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Health in Ceres Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Ceres Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16748, 16731. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Ceres Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ceres Township adults…

Ceres Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Ceres Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9–11%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Ceres Township

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

HNearest EROlean General HospitalOlean · 12.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyJones Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 19.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSouthern Tier Community Health Center NetworkOlean · 11.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.2 mi
Olean General Hospital
Olean · ★★★★★
ER
13 mi
TCC - Olean Dermatology
Olean · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.3 mi
Cuba Memorial Hospital
Cuba · not rated
Rural critical access
19.3 mi
Jones Memorial Hospital
Wellsville · ★★★★★
ER
19.8 mi
UPMC Cole
Coudersport · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careCeres Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Coudersport · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Ceres Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Ceres Township itself

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 Ceres Township; ≈ 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 27.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ceres Township, betterCeres Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Ceres Township gets moving

9.9 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ceres Township 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Ceres Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Ceres Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Ceres Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · 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.

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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

Ceres Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Annin Township: 37.7%Liberty Township: 37.4%Sharon Township: 38%Pleasant Valley Township: 37.9%Eldred Township: 36.9%Keating Township: 36.2%Norwich Township: 35.7%Shinglehouse: 37.8%Bolivar: 37.8%Oswayo Township: 37.8%Clara Township: 38.8%Otto Township: 37.2%Ceres Township: 37.6%Ceres TownshipAnnin TownshipLiberty TownshipSharon TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipEldred TownshipUPMC Cole · Coudersport · 19.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHSouthern Tier Community Health Center Network, Olean Site · Olean · 11.8 mi+TCC - Olean Dermatology · Olean · 13 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Eldred Township36.9%
Liberty Township37.4%
Ceres Township37.6%
Annin Township37.7%
Pleasant Valley Township37.9%
Sharon Township38%
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
Annin Township————
Liberty TownshipC+37.4%12.3%19%ZIP codes
Eldred TownshipC36.9%13.1%19.4%ZIP codes
Pleasant Valley Township————
Sharon Township————

Annin Township, Pleasant Valley Township and Sharon 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.

35.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Ceres Township

Why doesn’t Ceres 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 Ceres Township.

What hospital is closest to Ceres Township?

Olean General Hospital in Olean, 12.2 miles in a straight line from Ceres Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Ceres Township.

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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.