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ZIP code

57787

in Union Center, South DakotaPopulation 487

57.22/ 100

Ranked #7,056 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 22%)

Ranked #66 of 360 South Dakota ZIPs (top 18%)

Ranked #10 of 27 Rapid City, SD ZIPs (top 37%)

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

0.16 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 0.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
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 hazardous-chemical facility

29.3 mi

in the top 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US98th
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 ›

Distance to a nursing home

23.3 mi

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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 ›

Distance to an emergency room

25.9 mi

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

27.3%

in the bottom 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US3rd
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 ›

Housing-cost burden

4.5%

in the bottom 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

in the bottom 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

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 ›

The read

Union Center, South Dakota (ZIP 57787), by its overall standing, sits in the top 22% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,056th) and the top 18% of South Dakota (66th).

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The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 2.1% nationally, home broadband subscription resides at the national maximum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled short sleep lies in the bottom 1.9% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 3.2% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles in the bottom 4.8% nationally. Floodplain exposure registers in the bottom 6.4% nationally. Set against that, walkability stands in the bottom 0.5% nationally, and distance to a nursing home lands in the top 2.6% nationally. Distance to an emergency room is in the top 2.8% nationally.

Defined in plain terms, 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 57792, 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 Rapid City, SD metro area.

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 87%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 78%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 79%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

Disability

healthier than 71%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 82%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 42%

16%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 3%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 76%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 87%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 61%

8%

Disability

healthier than 74%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 80%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

16%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 24%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 77%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 68%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 73%

8%

Disability

healthier than 64%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 59%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

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 adults30.5%27.3–33.5
High blood pressure among adults37.2%33.7–40.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.1%10.0–12.4
Current asthma among adults9.8%8.6–11.0
Coronary heart disease among adults7.9%6.7–9.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.2%5.7–8.9
Depression among adults21.1%18.3–24.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.6%9.8–13.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.9%35.2–42.4
Obesity among adults31.7%27.2–36.5
Stroke among adults3.7%3.1–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years7.6%6.0–9.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.2%5.1–10.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.2%75.1–81.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.1%75.2–81.0
Cholesterol screening among adults88.5%86.2–90.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.3%64.5–73.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults72.4%68.9–75.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.2%69.6–83.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.8%15.3–20.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.2%11.9–18.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults21.6%17.7–25.9
Short sleep duration among adults27.3%22.0–33.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.1%13.1–19.6
Frequent mental distress among adults13.9%11.9–15.8
Frequent physical distress among adults12.5%10.5–14.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.7%9.8–14.0
Any disability among adults29.6%25.3–34.1
Hearing disability among adults9.0%7.7–10.3
Independent living disability among adults6.7%5.6–8.0
Mobility disability among adults13.2%10.8–15.9
Self-care disability among adults3.4%2.8–4.1
Vision disability among adults3.9%3.3–4.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SD median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (1.1–33.5%) n=364
Uninsured 18–6412.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.6% (0.0–33.2%) n=365
No HS diploma (25+)5.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.0% (0.8–15.3%) n=366
Bachelor's or higher (25+)35.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.6% (10.3–40.7%) n=366
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.1% (0.0–8.0%) n=365
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.9% (0.0–9.6%) n=364
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (73.7–96.3%) n=364
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)4.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32217.5% (5.2–30.6%) n=364
Homeownership rate44.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.9% (57.2–94.8%) n=364
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.6% (0.0–10.2%) n=364
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–5.3%) n=367
Single-parent households32.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.7% (32.7–81.4%) n=362
Population 65+4.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.3% (8.4–33.0%) n=367
Median age36.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (27.6–56.7) n=365
Median household income$53,750$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$74,865 ($51,211–$102,582) n=336
Median home value$61,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($79,000–$321,400) n=311
Median gross rent$952$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 birth82.1 yr ± 1.7778.9 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 1.77 years of 82.1, 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