23.2–29.9
High blood pressure among adults34.7%30.5–39.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%8.0–9.8
Current asthma among adults10.0%8.8–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults7.9%7.0–8.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.5%7.4–9.8
Depression among adults20.6%17.2–24.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.5%11.7–15.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.1%31.7–40.7
Obesity among adults35.7%27.7–44.4
Stroke among adults4.1%3.7–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.7%13.8–20.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.5%11.6–15.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.8%73.8–79.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.5%71.3–79.2
Cholesterol screening among adults82.8%80.6–84.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.8%57.4–67.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.9%59.4–66.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.3%68.8–82.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.0%13.1–19.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.5%15.1–20.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.7%25.8–36.0
Short sleep duration among adults30.9%25.0–37.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.0%19.1–25.1
Frequent mental distress among adults15.7%13.8–17.9
Frequent physical distress among adults14.5%12.7–16.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.7%13.9–17.8
Any disability among adults34.1%29.7–38.8
Hearing disability among adults9.3%8.2–10.5
Independent living disability among adults9.6%8.5–10.9
Mobility disability among adults15.8%13.6–18.1
Self-care disability among adults4.7%4.2–5.3
Vision disability among adults6.5%5.8–7.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SD median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (1.1–33.5%) n=364
Uninsured 18–648.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.6% (0.0–33.2%) n=365
No HS diploma (25+)13.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.0% (0.8–15.3%) n=366
Bachelor's or higher (25+)27.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.6% (10.3–40.7%) n=366
Unemployment rate (16+)2.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.1% (0.0–8.0%) n=365
Households without a vehicle9.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.9% (0.0–9.6%) n=364
Broadband subscription89.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (73.7–96.3%) n=364
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)29.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32217.5% (5.2–30.6%) n=364
Homeownership rate71.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.9% (57.2–94.8%) n=364
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.6% (0.0–10.2%) n=364
Foreign-born population14.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–5.3%) n=367
Single-parent households54.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.7% (32.7–81.4%) n=362
Population 65+17.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.3% (8.4–33.0%) n=367
Median age37.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (27.6–56.7) n=365
Median household income$66,573$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$74,865 ($51,211–$102,582) n=336
Median home value$173,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($79,000–$321,400) n=311
Median gross rent$890$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$763 ($544–$1,089) n=243
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SD median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth78.7 yr ± 0.8678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.7 yr (77.4–84.2) n=357

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 0.86 years of 78.7, 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