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Health in Anthony Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Anthony Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17728, 17740, 17744. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Anthony Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Anthony Township adults…

Anthony Township runs above PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Anthony Township adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Anthony Township

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

HNearest ERGeisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore · 7.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Jersey Shore Hospital★★★★★ · 7.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthWilliamsport · 9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.9 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
8.6 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
9 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Williamsport
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.2 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
27.5 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Blossburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careAnthony Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Anthony Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Anthony 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 Anthony 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 Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 25%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Anthony Township, betterAnthony Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Anthony Township gets moving

2.8 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Anthony Township 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Anthony Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Anthony Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Anthony Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · PA 16.4% · About the same as 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.

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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

Anthony Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lycoming Township: 35.5%Woodward Township: 36.6%Mifflin Township: 34.8%Hepburn Township: 35.5%Old Lycoming Township: 37.1%Lewis Township: 36.1%Cogan House Township: 36.2%Loyalsock Township: 36.1%Piatt Township: 35.7%Susquehanna Township: 36.1%Williamsport: 38.6%Cummings Township: 35.5%Watson Township: 34.8%Anthony Township: 35.5%Anthony TownshipLycoming TownshipWoodward TownshipMifflin TownshipGeisinger Jersey Shore Hospital · Jersey Shore · 7.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHUPMC Williamsport · Williamsport · 8.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHRiver Valley Health - Williamsport Medical and Dental · Williamsport · 9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Mifflin Township34.8%
Anthony Township35.5%
Lycoming Township35.5%
Woodward Township36.6%
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
Lycoming TownshipB−35.5%12%17.7%ZIP codes
Woodward TownshipC+36.6%12.1%18.7%ZIP codes
Mifflin TownshipB34.8%11.1%17.1%ZIP 17740

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Anthony Township

Why doesn’t Anthony 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 Anthony Township.

What hospital is closest to Anthony Township?

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital in Jersey Shore, 7.9 miles in a straight line from Anthony Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Anthony Township?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is River Valley Health - Williamsport Medical and Dental in Williamsport, 9.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Anthony Township.

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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.