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58533

in Elgin, North DakotaPopulation 830

ZipVitals Score
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45.72/ 100

Ranked #21,634 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 33%)

Ranked #351 of 371 North Dakota ZIPs (bottom 5.4%)

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.

Hearing disability

14.4%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

12.2%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

Child-care access

1.2 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST88th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of child day-care services 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 Superfund site

149.5 mi

in the top 1.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST36th
US98th
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 ›

Distance to a community health center

40.5 mi

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
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 ›

Loneliness

27%

in the bottom 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST30th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.9%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & 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 ›

Stroke

5.9%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Dental provider access

1.2 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of dental offices located 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 ›

The read

By its overall health score, Elgin, North Dakota (ZIP 58533) lands in the bottom 33% nationally (21,634th) and the bottom 5.4% of North Dakota (351st).

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The measures that press hardest set the tone here: modeled hearing disability registers in the top 0.7% nationally, and coronary heart disease sits in the top 1.5% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests in the top 2.1% nationally, and modeled energy burden is in the top 3.3% nationally. Modeled stroke stands in the top 4.7% nationally. On the stronger side, childcare settles in the top 1.5% nationally, distance to a Superfund site lies in the top 1.9% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled loneliness lands in the bottom 3.1% nationally, and dental providers registers in the top 4.7% nationally.

To translate a couple of 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. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 57638, 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 82%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 79%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 66%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 93%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 73%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 7%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.8%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 96%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 78%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 75%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 1%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 32%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 10%

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 adults39.5%35.2–43.8
High blood pressure among adults47.3%42.4–52.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults13.5%12.2–15.0
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.0–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults12.2%10.5–13.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.1%9.2–13.2
Depression among adults19.0%15.9–22.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.3%13.8–18.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.0%37.1–47.0
Obesity among adults40.9%32.6–49.8
Stroke among adults5.9%5.0–6.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.1%12.1–18.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.8%6.1–9.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure85.4%82.7–87.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.8%77.5–83.8
Cholesterol screening among adults88.0%86.3–89.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.5%63.0–73.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.4%56.5–64.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.5%68.6–83.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.6%12.0–17.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.8%12.9–18.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.1%26.3–38.4
Short sleep duration among adults29.2%23.2–35.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.7%19.8–28.0
Frequent mental distress among adults12.7%11.0–14.7
Frequent physical distress among adults16.2%13.9–18.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.1%11.1–15.3
Any disability among adults38.1%32.8–43.7
Hearing disability among adults14.4%12.6–16.3
Independent living disability among adults10.1%8.4–11.9
Mobility disability among adults21.0%17.4–24.6
Self-care disability among adults5.4%4.6–6.4
Vision disability among adults6.7%5.7–7.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.0%16.4–24.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.2%9.8–14.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.9%7.0–11.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.4%6.9–10.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.7–7.9
Loneliness among adults27.0%21.8–32.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.9%4.9–7.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ND median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate25.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.0% (1.0–21.4%) n=380
Uninsured 18–647.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.5% (0.0–19.2%) n=380
No HS diploma (25+)19.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.3% (0.6–13.4%) n=382
Bachelor's or higher (25+)22.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.6% (12.5–41.0%) n=382
Unemployment rate (16+)8.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.1% (0.0–6.5%) n=382
Households without a vehicle7.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–7.4%) n=379
Broadband subscription78.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.7% (75.3–98.1%) n=379
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32215.2% (4.0–28.2%) n=379
Homeownership rate76.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.5% (59.2–98.7%) n=379
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–4.6%) n=379
Foreign-born population5.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.9% (0.0–5.7%) n=383
Single-parent households58.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08759.3% (40.0–83.3%) n=377
Population 65+37.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.6% (9.1–38.9%) n=383
Median age52.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.9 yr (31.1–60.2) n=381
Median household income$36,125$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$79,666 ($56,729–$115,391) n=354
Median home value$92,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$159,750 ($88,870–$297,180) n=328
Median gross rent$650$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 birth79.3 yr ± 1.5878.9 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 1.58 years of 79.3, 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