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Health in Crawford Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Crawford Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17740, 17747. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Crawford Township

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Crawford Township 7.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Crawford Township adults…

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

9 of every 100 Crawford Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8–9.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Crawford Township

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

HNearest ERGeisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore · 6.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Jersey Shore Hospital★★★★★ · 6.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthLock Haven · 10.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.6 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
10.1 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Lock Haven
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.8 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
21.2 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
25.9 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
36.2 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careCrawford Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Crawford Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Crawford 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 Crawford 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 24.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Crawford Township, betterCrawford Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Crawford Township gets moving

46 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Crawford Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Crawford Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Crawford Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · 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

Crawford Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Wayne Township: 34.2%Greene Township: 32.8%Limestone Township: 35.5%Rauchtown: 35%Pine Creek Township: 34.3%Dunnstable Township: 34.4%McElhattan: 34.8%Castanea Township: 34.4%Lamar Township: 33.8%Nippenose Township: 35.2%Logan Township: 32.8%Miles Township: 34%Lewis Township: 34.6%Bastress Township: 36%Washington Township: 39.5%Crawford Township: 34.1%Crawford TownshipWayne TownshipGreene TownshipLimestone TownshipRauchtownGeisinger Jersey Shore Hospital · Jersey Shore · 6.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHRiver Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and Dental · Lock Haven · 10.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Greene Township32.8%
Crawford Township34.1%
Wayne Township34.2%
Rauchtown35%
Limestone Township35.5%
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
Wayne TownshipC34.2%11.5%19.5%ZIP codes
Greene TownshipC+32.8%11.4%18.8%ZIP 17747
Limestone TownshipB−35.5%11.2%17.4%ZIP codes
Rauchtown————

Rauchtown: 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.

32.7%

of Crawford Township adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Crawford Township

Why doesn’t Crawford 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 Crawford Township.

What hospital is closest to Crawford Township?

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital in Jersey Shore, 6.6 miles in a straight line from Crawford Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Crawford 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.