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Health in Armstrong Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Armstrong Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17702, 17752. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Armstrong Township adults…

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

9 of every 100 Armstrong Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 7.8–9.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Armstrong Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport · 3.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Muncy★★★★★ · 12.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthWilliamsport · 3.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.4 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Williamsport
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.6 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
12.8 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
12.8 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16.4 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
31.6 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Hughesville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careArmstrong Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Armstrong Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Armstrong 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 Armstrong 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 24.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Armstrong Township, betterArmstrong Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Armstrong Township gets moving

47 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Armstrong Township 6.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Armstrong Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Armstrong Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Armstrong Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · 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

Armstrong Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Washington Township: 39.5%Montoursville: 32.6%South Williamsport: 36%Brady Township: 37.9%Loyalsock Township: 36.1%Clinton Township: 37.8%Duboistown: 36.2%Williamsport: 38.6%Limestone Township: 35.5%Gregg Township: 39.7%Lewis Township: 34.6%West Buffalo Township: 34.9%Kenmar: 34.7%Fairfield Township: 34.2%Delaware Township: 35.7%Old Lycoming Township: 37.1%Garden View: 35.8%Upper Fairfield Township: 33.7%Eldred Township: 35.3%Faxon: 35.5%Hepburn Township: 35.5%Lycoming Township: 35.5%Muncy Creek Township: 37%Muncy Township: 37%Woodward Township: 36.6%Susquehanna Township: 36.1%Armstrong Township: 36.1%Armstrong TownshipWashington TownshipMontoursvilleSouth WilliamsportBrady TownshipLoyalsock TownshipClinton TownshipDuboistownWilliamsportUPMC Williamsport · Williamsport · 3.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHUPMC Muncy · Muncy · 12.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHWellspan Evangelical Community Hospital · Lewisburg · 16.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHRiver Valley Health - Express and Specialty Care · Williamsport · 3.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#15 of 27 towns on this map, healthiest first
Montoursville32.6%
South Williamsport36%
Armstrong Township36.1%
Loyalsock Township36.1%
Duboistown36.2%
Clinton Township37.8%
Brady Township37.9%
Williamsport38.6%
Washington Township39.5%
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
Washington TownshipC+39.5%11%21.4%ZIP codes
MontoursvilleA−32.6%10.4%12.4%CDC place
Brady Township————
South WilliamsportB−36%10.7%17.1%CDC place
Loyalsock TownshipB−36.1%11.4%16.5%ZIP codes
Clinton TownshipC37.8%11.8%20%ZIP codes
DuboistownC+36.2%11.6%18.1%CDC place
WilliamsportC38.6%11%19%CDC place

Brady 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.

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Armstrong Township

Why doesn’t Armstrong 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 Armstrong Township.

What hospital is closest to Armstrong Township?

UPMC Williamsport in Williamsport, 3.6 miles in a straight line from Armstrong 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 Armstrong Township?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is River Valley Health - Express and Specialty Care in Williamsport, 3.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.