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Health in Kranzburg Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Kranzburg Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57201, 57238. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Kranzburg Township adults…

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

32 of every 100 Kranzburg Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.5–34.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Kranzburg Township

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

HNearest ERPrairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 9.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPrairie Lakes Healthcare System★★★★★ · 9.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 40.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.3 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
12.6 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.2 mi
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health
Milbank · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.4 mi
Sanford Canby Medical Center
Canby · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.3 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
41.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careKranzburg Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careKranzburg Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Kranzburg 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 Kranzburg 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.9%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.2%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.6%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Kranzburg Township, betterKranzburg Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Kranzburg Township gets moving

2.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
84%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
80%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kranzburg Township 8.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Kranzburg Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Kranzburg Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.2% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Kranzburg Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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

Kranzburg Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Sheridan Township: 35.6%Waverly Township: 35.7%Elmira Township: 35.6%Rome Township: 35.5%Goodwin Township: 33.6%Hamlin Township: 34.9%Watertown: 35.4%Castlewood Township: 35.3%Pelican Township: 35.6%Troy Township: 36.9%Leola Township: 35.5%Rauville Township: 35.6%Lake Township: 35.6%Portland Township: 36.3%Altamont Township: 33.9%Havana Township: 33.9%Dempster Township: 35.3%Kranzburg Township: 34.8%Kranzburg TownshipSheridan TownshipWaverly TownshipElmira TownshipRome TownshipGoodwin TownshipHamlin TownshipPrairie Lakes Healthcare System · Watertown · 9.3 mi · 3★ MedicareHSanford Clear Lake Medical Center · Clear Lake · 12.6 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Goodwin Township33.6%
Kranzburg Township34.8%
Hamlin Township34.9%
Rome Township35.5%
Sheridan Township35.6%
Elmira Township35.6%
Waverly 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
Waverly Township————
Sheridan Township————
Elmira Township————
Rome Township————
Hamlin Township————
Goodwin Township————

Waverly Township, Sheridan Township, Elmira Township, Rome Township, Hamlin Township and Goodwin 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.

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Kranzburg Township

Why doesn’t Kranzburg 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 Kranzburg Township.

What hospital is closest to Kranzburg Township?

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, 9.3 miles in a straight line from Kranzburg Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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