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Health in Brandonville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Brandonville residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Brandonville

Smoking is more common in Brandonville

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (20.8%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. COPD, which smoking drives, is high too: 9%, vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Arthritis and cancer run high in Brandonville

2 in 5 adults have arthritis (38.1%), vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 9 adults have had cancer (10.8%), vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. In all, Brandonville runs above Pennsylvania on three of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

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 Brandonville’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 20.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Brandonville, betterBrandonville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Brandonville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Brandonville adults…

Brandonville runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 3. Tap one to see it as people.

38 of every 100 Brandonville adults have arthritis
Pennsylvania: 30 in 100 · worse · likely 33.5–42.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Brandonville

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

HNearest ERSchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 12.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street★★★★★ · 12.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkShenandoah · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.2 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Shenandoah
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.6 mi
Star Community Health
3 sites · nearest in Ringtown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.2 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
12.4 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
13.5 mi
St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital
Coaldale · ★★★★★
ER
15.6 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careBrandonville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Brandonville itself
✓ Mental healthBrandonville 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 Brandonville; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
74%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brandonville 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Brandonville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Brandonville adults have been diagnosed with depression
25% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Brandonville adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · 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.

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

Brandonville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Brandonville

Why doesn’t Brandonville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Brandonville?

Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street in Pottsville, 12.2 miles in a straight line from Brandonville’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 Brandonville?

3 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Shenandoah Health Center in Shenandoah, 3.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.