Health · Oak Gulch

Oak Gulch, SD health

Oak Gulch differs from South Dakota on 11 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.1% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.9% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57434, 57219

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How Oak Gulch 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 Oak Gulch adults…

38 of every 100 Oak Gulch adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.4–42%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Oak Gulch, betterOak Gulch, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.2% Oak Gulch
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Oak Gulch
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.3% Oak Gulch
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Oak Gulch
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

SD 77%

Dentist visit

SD 69%

Cholesterol check

SD 85%

Colon screening

SD 66%

Mammogram

SD 77%

Taking BP meds

SD 76%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Oak Gulch 8.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Oak Gulch adults are doing

1 in 5Oak Gulch adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.9% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Oak Gulch adults are in frequent mental distress

14.2% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

33.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing10.6%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Oak Gulch

Oak Gulch and the towns around it

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

33.6%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Troy33.6%

Scotland34.1%

Oak Gulch34.5%

Warren35.1%

Conde35.1%

Care nearby

Sanford Hospital Webster - CahWebster · 22.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen · 31 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Avera St. LukesAberdeen · 32.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalRedfield · 36 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - AberdeenAberdeen · 31.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Healthcare Lamoure, North DakotaLamoure · 82.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careOak Gulch's county is a federal shortage area.Day County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careOak Gulch's county is a federal shortage area.Day County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthOak Gulch's county is a federal shortage area.Northeastern Mental Health Center MHCA · need score 19 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 Oak Gulch. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Oak Gulch

Measure	Oak Gulch	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.2%	34.4–42%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.1%	34.1–42%	34%	worse
Obesity	34.5%	27.9–41.3%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	31.7%	28.6–34.9%	25.8%	worse
Depression	19.9%	17.2–22.9%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14%	11.7–16.6%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.9–11.1%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.9%	10.9–12.9%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.5%	11.8–15.4%	11.7%	worse
COPD	8.7%	7.5–10%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	8.9%	8–9.9%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4–4.9%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.7%	13.3–18.4%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	16.3%	13.8–19%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.2%	22.1–30.6%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.4%	24.3–34.8%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	75.3–81.4%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.4%	64.3–70.5%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.4–88.7%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	68.8%	64.5–73%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	79.2%	72.9–84.5%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81%	78.3–83.2%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	8.2%	6.6–10%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12.5–15.9%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.8%	16.3–21.8%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12.5–16%	12.3%	worse
Disability
Any disability	33.3%	29.3–37.7%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	13.9–18.5%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.6–15.2%	13.7%
Hearing	10.6%	9.5–11.8%	8.2%
Vision	5.1%	4.4–5.8%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.6–4.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.3–9.6%	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 Oak Gulch 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 Oak Gulch better or worse.

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