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Post office in Dickey, North Dakota 6-8-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Dickey · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Dickey residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 58431. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Dickey

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Dickey

1 in 10 adults have heart disease (10.2%), vs 6.1% across North Dakota. 1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.3%), vs 5.9% across North Dakota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.8%, vs 3.1% across North Dakota. In all, Dickey runs above North Dakota on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Dickey is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Dickey’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care, dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

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

42.1% of adults have high blood pressure (North Dakota 31.8%), but 83.7% of them take medicine for it, vs 76.3% statewide. Checkups ↓

In Dickey, insurance isn’t the gap

Only 6.8% of working-age adults are uninsured (North Dakota 7.3%), yet 20.4% say their health is fair or poor, vs 16.1% across the state. Checkups ↓

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 Dickey’s likely range; Dickey’s figures come from ZIP code 58431, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Dickey adults…

Dickey runs above ND on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Dickey adults have heart disease
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–11.8%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Dickey

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

HNearest ERJamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 27.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterLamoure · 14.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.9 mi
Family Healthcare Center
6 sites · nearest in Lamoure
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.9 mi
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
32.5 mi
CHI Oakes Hospital
Oakes · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.1 mi
CHI Mercy Health
Valley City · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
38.1 mi
Lisbon Area Health Services
Lisbon · not rated
ERRural critical access
74.4 mi
Horizon Health - Aberdeen
Aberdeen · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dickey itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dickey itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Dickey 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 Dickey; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupND 74%
62%Dentist visitND 65%
89%Cholesterol checkND 83%
70%Colon screeningND 65%
76%MammogramND 78%
84%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dickey 6.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.4%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.8%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 16.6%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Dickey, betterDickey, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Dickey gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Mind & connection

How Dickey adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Dickey adults feel lonely
25.8% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Dickey adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Dickey adults have been diagnosed with depression
18.9% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 8Dickey adults are in frequent mental distress
12.7% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Dickey 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.

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 9
Dickey adults worry about having enough food
10.6% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 13
Dickey adults worry about keeping their housing
7.9% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 18
Dickey adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Dickey adults lack reliable transportation
5.8% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

7.2% of Dickey adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Dickey 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.

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%
Thinking or memory12%
Hearing12%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.5%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Dickey

Why doesn’t Dickey have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Dickey?

Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown, 27.9 miles in a straight line from Dickey’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 Dickey.

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.