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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 17813, 17842. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Beaver Township

More Beaver Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (29.6%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

1 in 12 working-age adults in Beaver Township has no health insurance

8.5% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 5.8% across Pennsylvania. Checkups ↓

Smoking is more common in Beaver Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (20.5%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Beaver Township’s likely range; Beaver Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 17813, 17842, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 29.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 20.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Beaver Township, betterBeaver Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Beaver Township gets moving

5.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

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.

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
60%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beaver Township 8.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Beaver Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Beaver Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.8–11.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Beaver Township is an older town: 26% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and stroke rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Beaver Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Beaver Township26%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Beaver Township

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

HNearest ERWellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg · 21 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHamilton Health CenterMillersburg · 17.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.2 mi
Hamilton Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Millersburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
23.5 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Lewistown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
26.2 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
31.6 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
32.4 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBeaver Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBeaver Township is not a shortage area
✓ 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.

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
25.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Beaver Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.1% · 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

Beaver Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

West Perry Township: 36.9%Adams Township: 37.7%Spring Township: 38.3%Monroe Township: 36.2%Richfield: 35.5%Fayette Township: 35%Franklin Township: 38%West Beaver Township: 38.6%Perry Township: 37.3%Beaver Township: 37.7%Beaver TownshipWest Perry TownshipAdams TownshipSpring Township
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#6 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
West Perry Township36.9%
Beaver Township37.7%
Adams Township37.7%
Spring Township38.3%
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 Perry TownshipC36.9%12%20%ZIP codes
Adams Township————
Spring TownshipC38.3%12.5%19.5%ZIP codes

Adams 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.

36.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory16.6%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone9.7%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
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?

Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, 21.0 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.

Neighbors talk health

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