ZIP code
57747
in Hot Springs, South DakotaPopulation 5,839
47.36/ 100
Ranked #19,713 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 39%)
Ranked #291 of 360 South Dakota ZIPs (bottom 19%)
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.
Mental-health provider access
0.35 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
30.9 mi
in the top 1.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
12.6%
in the top 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
27.1 mi
in the top 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
11.1%
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Outpatient-care access
0.7 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a community health center
27 mi
in the top 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST76thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
19.5 per million
in the bottom 7.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST22ndUS7thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Stroke
5.5%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Walkability
2.1 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 8.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST59thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›The read
Hot Springs, South Dakota (ZIP 57747), overall, ranks in the bottom 39% nationally (19,713th) and the bottom 19% of South Dakota (291st).
Reading across the data, the real pressures come first: modeled hearing disability resides in the top 2.8% nationally, distance to an emergency room settles in the top 2.5% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease is in the top 3.9% nationally. Distance to a community health center sits in the top 5.0% nationally, modeled stroke lands in the top 7.8% nationally, and walkability lies in the bottom 8.0% nationally. More encouragingly, mental-health providers stands in the top 1.6% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 1.9% nationally. Outpatient registers in the top 3.9% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the bottom 7.4% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. ZIP 57730, just across the boundary, comes out 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
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 86%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 77%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 59%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 59%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Disability
healthier than 20%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 4%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 82%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 78%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 74%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 73%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 53%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 4%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 33%
11%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 75.3 ± 1.9 years. A median household income of $68,443 predicts 78.6 years — 3.3 years below.
Ranked #4,512 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 75.3 ± 1.9 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 81.2 years — 6.0 years below them.
Ranked #3,544 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
57722
South Dakotashares a border
Score 39.42
Closest healthier
57730
South Dakotashares a border
Score 58.32
Similar health profile
58533
North Dakota98% similar profile
Score 45.72
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 | 36.6% | 32.9–40.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.5% | 40.1–48.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.0% | 11.8–14.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.6% | 9.3–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.1% | 10.0–12.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.6% | 9.3–12.1 |
| Depression among adults | 20.0% | 17.0–23.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.8% | 14.7–19.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.1% | 37.6–46.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.8% | 30.3–45.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.1% | 14.2–20.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.8% | 7.3–10.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 82.6% | 79.8–84.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.8% | 77.5–83.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.7% | 87.1–90.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.5% | 64.0–72.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.2% | 61.9–68.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.4% | 69.5–82.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.3% | 11.8–16.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.3% | 14.9–20.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.0% | 26.3–35.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.1% | 25.6–37.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.2% | 19.5–25.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.1% | 12.5–15.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.0% | 14.2–18.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.9% | 12.3–15.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.9% | 33.6–42.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.6% | 11.3–13.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.7% | 8.6–10.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.8% | 17.4–22.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.7–5.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.5% | 5.8–7.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | SD median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 8.8% (1.1–33.5%) n=364 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 19.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.6% (0.0–33.2%) n=365 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.0% (0.8–15.3%) n=366 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 29.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 24.6% (10.3–40.7%) n=366 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 1.1% (0.0–8.0%) n=365 |
| Households without a vehicle | 7.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 1.9% (0.0–9.6%) n=364 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (73.7–96.3%) n=364 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 17.5% (5.2–30.6%) n=364 |
| Homeownership rate | 73.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.9% (57.2–94.8%) n=364 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.6% (0.0–10.2%) n=364 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.6% (0.0–5.3%) n=367 |
| Single-parent households | 73.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.7% (32.7–81.4%) n=362 |
| Population 65+ | 37.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.3% (8.4–33.0%) n=367 |
| Median age | 60.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (27.6–56.7) n=365 |
| Median household income | $68,443 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $74,865 ($51,211–$102,582) n=336 |
| Median home value | $221,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $177,400 ($79,000–$321,400) n=311 |
| Median gross rent | $920 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $763 ($544–$1,089) n=243 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | SD median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.2 yr ± 0.97 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.7 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 0.97 years of 75.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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