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Health in Phipps Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Phipps Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57235, 57243, 57272. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Phipps Township adults…

Phipps Township runs above SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Phipps Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.3%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Phipps Township

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

HNearest ERPrairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 17.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPrairie Lakes Healthcare System★★★★★ · 17.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 45.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.5 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
21.5 mi
Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah
Webster · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.1 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
41.6 mi
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health
Milbank · not rated
ERRural critical access
45.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
59.9 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary carePhipps Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePhipps Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Phipps 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 Phipps 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 25.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.1%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Phipps Township, betterPhipps Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
81%MammogramSD 77%
78%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Phipps Township 7.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Phipps Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Phipps Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Phipps Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · 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

Phipps Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Maydell Township: 35.4%Fuller Township: 35.8%Eden Township: 34.9%Graceland Township: 36.2%Eden Township: 34.8%Thorp Township: 34.9%Blaine Township: 34.7%Florence: 35%Richland Township: 36%Dexter Township: 36.1%Rauville Township: 35.6%Lake Township: 35.6%Wheatland Township: 35.8%Mount Pleasant Township: 34.4%Phipps Township: 35.8%Phipps TownshipMaydell TownshipFuller TownshipEden TownshipGraceland TownshipEden TownshipPrairie Lakes Healthcare System · Watertown · 17.5 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Eden Township34.8%
Eden Township34.9%
Maydell Township35.4%
Phipps Township35.8%
Fuller Township35.8%
Graceland Township36.2%
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
Maydell Township————
Fuller Township————
Eden Township————
Graceland Township————
Eden Township————

Maydell Township, Fuller Township, Eden Township, Graceland Township and Eden 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.

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Phipps Township

Why doesn’t Phipps 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 Phipps Township.

What hospital is closest to Phipps Township?

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, 17.5 miles in a straight line from Phipps 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 Phipps 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.