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ZIP code

57760

in Newell, South DakotaPopulation 966

46.63/ 100

Ranked #20,604 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 36%)

Ranked #294 of 360 South Dakota ZIPs (bottom 18%)

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.

Walkability

0.31 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 0.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

37.4 mi

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US98th
Definition & 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

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

Recreation access

1.6 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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

24.2 mi

in the top 3.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US97th
Definition & 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 ›

Fiber broadband

99.5%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST81st
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

14.6 mi

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

96.9%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

0.00%

in the bottom 10.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US11th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

The read

Newell, South Dakota (ZIP 57760), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 36% nationally (20,604th) and the bottom 18% of South Dakota (294th).

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The measures that matter most for this area lead the way: walkability settles in the bottom 0.7% nationally, and distance to a community health center sits in the top 2.5% nationally. Distance to a nursing home lies in the top 5.7% nationally, and modeled hearing disability rests in the top 10.1% nationally. On the better side, modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the bottom 2.8% nationally, recreation is in the top 2.9% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 3.2% nationally. Fiber broadband stands in the top 3.2% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 5.1% nationally, and homeownership settles in the top 6.5% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 57649, 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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 85%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 74%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 48%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 39%

11%

Disability

healthier than 29%

7%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.6%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 90%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 32%

8%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 3%

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 adults32.5%28.8–36.1
High blood pressure among adults40.0%35.6–44.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.2%10.1–12.5
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.3–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults9.6%8.4–10.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.7%8.3–11.3
Depression among adults21.1%17.7–24.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.5%12.4–16.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.7%33.3–42.0
Obesity among adults37.0%29.5–44.8
Stroke among adults4.8%4.2–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.8%12.0–17.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.8%7.7–12.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.8%77.0–82.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.6%73.8–81.0
Cholesterol screening among adults85.7%83.5–87.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.2%59.9–70.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.9%58.0–65.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.0%68.1–82.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.6%13.6–19.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.1%15.0–21.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.2%25.2–35.5
Short sleep duration among adults32.2%25.8–39.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.3%18.1–24.6
Frequent mental distress among adults15.5%13.6–17.5
Frequent physical distress among adults15.0%12.9–17.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.9%12.9–17.0
Any disability among adults34.8%30.0–39.5
Hearing disability among adults10.9%9.6–12.3
Independent living disability among adults9.5%8.2–10.8
Mobility disability among adults17.2%14.6–19.8
Self-care disability among adults4.8%4.2–5.5
Vision disability among adults5.9%5.2–6.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SD median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.8%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+)8.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.0% (0.8–15.3%) n=366
Bachelor's or higher (25+)25.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.6% (10.3–40.7%) n=366
Unemployment rate (16+)1.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.1% (0.0–8.0%) n=365
Households without a vehicle4.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.9% (0.0–9.6%) n=364
Broadband subscription85.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (73.7–96.3%) n=364
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)29.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32217.5% (5.2–30.6%) n=364
Homeownership rate96.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.9% (57.2–94.8%) n=364
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.6% (0.0–10.2%) n=364
Foreign-born population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–5.3%) n=367
Single-parent households58.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.7% (32.7–81.4%) n=362
Population 65+25.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.3% (8.4–33.0%) n=367
Median age38.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (27.6–56.7) n=365
Median household income$65,054$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$74,865 ($51,211–$102,582) n=336
Median home value$161,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($79,000–$321,400) n=311
Median gross rent$1,125$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 birth85.9 yr ± 3.0078.9 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 3.00 years of 85.9, 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