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Health in Barree Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Barree Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16669, 16652. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
19.2%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
34.3%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
24.6%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
6.8%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
11 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Barree Township

8.6%have heart disease · PA 7.4%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Barree Township adults…

Barree Township runs above PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Barree Township adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.7–9.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Barree Township

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

HNearest ERMount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 11 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMount Nittany Medical Center★★★★★ · 11.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterAlexandria · 11.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
11.3 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
7 sites · nearest in Alexandria
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.4 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.6 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.7 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
18 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careBarree Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Barree Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Barree 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 Barree 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 24.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Barree Township, betterBarree Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Barree Township gets moving

47 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

1Stone Valley Forest36.3 mi of trails2Rothrock State Forest9 mi of trails
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

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

How Barree Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Barree Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Barree Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · 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

Barree Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

West Township: 34.5%Jackson Township: 34.2%Ferguson Township: 29.9%Franklin Township: 33.3%Miller Township: 33.8%Logan Township: 34.6%Oneida Township: 33.8%Brown Township: 38.1%Union Township: 36.9%Menno Township: 36.7%Harris Township: 30.3%State College: 29.5%College Township: 29.7%Patton Township: 30.6%Baileyville: 26.6%Halfmoon Township: 31.8%Spruce Creek Township: 33.7%Warriors Mark Township: 33.8%Brady Township: 35.6%Henderson Township: 33.8%Barree Township: 34.3%Barree TownshipWest TownshipJackson TownshipFerguson TownshipFranklin TownshipMiller TownshipMount Nittany Medical Center · State College · 11 mi · 5★ MedicareHPenn Highlands Huntingdon · Huntingdon · 11.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHGeisinger-Lewistown Hospital · Lewistown · 17.7 mi · 5★ MedicareHJuniata Valley Btamc Clinic · Alexandria · 11.3 mi+Lewistown Community Health Center · Lewistown · 18 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#15 of 21 towns on this map, healthiest first
Ferguson Township29.9%
Franklin Township33.3%
Miller Township33.8%
Jackson Township34.2%
Barree Township34.3%
West Township34.5%
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
West Township————
Jackson Township————
Franklin Township————
Ferguson TownshipA29.9%8.3%12%ZIP codes
Miller Township————

West Township, Jackson Township, Franklin Township and Miller 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.

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Barree Township

Why doesn’t Barree 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 Barree Township.

What hospital is closest to Barree Township?

Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, 11.0 miles in a straight line from Barree Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
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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.