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Health in Cashtown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cashtown residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Cashtown

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Cashtown

1 in 9 adults have heart disease (10.6%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 9 adults have COPD (11%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 4.9%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Cashtown runs above Pennsylvania on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Cashtown

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.2%), 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 Cashtown’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cashtown adults…

Cashtown runs above PA on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Cashtown adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 15.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cashtown, betterCashtown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Cashtown gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Cashtown

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

HNearest ERGettysburg HospitalGettysburg · 7.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGettysburg Hospital★★★★★ · 7.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careGettysburg CenterGettysburg · 8.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.5 mi
Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg · ★★★★★
ER
8.5 mi
Gettysburg Center
Gettysburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.7 mi
Keystone Rural Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Gardners
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.8 mi
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro · ★★★★★
ER
16.1 mi
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg · ★★★★★
ER
20.2 mi
UPMC Hanover
Hanover · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCashtown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCashtown is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCashtown 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 Cashtown; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
74%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cashtown 7.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Cashtown adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Cashtown adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Cashtown 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

Cashtown and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
McKnightstown————

McKnightstown: 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%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.8%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing10.6%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision6.1%
Dressing or bathing4.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Cashtown

Why doesn’t Cashtown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Cashtown?

Gettysburg Hospital in Gettysburg, 7.5 miles in a straight line from Cashtown’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 Cashtown?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Gettysburg Center in Gettysburg, 8.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.