Health · Lake Flat

Lake Flat, SD health

Lake Flat differs from South Dakota on 7 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.4% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.4% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.1% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57790 (all of Lake Flat)
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How Lake Flat compares with South 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 Lake Flat adults…

38 of every 100 Lake Flat adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.6–41.1%

Bars show Lake Flat; the black tick is South Dakota. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lake Flat, betterLake Flat, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.5% Lake Flat
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.6% Lake Flat
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Lake Flat
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Lake Flat
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lake Flat adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Dakota.

78%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
69%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
68%
Colon screening
SD 66%
75%
Mammogram
SD 77%
79%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lake Flat 7.9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Lake Flat adults are doing

1 in 5Lake Flat adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Lake Flat adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

of Lake Flat adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Lake Flat

Lake Flat and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Cedar Butte: 34.3% Wasta: 33.7% Wall: 34.3% Sunnyside: 34.2% Huron: 34.2% Shyne: 32.1% Crooked Creek: 34.3% Owanka: 31.1% Fairview: 34.3% Lake Hill: 34.2% Lake Flat: 34.3% Lake Flat Cedar Butte Wasta Wall
31.1%34.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Wasta33.7%
Lake Flat34.3%
Cedar Butte34.3%
Wall34.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 32.4 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Lake Flat

No hospital or community health center in Lake Flat itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERHans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - CahPhilip · 32.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMonument Health Rapid City Hospital★★★★★ · 44.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of the Black HillsRapid City · 43.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
32.4 mi
Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - Cah
Philip · not rated
ERRural critical access
43.6 mi
Community Health Center of the Black Hills
2 sites · nearest in Rapid City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
44.1 mi
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Rapid City · ★★★★★
ER
44.7 mi
Black Hills Surgical Hospital
Rapid City · not rated
45 mi
Same Day Surgery Center
Rapid City · not rated
67.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Martin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careLake Flat is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLake Flat is not a shortage area
! Mental healthLake Flat's county is a federal shortage area.Behavior Management Systems MHCA · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lake Flat. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Lake Flat
MeasureLake FlatMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.8%34.6–41.1%33.3%worse
High cholesterol36.3%33–39.6%34%about the same
Obesity34.3%29.9–38.7%35.9%about the same
Arthritis29.8%27–32.5%25.8%worse
Depression20.9%18.2–23.7%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.3%11.8–17.1%12.7%about the same
Asthma10.3%9.1–11.5%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.6%9.6–11.7%9.2%worse
Diabetes13.4%11.6–15.2%11.7%about the same
COPD7.7%6.5–9%6.7%about the same
Heart disease8.1%7.2–9.1%6.8%worse
Stroke4%3.6–4.5%3.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.8%13.1–18.6%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18.9%16.4–21.6%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.5%21–28.4%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.6%26.9–34.5%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.9%75–80.6%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit69.3%66.4–72.1%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check87.4%85.7–89%84.8%better
Colon screening68.4%64.7–72.1%65.5%about the same
Mammogram74.9%68.6–80.4%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds79.4%76.6–81.8%75.9%better
No health insurance7.9%6.4–9.6%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.4%12.7–16.3%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health18%15.5–20.8%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.3%11.6–15.1%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability32.8%29.2–36.8%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs15%12.9–17.3%12.9%
Thinking or memory12.8%11.1–14.7%13.7%
Hearing9.7%8.5–10.9%8.2%
Vision4.8%4.3–5.5%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.3–4.4%3.5%
Errands alone7.8%6.8–8.9%7.8%
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 Lake Flat door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the South Dakota figure falls inside it, we don't call Lake Flat better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lake Flat by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lake Flat by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South 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.

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