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58329

in Dunseith, North DakotaPopulation 2,769

ZipVitals Score
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33.36/ 100

Ranked #29,940 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.7%)

Ranked #363 of 371 North Dakota ZIPs (bottom 2.2%)

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.

Distance to a Superfund site

254.1 mi

in the top 0.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST85th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

50.7%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

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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.

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Vision disability

9.6%

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

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Lack of transportation

17.5%

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

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Colon-cancer screening

55%

in the bottom 4.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

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Mammography

66.5%

in the bottom 4.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

20.6%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

2.2%

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

31%

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Dunseith, North Dakota (ZIP 58329) places in the bottom 6.7% nationally (29,940th) and the bottom 2.2% of North Dakota (363rd).

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled obesity is in the top 0.6% nationally, and vision disability lands in the top 5.8% nationally. Modeled transportation stands in the top 3.7% nationally, and colon screening registers in the bottom 4.9% nationally. Modeled mammography settles in the bottom 4.7% nationally, households without a vehicle sits in the top 4.3% nationally, and slow internet speeds lies in the top 5.4% nationally. Modeled food insecurity rests in the top 5.4% nationally. More encouragingly, distance to a Superfund site resides in the top 0.6% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk is in the bottom 2.8% nationally.

For readers new to these terms, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 58318, 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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 86%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 6%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the bottom 1.0%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 30%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 97%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 1.0%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 83%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 5%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 3%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 6%

8%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

“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

One of our published findings lists 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.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 85.9; chronic-disease standing 14.0 — 72 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #956 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

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 adults29.8%26.5–32.8
High blood pressure among adults39.9%35.8–43.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.7%6.0–7.3
Current asthma among adults14.0%12.4–15.6
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.5–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.4%8.4–10.6
Depression among adults22.1%18.7–25.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.9%15.8–20.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.2%31.2–38.9
Obesity among adults50.7%43.0–57.4
Stroke among adults4.9%4.5–5.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.0%20.0–28.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.7%8.6–13.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.0%72.9–78.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.3%70.1–77.9
Cholesterol screening among adults79.1%76.3–81.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years55.0%49.5–60.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults46.9%42.9–50.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.5%57.1–74.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.2%15.0–21.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults26.4%23.0–29.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.6%29.7–39.5
Short sleep duration among adults41.1%34.3–47.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.8%26.5–33.4
Frequent mental distress among adults19.5%17.3–21.8
Frequent physical distress among adults18.3%16.2–20.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.2%17.0–21.7
Any disability among adults41.6%37.0–46.2
Hearing disability among adults11.3%10.2–12.6
Independent living disability among adults12.9%11.4–14.5
Mobility disability among adults20.0%17.6–22.5
Self-care disability among adults6.1%5.4–6.7
Vision disability among adults9.6%8.7–10.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.7%24.8–33.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults31.0%27.0–35.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults21.7%18.2–25.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.3%19.3–25.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults17.5%15.4–20.1
Loneliness among adults33.2%28.5–38.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults15.9%13.9–18.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ND median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate31.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.0% (1.0–21.4%) n=380
Uninsured 18–6433.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.5% (0.0–19.2%) n=380
No HS diploma (25+)16.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.3% (0.6–13.4%) n=382
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.6% (12.5–41.0%) n=382
Unemployment rate (16+)5.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.1% (0.0–6.5%) n=382
Households without a vehicle20.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–7.4%) n=379
Broadband subscription87.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.7% (75.3–98.1%) n=379
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32215.2% (4.0–28.2%) n=379
Homeownership rate58.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.5% (59.2–98.7%) n=379
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–4.6%) n=379
Foreign-born population0.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.9% (0.0–5.7%) n=383
Single-parent households33.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08759.3% (40.0–83.3%) n=377
Population 65+13.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.6% (9.1–38.9%) n=383
Median age32.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.9 yr (31.1–60.2) n=381
Median household income$51,065$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$79,666 ($56,729–$115,391) n=354
Median home value$88,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$159,750 ($88,870–$297,180) n=328
Median gross rent$409$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$767 ($513–$1,222) n=212
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ND median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.8 yr ± 1.6878.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.0 yr (77.6–84.0) n=379

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 1.68 years of 76.8, 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