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Cherry Tree, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Draxfelton at English Wikipedia · Public domain
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Health in Cherry Tree · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cherry Tree residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Cherry Tree

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Cherry Tree

1 in 9 adults have COPD (11%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.3%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 4.6%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Cherry Tree runs above Pennsylvania on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Cherry Tree

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (21.6%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

More Cherry Tree adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (29.3%), vs 23.8% 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 Cherry Tree’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cherry Tree adults…

Cherry Tree runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Cherry Tree adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.8–12.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 29.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 21.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cherry Tree, betterCherry Tree, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Cherry Tree gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Cherry Tree

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings · 5.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPunxsutawney Area Hospital★★★★★ · 18.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkCherry Tree · 1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1 mi
Primary Health Network
7 sites · nearest in Cherry Tree
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.2 mi
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.6 mi
Glendale Area Medical Center
Coalport · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.9 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
19.9 mi
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana · ★★★★★
ER
25.9 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Cherry Tree itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Cherry Tree itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Cherry Tree 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 Cherry Tree; ≈ 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 Cherry Tree adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
59%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cherry Tree 8.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Cherry Tree adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Cherry Tree adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Cherry Tree adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · 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

Cherry Tree and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Green Township: 40.3%Susquehanna Township: 38%Montgomery Township: 40.7%Burnside Township: 38.9%Pine Township: 39.7%Cherryhill Township: 39.6%Grant Township: 41.1%Rayne Township: 39.6%Alverda: 42.5%Dixonville: 40.8%Northern Cambria: 39.3%Hastings: 36.7%Elder Township: 36.2%Barr Township: 36.8%Banks Township: 40.3%Glen Campbell: 41.3%Bell Township: 37.6%Burnside: 38.9%New Washington: 37.8%Westover: 38.3%Chest Township: 39%Cherry Tree: 40.7%Cherry TreeGreen TownshipSusquehanna TownshipMontgomery TownshipBurnside TownshipConemaugh Miners Medical Center · Hastings · 5.2 miHPunxsutawney Area Hospital · Punxsutawney · 18.9 mi · 2★ MedicareHIndiana Regional Medical Center · Indiana · 19.9 mi · 2★ MedicareHTri County Community Health Center · Cherry Tree · 1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#17 of 22 towns on this map, healthiest first
Susquehanna Township38%
Burnside Township38.9%
Green Township40.3%
Cherry Tree40.7%
Montgomery Township40.7%
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
Green TownshipC40.3%12.8%19.5%ZIP codes
Susquehanna TownshipC38%13%18.6%ZIP codes
Montgomery TownshipD40.7%13.1%21.8%ZIP codes
Burnside TownshipC−38.9%13.9%21.9%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

36.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.3%
Thinking or memory16.4%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone10.1%
Vision6.3%
Dressing or bathing4.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Cherry Tree

Why doesn’t Cherry Tree have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Cherry Tree?

Conemaugh Miners Medical Center in Hastings, 5.2 miles in a straight line from Cherry Tree’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Cherry Tree?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Tri County Community Health Center in Cherry Tree, 1.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Cherry Tree.

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.