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ZIP code

58641

in Lefor, North DakotaPopulation 37

58.02/ 100

Ranked #6,377 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 20%)

Ranked #74 of 371 North Dakota ZIPs (top 20%)

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.

Binge drinking

22.5%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
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 ›

Distance to a community health center

45.8 mi

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US99th
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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

166 mi

in the top 1.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST46th
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 ›

Loneliness

26.6%

in the bottom 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST18th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

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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.

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Slow internet speeds

5.0%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

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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.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

70%

in the bottom 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

10.1 days/year

in the bottom 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST19th
US7th
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 ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

1.3%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST31st
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Lefor, North Dakota (ZIP 58641) stands in the top 20% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,377th) and the top 20% of North Dakota (74th).

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Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: distance to a Superfund site lies in the top 1.5% nationally, and modeled loneliness is in the bottom 2.1% nationally. Modeled transportation noise registers at the national minimum, and air-toxics cancer risk lies in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled humid heat is in the bottom 7.2% nationally. Unemployment registers at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Working the other way, modeled binge drinking lies in the top 1.5% nationally, distance to a community health center is in the top 1.5% nationally, and slow internet speeds registers in the top 2.4% nationally. Home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 6.1% nationally.

Set beside the wider area around it, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, 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. ZIP 58630, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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 79%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 73%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 89%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 87%

8%

Disability

healthier than 83%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 77%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 40%

11%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.7%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 84%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 65%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Disability

healthier than 79%

7%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 40%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

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 adults24.5%21.4–27.7
High blood pressure among adults32.3%28.4–36.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.1%7.2–9.0
Current asthma among adults9.8%8.5–11.1
Coronary heart disease among adults5.9%5.1–6.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.7%4.6–6.9
Depression among adults19.7%16.5–22.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.3%7.8–10.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.2%32.1–40.1
Obesity among adults37.8%31.6–43.7
Stroke among adults2.8%2.4–3.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.0%8.6–13.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.0%5.2–9.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.6%72.0–78.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.2%70.3–77.8
Cholesterol screening among adults84.3%81.4–86.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.9%62.8–72.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults66.8%63.1–70.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.5%71.3–84.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults22.5%19.0–26.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.3%11.1–18.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults21.5%17.3–26.3
Short sleep duration among adults31.8%26.4–37.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults15.5%12.7–19.0
Frequent mental distress among adults14.1%12.0–16.4
Frequent physical distress among adults11.5%9.7–13.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.1%10.0–14.5
Any disability among adults26.5%22.2–31.3
Hearing disability among adults7.4%6.4–8.5
Independent living disability among adults6.5%5.5–7.9
Mobility disability among adults10.3%8.4–12.4
Self-care disability among adults3.0%2.5–3.6
Vision disability among adults3.7%3.1–4.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.6%17.2–24.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.6%7.2–12.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.0%4.4–7.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.6%6.7–10.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.7%4.6–6.9
Loneliness among adults26.6%22.5–30.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.4–6.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ND median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate24.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.0% (1.0–21.4%) n=380
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.5% (0.0–19.2%) n=380
No HS diploma (25+)13.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.3% (0.6–13.4%) n=382
Bachelor's or higher (25+)20.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.6% (12.5–41.0%) n=382
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.1% (0.0–6.5%) n=382
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–7.4%) n=379
Broadband subscription70.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.7% (75.3–98.1%) n=379
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)10.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32215.2% (4.0–28.2%) n=379
Homeownership rate80.0%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 population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.9% (0.0–5.7%) n=383
Single-parent households36.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08759.3% (40.0–83.3%) n=377
Population 65+35.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.6% (9.1–38.9%) n=383
Median age56.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.9 yr (31.1–60.2) n=381
Median household income$60,625$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$79,666 ($56,729–$115,391) n=354
Median home value$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$159,750 ($88,870–$297,180) n=328
Median gross rent$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 birth82.0 yr ± 1.1778.9 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 1.17 years of 82.0, 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