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≈ C+Health Grade
Health in Croyle Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Croyle Township is healthier than 68%

Croyle Township trails Pennsylvania on 6 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 15955, 15958, 15942, 15956. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Croyle Township

COPD, arthritis and heart disease run high in Croyle Township

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.3%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 36% of adults have arthritis, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease is also above the state: 8.7%, vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Croyle Township runs above Pennsylvania on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Croyle Township is healthier than its income would predict

Against all U.S. towns, Croyle Township is healthier than 43%. Against the 8,782 towns with similar household incomes ($45K–$74K), it’s healthier than 68%. Health Grade ↓

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 Croyle Township’s likely range; Croyle Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 15955, 15958, 15942, 15956, 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 Croyle Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Croyle Township is healthier than 43% of U.S. towns. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 58% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 19%).

B−Self-rated health19.8% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress14.5% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
BMental distress16.6% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
B−Obesity36.7% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
B−Diabetes12.1% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking18.2% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise26.7% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 43%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $45K–$74K (8,782)Healthier than 68%

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). Croyle Township’s median household income is $59,514; among the 8,782 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($45K–$74K), it’s healthier than 68%, more than its income alone would suggest.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Croyle Township could be anywhere from D to B+. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 15955,15958,15942,15956), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Croyle Township adults…

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

9 of every 100 Croyle Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.3–10.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Croyle Township

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown · 9.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyConemaugh Nason Medical Center★★★★★ · 19.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEbensburg · 6.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.6 mi
Primary Health Network
4 sites · nearest in Ebensburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8 mi
Hyndman Area Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Johnstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.6 mi
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown · ★★★★★
ER
9.8 mi
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber · ★★★★★
ER
19.5 mi
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring · ★★★★★
ER
20.6 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Croyle Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Croyle Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Croyle 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 Croyle 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 26.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Croyle Township, betterCroyle Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Croyle Township gets moving

1.8 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Croyle Township 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Croyle Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Croyle Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Croyle Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

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Around town

Croyle Township and the towns around it

Croyle Township’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 5 graded towns around it.

Adams Township: 36.1%Ehrenfeld: 38.7%Sidman: 36.7%St. Michael: 34.6%Summerhill: 35.8%South Fork: 38.5%Summerhill Township: 36.7%East Taylor Township: 37.5%Jackson Township: 38.3%Beaverdale: 37.5%Cambria Township: 35.7%Richland Township: 33.7%Lincoln Township: 35.1%Salix: 37.2%Portage Township: 36.5%Pavia Township: 35.6%Munster Township: 35.4%Conemaugh Township: 36.7%Middle Taylor Township: 40.8%Johnstown: 43.6%East Conemaugh: 40.1%Franklin: 41.6%Blacklick Township: 36.9%Twin Rocks: no dataNanty-Glo: 41.5%Vintondale: 39.1%Mundys Corner: 35.7%West Taylor Township: 40.8%East Wheatfield Township: 37.8%East Carroll Township: 35.7%Barr Township: 36.8%Allegheny Township: 34.9%West Carroll Township: 36.2%Croyle Township: 36.7%Croyle TownshipAdams TownshipEhrenfeldSidmanSt. MichaelSummerhillSouth ForkSummerhill TownshipEast Taylor TownshipJackson TownshipBeaverdaleCambria TownshipConemaugh Memorial Medical Center · Johnstown · 9.6 mi · 2★ MedicareHChan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber · Windber · 9.8 mi · 2★ MedicareHEbensburg Health Center · Ebensburg · 6.6 mi+Hyndman Area Health Center (Richland Township) · Johnstown · 8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#14 of 33 towns on this map, healthiest first
St. Michael34.6%
Cambria Township35.7%
Summerhill35.8%
Adams Township36.1%
Croyle Township36.7%
Sidman36.7%
Summerhill Township36.7%
East Taylor Township37.5%
Beaverdale37.5%
Jackson Township38.3%
South Fork38.5%
Ehrenfeld38.7%
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
Croyle TownshipC+36.7%12.1%18.2%ZIP codes
Adams TownshipB−36.1%12%17.3%ZIP codes
Ehrenfeld————
Sidman————
St. Michael————
Summerhill————
South Fork————
Summerhill TownshipC+36.7%12%18%ZIP codes

Ehrenfeld, Sidman, St. Michael, Summerhill and South Fork: 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.

33.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing9%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Croyle Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Croyle Township is better than Pennsylvania on 0 and worse on 6; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Croyle Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Croyle TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health19.8%17.5–22.118.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.5%12.8–16.213.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.6%14.8–18.416.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity36.7%29.6–44.333.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes12.1%10.4–1411.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure35.6%31.4–40.132.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)37.8%33.2–42.833.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis36%32–4030.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma10.7%9.4–12.110.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10.3%9.3–11.38.8%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease8.7%7.8–9.67.4%6.4%Worse
COPD9.3%8.3–10.47.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.1%3.8–4.53.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13.3%10.7–16.214.5%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.2%15.9–20.615.8%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work26.7%22.5–31.223.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.5%14.3–2118.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.5%31.9–45.337.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.9%5.7–8.35.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year79.8%76.1–8378.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year63.7%60–67.464.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.2%83.9–88.485.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)81.3%78–84.279.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66.5%61.4–71.467.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.6%68.9–83.277.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.5%20.8–28.323%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability33.9%29.7–38.231.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs15.9%14–17.914.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.4%12.9–16.214.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty9%8–10.17.6%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.2%4.7–5.65.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.6%7.7–9.58.2%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.9%3.6–4.23.7%3.8%About the same

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 Croyle Township

Is Croyle Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Croyle Township is healthier than 43% of U.S. towns: ≈ C+ for health. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Croyle Township?

CDC estimates 36.7% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.6% and 44.3%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Croyle Township?

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, 9.6 miles in a straight line from Croyle Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

How many people in Croyle Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.9% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.7–8.3%), 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 Croyle 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.