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Alice, North Dakota 7-28-2009Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
–Not graded
Health in Alice · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Alice residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 58031. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Alice

The nearest ER is 23 miles from Alice

The closest emergency room is Lisbon Area Health Services in Lisbon, 23.1 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

More high blood pressure in Alice, and more people treating it

35.4% of adults have high blood pressure (North Dakota 31.8%), but 79.7% of them take medicine for it, vs 76.3% statewide. Checkups ↓

Cancer and heart disease run high in Alice

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (9.7%), vs 8.2% across North Dakota. 1 in 14 adults have heart disease (7.1%), vs 6.1% across North Dakota. Conditions ↓

Fewer Alice adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below North Dakota. 1 in 12 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 9 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the North Dakota figure falls outside Alice’s likely range; Alice’s figures come from ZIP code 58031, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Alice

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

HNearest ERLisbon Area Health ServicesLisbon · 23.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterValley City · 24 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
23.1 mi
Lisbon Area Health Services
Lisbon · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.8 mi
CHI Mercy Health
Valley City · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
24 mi
Family Healthcare Center
6 sites · nearest in Valley City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34 mi
Essentia Health
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
≈35.1 mi
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
39.4 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careAlice is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAlice is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthAlice 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 Alice; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Alice adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

77%Yearly checkupND 74%
68%Dentist visitND 65%
87%Cholesterol checkND 83%
68%Colon screeningND 65%
79%MammogramND 78%
80%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Alice 5.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Alice adults…

Alice runs below ND on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 5. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Alice adults have had cancer
North Dakota: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9–10.5%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
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 12
Alice adults worry about having enough food
8.3% · ND 10.7%
Better than ND
1 in 14
Alice adults worry about keeping their housing
7.2% · ND 8.9%
Better than ND
1 in 21
Alice adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.7% · ND 5.8%
Better than ND
1 in 20
Alice adults lack reliable transportation
5.1% · ND 6.5%
Better than ND

5.1% of Alice adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 20.5%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.6%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 20.4%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.2%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Alice, betterAlice, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Alice gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Mind & connection

How Alice adults are doing

On 2 of 4 measures, Alice does better than North Dakota.

1 in 4Alice adults feel lonely
26.4% · ND 29.6% · Better than ND
1 in 5Alice adults lack social or emotional support
19.3% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Alice adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.3% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 8Alice adults are in frequent mental distress
12.7% · ND 14.2% · Better than ND
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Alice adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

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

Find a group →

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

Alice and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Eldred Township: 36.7%Clifton Township: 36.8%Howes Township: 35.4%Highland Township: 37.7%Walburg Township: 35.6%Pontiac Township: 37.6%Binghampton Township: 36.8%Hill Township: 35.3%Alice: 36.8%AliceEldred TownshipClifton Township
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthy
Obesity
#5 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Eldred Township36.7%
Alice36.8%
Clifton Township36.8%
ND36.5%

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

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Clifton Township————
Eldred Township————

Clifton Township and Eldred 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.

26.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%
Thinking or memory11.1%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Alice

Why doesn’t Alice have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Alice?

Lisbon Area Health Services in Lisbon, 23.1 miles in a straight line from Alice’s 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 Alice.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The North Dakota 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.