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Health in Carlisle Barracks · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Carlisle Barracks residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Carlisle Barracks

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Carlisle Barracks adults…

Carlisle Barracks runs below PA on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

4 of every 100 Carlisle Barracks adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · better · likely 3.9–4.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Carlisle Barracks

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

HNearest ERUPMC CarlisleCarlisle · 3.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Carlisle★★★★★ · 3.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSadler Health CenterCarlisle · 1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1 mi
Sadler Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Carlisle
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.3 mi
UPMC Carlisle
Carlisle · ★★★★★
ER
11.3 mi
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola · ★★★★★
ER
13.5 mi
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill · ★★★★★
ER
13.9 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Adams
Gardners · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
16.7 mi
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCarlisle Barracks is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCarlisle Barracks is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCarlisle Barracks 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 Carlisle Barracks; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 20.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 21.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Carlisle Barracks, betterCarlisle Barracks, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Carlisle Barracks gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
52%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
70%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Carlisle Barracks 6.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Carlisle Barracks adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Carlisle Barracks adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Carlisle Barracks adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · 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.

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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

Carlisle Barracks and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Carlisle: 35.5%North Middleton Township: 35.3%South Middleton Township: 34.8%West Pennsboro Township: 35.6%Spring Township: 35.9%Lower Frankford Township: 34.7%Carroll Township: 36.2%Middlesex Township: 34.9%Carlisle Barracks: 37.3%Carlisle BarracksCarlisleNorth Middleton TownshipUPMC Carlisle · Carlisle · 3.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHSadler Health Center Corporation · Carlisle · 1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
North Middleton Township35.3%
Carlisle35.5%
Carlisle Barracks37.3%
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
North Middleton TownshipB35.3%11.1%16.2%ZIP codes
CarlisleB−35.5%10.8%16.7%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing4.7%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Carlisle Barracks

Why doesn’t Carlisle Barracks have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Carlisle Barracks?

UPMC Carlisle in Carlisle, 3.3 miles in a straight line from Carlisle Barracks’ 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 Carlisle Barracks?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sadler Health Center Corporation in Carlisle, 1.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Carlisle Barracks.

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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.