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Health in Beaver Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Beaver Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17815, 17985. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Beaver Township adults…

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

34 of every 100 Beaver Township adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.8–37.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Beaver Township

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 10 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital★★★★★ · 10.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health Corporation of Northeastern PennsylvaniaSugarloaf · 5.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.5 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
3 sites · nearest in Sugarloaf
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.5 mi
Star Community Health-Ringtown
Ringtown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
10 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
16.1 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
17.2 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
19.6 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBeaver Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaver Township itself
✓ Mental healthBeaver Township 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 Beaver 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 37.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Beaver Township, betterBeaver Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Beaver Township gets moving

0.8 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
83%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beaver Township 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Beaver Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Beaver Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Beaver Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · 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

Beaver Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Mifflin Township: 36.6%Roaring Creek Township: 36.4%Main Township: 34.5%Black Creek Township: 35.4%North Union Township: 39%South Centre Township: 34.4%Mifflinville: 35%Briar Creek: 36.8%Berwick: 39%Lime Ridge: 37.1%Nescopeck: 37.7%Locust Township: 36.4%Union Township: 37.7%Catawissa Township: 36.3%Scott Township: 34.4%Almedia: 37.5%Espy: 36.8%Sugarloaf Township: 35.7%Nescopeck Township: 37.2%Hazle Township: 41.4%East Union Township: 38.5%Beaver Township: 36.3%Beaver TownshipMifflin TownshipRoaring Creek TownshipMain TownshipBlack Creek TownshipNorth Union TownshipGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg · 10 mi · 4★ MedicareHLehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton · Hazleton · 16.1 mi · 2★ MedicareHBlack Creek Health Center · Sugarloaf · 5.5 mi+Star Community Health-Ringtown · Ringtown · 7.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 22 towns on this map, healthiest first
Main Township34.5%
Black Creek Township35.4%
Beaver Township36.3%
Roaring Creek Township36.4%
Mifflin Township36.6%
North Union Township39%
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
Mifflin TownshipB−36.6%11.5%18%ZIP codes
Roaring Creek Township————
Black Creek TownshipB+35.4%11.1%14.5%ZIP codes
Main TownshipB34.5%9.8%15.1%ZIP codes
North Union TownshipC39%13.9%19.1%ZIP codes

Roaring Creek 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.

33.7%

of Beaver Township adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Beaver Township

Why doesn’t Beaver 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 Beaver Township.

What hospital is closest to Beaver Township?

Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, 10.0 miles in a straight line from Beaver Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

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

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Black Creek Health Center in Sugarloaf, 5.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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