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Health in Norfeld Colony · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Norfeld Colony residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57276. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Norfeld Colony

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 20.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 20.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.6%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Norfeld Colony, betterNorfeld Colony, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Norfeld Colony gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Norfeld Colony adults…

Norfeld Colony runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

31 of every 100 Norfeld Colony adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 27.8–33.7%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Norfeld Colony

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

HNearest ERHendricks Community HospitalHendricks · 8.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrookings Health System★★★★★ · 13.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 13.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.9 mi
Hendricks Community Hospital
Hendricks · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.1 mi
Rural Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.2 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
23.5 mi
Avera Tyler Hospital
Tyler · not rated
ERRural critical access
24 mi
Sanford Canby Medical Center
Canby · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Norfeld Colony itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Norfeld Colony itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Norfeld Colony 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 Norfeld Colony; ≈ 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 Norfeld Colony adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Dakota.

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
73%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Norfeld Colony 7.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Norfeld Colony adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Norfeld Colony adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Norfeld Colony adults are in frequent mental distress
15.1% · 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

Norfeld Colony 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.

26.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.7%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Norfeld Colony

Why doesn’t Norfeld Colony have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Norfeld Colony?

Hendricks Community Hospital in Hendricks, 8.9 miles in a straight line from Norfeld Colony’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 Norfeld Colony.

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Ask your neighbors

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.