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Ashville, Pennsylvania (6937408068)Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Ashville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Ashville residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ashville adults…

On every condition, Ashville is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Ashville adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.8–38.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Ashville

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

HNearest ERUPMC AltoonaAltoona · 8.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyConemaugh Nason Medical Center★★★★★ · 17.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkAltoona · 8.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.1 mi
Primary Health Network
4 sites · nearest in Altoona
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.3 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
9.2 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
13 mi
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings · not rated
ERRural critical access
13 mi
Glendale Area Medical Center
Coalport · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.4 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Ashville itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Ashville itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Ashville 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 Ashville; ≈ 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 25.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ashville, betterAshville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Ashville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ashville 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%
62%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ashville 7.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Ashville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Ashville adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Ashville adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · 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.

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

Ashville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Clearfield Township: 36.4%Gallitzin Township: 37%Dean Township: 35.8%East Carroll Township: 35.7%Allegheny Township: 34.9%Patton: 35.7%Chest Springs: 36%White Township: 37.6%Logan Township: 36.2%Gallitzin: 37.9%Tunnelhill: 35.5%Cresson Township: 35.7%Allegheny Township: 34.9%Ashville: 36.3%AshvilleClearfield TownshipGallitzin TownshipUPMC Altoona · Altoona · 8.3 mi · 3★ MedicareHJames E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona) · Altoona · 9.2 mi · 5★ MedicareHConemaugh Miners Medical Center · Hastings · 13 miHAltoona Community Health Center · Altoona · 8.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Ashville36.3%
Clearfield Township36.4%
Gallitzin Township37%
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
Clearfield TownshipC+36.4%12.6%17.5%ZIP codes
Gallitzin Township————

Gallitzin Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Ashville

Why doesn’t Ashville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Ashville?

UPMC Altoona in Altoona, 8.3 miles in a straight line from Ashville’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 Ashville?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Altoona Community Health Center in Altoona, 8.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.