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Health in Aaronsburg · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Aaronsburg residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Aaronsburg. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Aaronsburg

COPD, stroke and obesity run high in Aaronsburg

1 in 8 adults have COPD (12.6%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 20 adults have had a stroke (4.9%), vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. Obesity is also above the state: 43.1%, vs 33.8% across Pennsylvania. In all, Aaronsburg runs above Pennsylvania on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Aaronsburg adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (33.2%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Aaronsburg

1 in 4 adults smoke cigarettes (25.3%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 Pennsylvania figure falls outside Aaronsburg’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Aaronsburg adults…

Aaronsburg runs above PA on 10 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

13 of every 100 Aaronsburg adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 11.3–14%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 33.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 25.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Aaronsburg, betterAaronsburg, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Aaronsburg gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Aaronsburg

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

HNearest ERUPMC GreeneWaynesburg · 11.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThe Washington Hospital★★★★★ · 17.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCenterville Clinics, IncorporatedFredericktown · 2.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.7 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
7 sites · nearest in Fredericktown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.1 mi
Cornerstone Care Pediatric and Family Medicine Center of Waynesburg
Waynesburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.9 mi
UPMC Greene
Waynesburg · not rated
ER
12.6 mi
Penn Highlands Mon Valley
Monongahela · ★★★★★
ER
15.5 mi
Uniontown Hospital
Uniontown · ★★★★★
ER
17.6 mi
The Washington Hospital
Washington · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careAaronsburg is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAaronsburg is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthAaronsburg is not a shortage area

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 Aaronsburg; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Aaronsburg adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
55%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Aaronsburg 8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Aaronsburg adults are doing

On 2 of 2 measures, Aaronsburg runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Aaronsburg adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.5% · PA 23% · Worse than PA
1 in 5Aaronsburg adults are in frequent mental distress
20.6% · PA 16.4% · Worse than PA
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.

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.

Around town

Aaronsburg and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Fredericktown: 43.7%East Bethlehem Township: 39.2%Centerville: 38%Deemston: 38.5%Millsboro: 42.2%Jefferson Township: 34.8%Morgan Township: 35.5%Luzerne Township: 36%Clarksville: 35.8%West Pike Run Township: 38.9%California: 36%Beallsville: 37.9%West Brownsville: 38.9%Brownsville: 38.2%Hiller: 36%West Bethlehem Township: 38%North Bethlehem Township: 37.8%Aaronsburg: 43.1%AaronsburgFredericktownEast Bethlehem TownshipCentervilleDeemstonCenterville Clinics, Inc.; Joseph Yablonski Memorial Clinic · Fredericktown · 2.7 mi+Cornerstone Care Pediatric and Family Medicine Center of Waynesburg · Waynesburg · 11.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#17 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Centerville38%
Deemston38.5%
East Bethlehem Township39.2%
Aaronsburg43.1%
Fredericktown43.7%
PA33.8%

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
Fredericktown————
East Bethlehem TownshipC39.2%13%19.4%ZIP codes
CentervilleB−38%11.9%16.3%CDC place
Deemston————

Fredericktown and Deemston: 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.

40.7%

of Aaronsburg adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.6%
Thinking or memory19.7%
Hearing9%
Errands alone12.3%
Vision7.5%
Dressing or bathing5.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Aaronsburg

Why doesn’t Aaronsburg have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Aaronsburg?

UPMC Greene in Waynesburg, 11.9 miles in a straight line from Aaronsburg’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Aaronsburg?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Centerville Clinics, Inc.; Joseph Yablonski Memorial Clinic in Fredericktown, 2.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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