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Health in Buckhorn · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Buckhorn residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Buckhorn

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Buckhorn adults…

Buckhorn runs above PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Buckhorn adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Buckhorn

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 2.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital★★★★★ · 2.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkShamokin · 16.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.2 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
6.7 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
16.1 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Shamokin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.6 mi
Star Community Health-Ringtown
Ringtown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19.7 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.6 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBuckhorn is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Buckhorn itself
✓ Mental healthBuckhorn 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 Buckhorn; ≈ 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 37%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Buckhorn, betterBuckhorn, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Buckhorn gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
81%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Buckhorn 5.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Buckhorn adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Buckhorn adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Buckhorn 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

Buckhorn 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.

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Buckhorn

Why doesn’t Buckhorn have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Buckhorn?

Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, 2.2 miles in a straight line from Buckhorn’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 Buckhorn.

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.