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ZIP code

57799

in Spearfish, South DakotaPopulation 568

62.40/ 100

Ranked #3,293 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 10.3%)

Ranked #7 of 360 South Dakota ZIPs (top 2.0%)

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.

High cholesterol

10.4%

in the bottom 0.02% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

6.7%

in the bottom 0.02% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

26.8%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

1.0%

in the bottom 0.05% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

0.60%

in the bottom 0.07% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

0.40%

in the bottom 0.10% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

2.3%

in the bottom 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

2.0%

in the bottom 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

20%

in the bottom 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

The read

ZIP 57799, one of several in Spearfish, South Dakota, on the composite measure, lands in the top 10.3% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,293rd) and the top 2.0% of South Dakota (7th).

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The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: modeled hearing disability lies in the bottom 0.2% nationally, obesity settles in the bottom 1.0% nationally, and short sleep stands in the bottom 0.3% nationally. Modeled self-care disability is in the bottom 0.2% nationally, fair or poor health rests in the bottom 0.3% nationally, and transportation noise sits at the national minimum. Working the other way, modeled binge drinking registers in the top 0.3% nationally, and slow internet speeds lands at the national maximum. Modeled pfas resides in the top 1.2% nationally, and distance to a community health center lies in the top 1.7% nationally.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. No nearby ZIP ranks healthier overall than this one.

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

Chronic Disease Burden

in the top 0.2%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 92%

11%

Disability

healthier than 97%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 58%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 51%

14%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 6%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 2%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

in the top 0.00%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 71%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 77%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 99%

11%

Disability

in the top 0.9%

7%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 53%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 5%

13%

Mental Health

in the bottom 0.00%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

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 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults3.8%3.0–4.7
High blood pressure among adults6.7%5.4–8.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults0.9%0.8–1.1
Current asthma among adults11.5%9.7–13.7
Coronary heart disease among adults0.6%0.5–0.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults1.3%0.8–2.3
Depression among adults27.1%22.5–31.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults1.0%0.8–1.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened10.4%8.9–12.2
Obesity among adults20.0%15.7–24.5
Stroke among adults0.4%0.3–0.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.5%4.1–13.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure17.6%14.9–20.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults63.5%57.7–68.9
Cholesterol screening among adults66.5%56.4–74.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.0%55.1–66.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults79.0%76.2–81.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years80.4%73.4–86.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults26.8%22.8–31.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults5.7%2.7–9.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults13.6%8.4–20.6
Short sleep duration among adults24.8%19.5–30.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults9.0%5.5–14.8
Frequent mental distress among adults21.9%16.1–27.3
Frequent physical distress among adults6.4%4.3–9.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.4%12.5–28.3
Any disability among adults24.7%16.9–34.6
Hearing disability among adults2.0%1.5–2.6
Independent living disability among adults7.5%4.6–12.2
Mobility disability among adults2.3%1.4–3.7
Self-care disability among adults0.9%0.6–1.4
Vision disability among adults2.7%1.8–4.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SD median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (1.1–33.5%) n=364
Uninsured 18–6415.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.6% (0.0–33.2%) n=365
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.0% (0.8–15.3%) n=366
Bachelor's or higher (25+)57.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.6% (10.3–40.7%) n=366
Unemployment rate (16+)1.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.1% (0.0–8.0%) n=365
Households without a vehicle3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.9% (0.0–9.6%) n=364
Broadband subscription89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (73.7–96.3%) n=364
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32217.5% (5.2–30.6%) n=364
Homeownership rate78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.9% (57.2–94.8%) n=364
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.6% (0.0–10.2%) n=364
Foreign-born population3.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–5.3%) n=367
Single-parent households53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.7% (32.7–81.4%) n=362
Population 65+0.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.3% (8.4–33.0%) n=367
Median age19.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (27.6–56.7) n=365
Median household income$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$74,865 ($51,211–$102,582) n=336
Median home value$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
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SD median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.6 yr ± 1.3178.9 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 1.31 years of 79.6, 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