✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Zumbro Falls itself
✓ Dental careZumbro Falls is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthZumbro Falls is not a shortage area
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 Zumbro Falls; ≈ 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 Minnesota
Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.
Get no exercise22.3%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours33.5%MN 29.2%
Binge drink20.9%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes16%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Zumbro Falls, betterZumbro Falls, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Zumbro Falls gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Zumbro Falls adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.
Yearly checkupMN 75%
Dentist visitMN 68%
Cholesterol checkMN 85%
Colon screeningMN 69%
MammogramMN 79%
Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Zumbro Falls 6.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection
How Zumbro Falls adults are doing
About the same as Minnesota on each measure.
3 in 10Zumbro Falls adults feel lonely
28.6% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Zumbro Falls adults lack social or emotional support
20.7% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Zumbro Falls adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Zumbro Falls adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Zumbro Falls adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Zumbro Township, Gillford Township, Chester Township and Hyde Park Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
25.5%
of Zumbro Falls adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs10.8%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing6.3%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Minnesota
Questions about health in Zumbro Falls
Why doesn’t Zumbro Falls have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Zumbro Falls.
What hospital is closest to Zumbro Falls?
Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City in Lake City, 13.7 miles in a straight line from Zumbro Falls’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Zumbro Falls.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Minnesota 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.
Zumbro Parkway Bridge · Photo: Mazzmn at English Wikipedia · Public domain