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≈ CHealth Grade
Health in Cornplanter Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Cornplanter Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns

Cornplanter Township trails Pennsylvania on 11 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16301, 16341. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Cornplanter Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Cornplanter Township

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.3%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.2%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 4.5%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Cornplanter Township runs above Pennsylvania on six of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Cornplanter Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.4%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. There are 43 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves in town, a place to start. Habits ↓

1 in 13 working-age adults in Cornplanter Township has no health insurance

7.7% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 5.8% across Pennsylvania. 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 Cornplanter Township’s likely range; Cornplanter Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 16301, 16341, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.

Health Grade

What’s behind Cornplanter Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Cornplanter Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns. Obesity holds the grade up (fewer adults with obesity than 47% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 11%).

CSelf-rated health21.9% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
CPhysical distress15.7% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.5% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
B−Obesity36.6% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
CDiabetes13.1% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
DSmoking19.6% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
CExercise28.4% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 28%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $52K–$86K (10,451)Healthier than 31%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Cornplanter Township’s median household income is $68,929; among the 10,451 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($52K–$86K), it’s healthier than 31%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Cornplanter Township could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 16301,16341), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cornplanter Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Cornplanter Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cornplanter Township, betterCornplanter Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Cornplanter Township gets moving

43 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
61%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cornplanter Township 7.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Cornplanter Township

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

HNearest ERTitusville Area HospitalTitusville · 9.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Northwest★★★★★ · 10.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkOil City · 4.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.4 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Oil City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.2 mi
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
10 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
25.8 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
26.8 mi
Meadville Medical Center
Meadville · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careCornplanter Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Oil City Area · need score 10 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Cornplanter Township itself
✓ Mental healthCornplanter 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 Cornplanter 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).

Mind & connection

How Cornplanter Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Cornplanter Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Cornplanter Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · 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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Around town

Cornplanter Township and the towns around it

Cornplanter Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 6 graded towns around it.

President Township: 36.9%Oil City: 37.5%Cherrytree Township: 39%Hasson Heights: 35.1%Cranberry Township: 35.6%Oakland Township: 36.7%Sugarcreek: 36.2%Oil Creek Township: 36.5%Allegheny Township: 36%Pinegrove Township: 36.1%Tionesta Township: 37.2%Harmony Township: 36%Woodland Heights: 36%Plum Township: 38.4%Oil Creek Township: 39%Troy Township: 38%Rockland Township: 36.1%Sandycreek Township: 35.6%Ashland Township: 35.3%Jackson Township: 36.4%Franklin: 35.3%Frenchcreek Township: 35.8%Canal Township: 35.9%Pleasantville: 36.1%Cornplanter Township: 36.6%Cornplanter TownshipPresident TownshipOil CityCherrytree TownshipHasson HeightsCranberry TownshipOakland TownshipSugarcreekOil Creek TownshipAllegheny TownshipTitusville Area Hospital · Titusville · 9.2 mi · 2★ MedicareHUPMC Northwest · Seneca · 10 mi · 4★ MedicareHOil City Health Center · Oil City · 4.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#17 of 25 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hasson Heights35.1%
Cranberry Township35.6%
Allegheny Township36%
Sugarcreek36.2%
Oil Creek Township36.5%
Cornplanter Township36.6%
Oakland Township36.7%
President Township36.9%
Oil City37.5%
Cherrytree Township39%
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
Cornplanter TownshipC36.6%13.1%19.6%ZIP codes
President Township————
Oil CityC−37.5%13%20.9%CDC place
Cherrytree TownshipD39%14.2%21.8%ZIP 16354
Hasson Heights————
Cranberry TownshipC+35.6%12.9%18.5%ZIP codes
Oakland TownshipC36.7%13.3%19.6%ZIP codes
SugarcreekC36.2%13.2%18.9%CDC place

President Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Hasson Heights: 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.

36.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%
Thinking or memory15.6%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone9.7%
Vision5.9%
Dressing or bathing4.6%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Cornplanter Township

Share of adults, 33 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Cornplanter Township is better than Pennsylvania on 0 and worse on 11; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Cornplanter Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Cornplanter TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health21.9%19.6–24.418.7%19.4%Worse
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)15.7%14.1–17.713.2%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.5%15.8–19.416.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity36.6%29.2–44.433.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes13.1%11.3–1511.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure37.8%33.3–42.332.8%34.4%Worse
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36.1%31.5–40.933.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis36.5%32.5–40.630.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.3%9.9–12.710.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10.2%9.2–11.28.8%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease9.2%8.3–10.27.4%6.4%Worse
COPD10.3%9.3–11.57.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.5%4.2–4.93.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)15.7%12.8–1914.5%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes19.6%17.3–22.115.8%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work28.4%24.2–33.123.8%24.7%Worse
Binge drinking16.6%13.5–2018.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.1%31.4–45.237.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.7%6.5–9.25.8%11%Worse
Checkup in the past year79.9%76.4–83.278.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year60.8%57.1–64.664.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years85%82.5–87.385.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)82.2%79.1–84.879.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66.4%61.2–71.167.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)75.6%67.9–82.477.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.9%21.3–28.923%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability36.1%31.8–40.531.3%30.1%Higher
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs17.7%15.8–19.914.2%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering15.6%14–17.514.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty9.7%8.6–10.97.6%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.9%5.4–6.55.1%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone9.7%8.8–10.88.2%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.6%4.3–53.7%3.8%Higher

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Pennsylvania figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Cornplanter Township

Is Cornplanter Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Cornplanter Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 31%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Cornplanter Township?

CDC estimates 36.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.2% and 44.4%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Cornplanter Township?

Titusville Area Hospital in Titusville, 9.2 miles in a straight line from Cornplanter Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

How many people in Cornplanter Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.7% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.5–9.2%), against 5.8% across Pennsylvania.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Cornplanter Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.

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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. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.