ZIP code
57788
in Vale, South DakotaPopulation 598
52.27/ 100
Ranked #13,090 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 41%)
Ranked #224 of 360 South Dakota ZIPs (bottom 38%)
Ranked #22 of 27 Rapid City, SD 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.
Walkability
0.44 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
35.3%
in the top 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Distance to a community health center
28.8 mi
in the top 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST78thUS96thDefinition & 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
11.8 per million
in the bottom 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
6.5%
in the bottom 6.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST13thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
17.3 mi
in the top 6.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST87thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Short sleep
29.5%
in the bottom 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST49thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
16.1 days/year
in the bottom 12.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS13thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
2.6%
in the bottom 28% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS28thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Vale, South Dakota (ZIP 57788), overall, ranks in the top 41% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,090th) and the bottom 38% of South Dakota (224th).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 5.7% nationally, housing-cost burden registers in the bottom 6.1% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 6.3% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 7.2% nationally. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled short sleep sits in the bottom 7.5% nationally. On the other side, walkability lands in the bottom 1.0% nationally, and poverty lies in the top 4.3% nationally. Distance to a community health center stands in the top 4.4% nationally, and modeled fine-particle rests in the top 10.5% nationally.
Defined simply, 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. ZIP 57785, 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. 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 76%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 43%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 49%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 58%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 58%
11%
Disability
healthier than 44%
7%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 4%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 62%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 74%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 30%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 36%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 32%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 37%
8%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 28%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 73%
14%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 55%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 27%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 36%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 32%
11%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 36%
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.
Nearby
57760
South Dakotashares a border
Score 46.63
Closest healthier
57785
South Dakotashares a border
Score 53.71
Similar health profile
58765
North Dakota97% similar profile
Score 53.29
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 | 30.6% | 27.9–33.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.1% | 35.0–41.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.7% | 9.8–11.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.2–11.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.7–9.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.5% | 7.4–9.8 |
| Depression among adults | 21.2% | 18.8–23.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.2% | 11.7–14.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.4% | 34.2–40.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.0% | 29.9–40.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.5% | 11.4–15.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.0% | 7.5–10.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.7% | 76.2–81.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.3% | 74.4–80.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.3% | 84.7–88.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.4% | 63.2–71.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.7% | 62.9–68.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.6% | 70.7–82.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.2% | 15.0–19.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.0% | 14.8–19.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.1% | 23.4–31.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 29.5% | 24.9–34.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.3% | 16.8–22.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.1% | 13.6–16.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.9% | 12.4–15.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.9% | 12.3–15.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.6% | 29.1–36.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.9–11.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.4–9.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.3% | 13.5–17.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.7–4.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–5.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | SD median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 35.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 8.8% (1.1–33.5%) n=364 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 68.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.6% (0.0–33.2%) n=365 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.0% (0.8–15.3%) n=366 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 7.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 24.6% (10.3–40.7%) n=366 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 1.1% (0.0–8.0%) n=365 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 1.9% (0.0–9.6%) n=364 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 87.9% (73.7–96.3%) n=364 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 6.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 17.5% (5.2–30.6%) n=364 |
| Homeownership rate | 90.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.9% (57.2–94.8%) n=364 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.6% (0.0–10.2%) n=364 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.6% (0.0–5.3%) n=367 |
| Single-parent households | 85.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.7% (32.7–81.4%) n=362 |
| Population 65+ | 27.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.3% (8.4–33.0%) n=367 |
| Median age | 39.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (27.6–56.7) n=365 |
| Median household income | $85,380 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $74,865 ($51,211–$102,582) n=336 |
| Median home value | $259,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $177,400 ($79,000–$321,400) n=311 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 83.1 yr ± 1.95 | 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 1.95 years of 83.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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