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Health in Cooper Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cooper Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 17821. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Cooper Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cooper Township adults…

Cooper Township runs above PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Cooper Township adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Cooper Township is an older town: 31% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Cooper Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Cooper Township31%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Cooper Township

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

HNearest ERGeisinger Medical CenterDanville · 3.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Medical Center★★★★★ · 3.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkShamokin · 12 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.1 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
5.5 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
12 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Shamokin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.6 mi
Star Community Health-Ringtown
Ringtown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
20.8 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careCooper Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Cooper Township itself
✓ Mental healthCooper Township 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 Cooper 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 22.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cooper Township, betterCooper Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Cooper Township gets moving

2.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
69%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cooper Township 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Cooper Township adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Cooper Township does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Cooper Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Cooper Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · PA 16.4% · Better than 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

Cooper Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Montour Township: 34.3%Mahoning Township: 33.6%Mayberry Township: 35.6%Franklin Township: 36.3%West Hemlock Township: 33.6%Bloomsburg: 33.2%Catawissa: 35.6%Hemlock Township: 34.3%Rupert: 36.7%Catawissa Township: 36.3%Fernville: 36.2%Rush Township: 33.9%Riverside: 32.8%Valley Township: 33.6%Point Township: 35.7%Ralpho Township: 34.1%Cleveland Township: 34.4%Derry Township: 33.6%Madison Township: 34.8%Cooper Township: 33.6%Cooper TownshipMontour TownshipMahoning TownshipMayberry TownshipFranklin TownshipWest Hemlock TownshipGeisinger Medical Center · Danville · 3.1 mi · 4★ MedicareHGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg · 5.5 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cooper Township33.6%
Mahoning Township33.6%
West Hemlock Township33.6%
Montour Township34.3%
Mayberry Township35.6%
Franklin Township36.3%
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
Montour TownshipB34.3%9.8%14.9%ZIP codes
Mahoning TownshipA−33.6%10.9%14%ZIP 17821
Mayberry Township————
Franklin Township————
West Hemlock Township————

Mayberry Township, Franklin Township and West Hemlock 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.

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory12.1%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Cooper Township

Why doesn’t Cooper 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 Cooper Township.

What hospital is closest to Cooper Township?

Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, 3.1 miles in a straight line from Cooper Township’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 Cooper Township.

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.