Health · Sydney

Sydney, ND health

Sydney differs from North Dakota on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.4% vs 10.8%) and more adults with COPD (7.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58401 (all of Sydney)

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 67 people are less certain, so we show Sydney's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sydney 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 Sydney adults…

34 of every 100 Sydney adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.7–38.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sydney, betterSydney, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.7% Sydney
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Sydney
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.6% Sydney
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Sydney
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sydney 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sydney 8.2% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Sydney adults are doing

1 in 3Sydney adults feel lonely

29.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Sydney adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Sydney adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Sydney adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · 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 8

Sydney adults worry about having enough food

12.4% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Sydney adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 16

Sydney adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 14

Sydney adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · ND 6.5% · about the same

8.5% of Sydney adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Sydney

Sydney and the towns around it

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

37%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Severn38.7%

Corwin40%

Lenton40.2%

Sydney40.4%

Woodbury40.4%

Care nearby

Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi Mercy HealthValley City · 37.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carrington Health CenterCarrington · 49.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

South Central HealthWishek · 51.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare Lamoure, North DakotaLamoure · 34.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Healthcare Valley CityValley City · 37 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSydney is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSydney is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSydney'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 Sydney. 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 Sydney

Measure	Sydney	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.4%	30.7–38.2%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.2%	31.3–39.2%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	40.4%	34.1–46.9%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.6%	26.5–32.7%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20.7%	17.5–24.2%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.6–17.4%	10.8%	worse
Asthma	10.4%	9.2–11.8%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.4%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.2%	9.7–12.9%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.8–8.4%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.7–18.5%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	20.6%	17.3–24.1%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.7%	21.7–29.9%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.8%	25.3–36.5%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.9%	70–77.5%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.1%	56.3–63.7%	64.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.8%	80.7–84.8%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	65.9%	60.8–70.6%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	77%	69.5–83.3%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	75.9–81.4%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	8.2%	6.9–9.7%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	25.1–34.2%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	17.7–24.2%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	13.1–16.9%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.3%	16.8–21.9%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	11.9–15.2%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.4%	10.4–14.6%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.7%	8.2–11.4%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.5–7.5%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6.3–8.3%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.5%	7.1–10.2%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	32%	28.1–36.1%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.6%	12.7–16.6%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	12.1–15.4%	12.6%
Hearing	9.3%	8.3–10.4%	7.8%
Vision	5.1%	4.6–5.6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.4–9.3%	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 Sydney 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 Sydney better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Sydney by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Sydney 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.