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Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania (8480027373)Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Conneaut Lake · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Conneaut Lake residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Conneaut Lake

Cancer, heart disease and arthritis run high in Conneaut Lake

1 in 8 adults have had cancer (12.3%), vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.4%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Arthritis is also above the state: 38.6%, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Conneaut Lake runs above Pennsylvania on five of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More high blood pressure in Conneaut Lake, and more people treating it

37.6% of adults have high blood pressure (Pennsylvania 32.8%), but 83.1% of them take medicine for it, vs 79.2% statewide. Checkups ↓

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 Conneaut Lake’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Conneaut Lake adults…

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

12 of every 100 Conneaut Lake adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 11–13.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
83%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Conneaut Lake 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Conneaut Lake

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

HNearest ERMeadville Medical CenterMeadville · 8.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMeadville Medical Center★★★★★ · 8.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkSheakleyville · 12.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.8 mi
Meadville Medical Center
Meadville · ★★★★★
ER
12.2 mi
Primary Health Network
5 sites · nearest in Sheakleyville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.6 mi
UPMC Horizon
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
19.7 mi
Edgewood Surgical Hospital
Transfer · not rated
27.2 mi
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center
Conneaut · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30.3 mi
Signature Health
2 sites · nearest in Ashtabula
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Conneaut Lake itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Conneaut Lake itself
✓ Mental healthConneaut Lake 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 Conneaut Lake; ≈ 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 24.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 15.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Conneaut Lake, betterConneaut Lake, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Conneaut Lake gets moving

0.4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Conneaut Lake adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Conneaut Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Conneaut Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
15.1% · 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.

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

Conneaut Lake and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Conneaut Lakeshore————

Conneaut Lakeshore: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Conneaut Lake

Why doesn’t Conneaut Lake have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Conneaut Lake?

Meadville Medical Center in Meadville, 8.8 miles in a straight line from Conneaut Lake’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 Conneaut Lake.

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.