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58632

in Golva, North DakotaPopulation 268

ZipVitals Score
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50.93/ 100

Ranked #14,947 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 47%)

Ranked #309 of 371 North Dakota ZIPs (bottom 17%)

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 an emergency room

37.1 mi

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

158.3 mi

in the top 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST41st
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 ›

Transportation noise

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

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 ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
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 ›

Binge drinking

20.9%

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US97th
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 ›

Distance to a nursing home

18.6 mi

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

7.2 days/year

in the bottom 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US5th
Definition & 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 ›

The read

Golva, North Dakota (ZIP 58632), overall, ranks in the top 47% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,947th) and the bottom 17% of North Dakota (309th).

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: distance to a Superfund site sits in the top 1.7% nationally, modeled transportation noise lands at the national minimum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk lies in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Floodplain exposure stands at the national minimum, modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 3.2% nationally, and modeled humid heat registers in the bottom 4.6% nationally. Set against that, distance to an emergency room resides in the top 1.3% nationally, and distance to a community health center settles in the top 2.1% nationally. Modeled binge drinking is in the top 3.5% nationally, and distance to a nursing home sits in the top 3.8% nationally.

Defined simply, 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. ZIP 58621, 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.

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

healthier than 63%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

Disability

healthier than 61%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 35%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.3%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 65%

21%

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.5%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 99%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 45%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 12%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 1%

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 adults27.8%24.3–31.6
High blood pressure among adults35.6%31.2–40.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.2%7.4–9.2
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.2–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults7.0%6.2–7.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.4%6.4–8.6
Depression among adults21.7%18.3–25.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.5%9.8–13.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.5%31.2–40.0
Obesity among adults39.1%30.6–48.2
Stroke among adults3.4%3.1–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.8%8.6–13.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.0%5.4–8.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.5%74.1–80.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.5%70.4–78.4
Cholesterol screening among adults83.5%81.1–85.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.1%57.3–68.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.6%59.7–67.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.8%67.5–82.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults20.9%17.3–24.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.5%14.3–20.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.2%21.5–31.6
Short sleep duration among adults33.9%27.0–40.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.5%15.7–21.8
Frequent mental distress among adults15.5%13.5–17.8
Frequent physical distress among adults13.3%11.5–15.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.6%11.7–15.8
Any disability among adults29.2%24.9–34.2
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.3–9.5
Independent living disability among adults7.9%6.9–9.1
Mobility disability among adults12.8%10.8–15.2
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.4–4.5
Vision disability among adults4.6%4.0–5.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.0%17.6–24.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.0%9.6–14.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.4%6.6–10.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.7%8.0–11.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.8–8.0
Loneliness among adults28.0%23.5–33.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.7–8.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ND median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.0% (1.0–21.4%) n=380
Uninsured 18–646.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.5% (0.0–19.2%) n=380
No HS diploma (25+)1.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.3% (0.6–13.4%) n=382
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.6% (12.5–41.0%) n=382
Unemployment rate (16+)1.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.1% (0.0–6.5%) n=382
Households without a vehicle2.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–7.4%) n=379
Broadband subscription85.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.7% (75.3–98.1%) n=379
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)4.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32215.2% (4.0–28.2%) n=379
Homeownership rate68.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.5% (59.2–98.7%) n=379
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–4.6%) n=379
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.9% (0.0–5.7%) n=383
Single-parent households58.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08759.3% (40.0–83.3%) n=377
Population 65+16.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.6% (9.1–38.9%) n=383
Median age54.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.9 yr (31.1–60.2) n=381
Median household income$60,000$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$79,666 ($56,729–$115,391) n=354
Median home value$124,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$159,750 ($88,870–$297,180) n=328
Median gross rent$446$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 birth80.9 yr ± 2.0678.9 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 2.06 years of 80.9, 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