Health · Getchell

Getchell, ND health

Getchell differs from North Dakota on 6 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.6% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.5% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58072, 58479

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 24 people are less certain, so we show Getchell's figures without a grade.

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How Getchell compares with North Dakota

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Getchell adults…

36 of every 100 Getchell adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.7–39.5%

Bars show Getchell; the black tick is North Dakota. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Getchell, betterGetchell, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.2% Getchell
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Getchell
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.4% Getchell
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.4% Getchell
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Getchell adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

Yearly checkup

ND 74%

Dentist visit

ND 65%

Cholesterol check

ND 83%

Colon screening

ND 65%

Mammogram

ND 78%

Taking BP meds

ND 76%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Getchell 7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Getchell adults are doing

1 in 4Getchell adults feel lonely

27.6% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Getchell adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.6% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Getchell adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Getchell adults are in frequent mental distress

14.2% · North Dakota 14.2% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 9

Getchell adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Getchell adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 18

Getchell adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 15

Getchell adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7% of Getchell adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.2%

of Getchell adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

Black tick: North Dakota. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Getchell

Getchell and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Getchell.

35.9%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Ashtabula37.6%

Noltimier37.6%

Getchell37.7%

Stewart37.7%

Valley37.7%

Care nearby

Chi Mercy HealthValley City · 6.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 30.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 35.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lisbon Area Health ServicesLisbon · 43.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare Valley CityValley City · 6.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 61.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGetchell is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careGetchell is not a shortage area

! Mental healthGetchell's county is a federal shortage area.Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 14 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Getchell. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Getchell

Measure	Getchell	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.6%	31.7–39.5%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	35%	31–39.2%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	31.1–44.8%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.9%	25.7–32.1%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20.6%	17.5–24%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.4%	9.1–13.9%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	8.9–11.5%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.7–10.6%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.3%	9.7–12.9%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.1–8.1%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.6–8.3%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.4%	11.2–15.7%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	20.4%	17.1–24.1%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.2%	19.9–28.3%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.9%	25.9–38.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.6%	70.8–78.3%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.9%	59–66.6%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.2%	81.1–85.4%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	67.1%	61.9–71.9%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	76.8%	69.1–83.2%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.6%	76.9–82.1%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7%	5.6–8.7%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.6%	23.3–32.1%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.2–23.8%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12.3–16%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	15–20.2%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.5%	10.9–14.1%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	9–13.3%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.4%	7–10%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.8–6.6%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.6–7.7%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7%	5.7–8.7%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.2%	25.9–34.3%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.2%	11.3–15.2%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.2–14.9%	12.6%
Hearing	9.4%	8.2–10.5%	7.8%
Vision	4.7%	4.1–5.2%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–4.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.7–9%	7.1%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Getchell door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the North Dakota figure falls inside it, we don't call Getchell better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Getchell by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Getchell by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The North Dakota figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.