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Health in Capitola Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Capitola Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57436, 57258. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Capitola Township

The nearest ER is 25 miles from Capitola Township

The closest emergency room is Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, 25.1 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

Capitola Township is short on primary care and mental health care

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

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 South Dakota figure falls outside Capitola Township’s likely range; Capitola Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57436, 57258, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Capitola Township

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

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalRedfield · 25.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHuron · 30 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
25.1 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
28.5 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30 mi
Horizon Health Care
8 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34.5 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.1 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Capitola Township itself
✓ Dental careCapitola Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Capitola Township 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 Capitola Township; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Capitola Township adults…

On every condition, Capitola Township is about the same as South Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Capitola Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.4–37.6%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.4%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Capitola Township, betterCapitola Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Capitola Township gets moving

5.2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
67%Dentist visitSD 69%
84%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
65%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Capitola Township 9.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Capitola Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Capitola Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Capitola Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · SD 15.3% · About the same as SD
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

Capitola Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Union Township: 33.3%Fordham Township: 33.7%Richfield Township: 35.2%Harrison Township: 35.7%Richland Township: 32.9%Milford Township: 32.7%Antelope Township: 35.1%Darlington Township: 33.9%Logan Township: 34.2%Doland: 36.7%Spring Township: 35.6%Belle Plaine Township: 35.5%Lincoln Township: 36%Frankfort Township: 36.1%Capitola Township: 35.3%Capitola TownshipUnion TownshipFordham TownshipRichfield TownshipHarrison Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#9 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Union Township33.3%
Fordham Township33.7%
Richfield Township35.2%
Capitola Township35.3%
Harrison Township35.7%
SD35.9%

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
Union Township————
Fordham Township————
Richfield Township————
Harrison Township————

Union Township, Fordham Township, Richfield Township and Harrison 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.

31.1%

of Capitola Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Capitola Township

Why doesn’t Capitola Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Capitola Township?

Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, 25.1 miles in a straight line from Capitola Township’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 Capitola Township.

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