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Health in Carbonate · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Carbonate residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Carbonate, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 81601. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Carbonate adults…

On every condition, Carbonate is about the same as Colorado. Tap one to see it as people.

26 of every 100 Carbonate adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · about the same · likely 22.6–30.1%
Better than COWorseAbout the sameColorado
Getting care

Care in and near Carbonate

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

HNearest ERValley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Springs · 14.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyValley View Hospital Association★★★★★ · 14.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMountain Family Health CentersGlenwood Springs · 14.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.8 mi
Valley View Hospital Association
Glenwood Springs · ★★★★★
ER
14.8 mi
Mountain Family Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Glenwood Springs
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
31.8 mi
Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District
Meeker · not rated
ERRural critical access
41.1 mi
Grand River Hospital District
Rifle · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.8 mi
Aspen Valley Hospital District
Aspen · not rated
ERRural critical access
54.1 mi
Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association
3 sites · nearest in Craig
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careCarbonate is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCarbonate is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Carbonate itself

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 Carbonate; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Colorado

Share of adults, with the Colorado figure marked.

Get no exercise 17.7%CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 26.1%CO 30.7%
Binge drink 18.3%CO 19%
Smoke cigarettes 11.5%CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Carbonate, betterCarbonate, worseAbout the sameColorado
Where Carbonate gets moving

4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Carbonate adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Colorado.

71%Yearly checkupCO 71%
66%Dentist visitCO 65%
85%Cholesterol checkCO 85%
63%Colon screeningCO 62%
73%MammogramCO 72%
69%Taking BP medsCO 70%
1 in 7
working-age adults has no health insurance
Carbonate 13.5% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Carbonate adults are doing

About the same as Colorado on each measure.

1 in 5Carbonate adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · CO 22.7% · About the same as CO
1 in 6Carbonate adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · CO 16% · About the same as CO
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Carbonate and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27%

of Carbonate adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.8%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing6.3%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Colorado

Questions about health in Carbonate

Why doesn’t Carbonate have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Carbonate.

What hospital is closest to Carbonate?

Valley View Hospital Association in Glenwood Springs, 14.8 miles in a straight line from Carbonate’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Carbonate.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Colorado figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.