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Health in Cummings Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cummings Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17776, 17740, 17745, 17771. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Cummings Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cummings Township adults…

Cummings Township runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 6. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Cummings Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.7–10.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Cummings Township

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

HNearest ERGeisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore · 10.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Jersey Shore Hospital★★★★★ · 10.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthLock Haven · 16.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.9 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16.3 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Lock Haven
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.1 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
21.1 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.6 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Blossburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.4 mi
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careCummings Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Cummings Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Cummings 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 Cummings 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 25.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cummings Township, betterCummings Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Cummings Township gets moving

120 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cummings Township 6.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Cummings Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Cummings Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Cummings Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · 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

Cummings Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Gallagher Township: 34.4%Watson Township: 34.8%Cogan House Township: 36.2%McHenry Township: 34.5%Mifflin Township: 34.8%Pine Township: 36.6%Woodward Township: 34.4%Grugan Township: 34.5%Dunnstable Township: 34.4%Pine Creek Township: 34.3%Porter Township: 34.8%Lewis Township: 36.1%Lycoming Township: 35.5%Jackson Township: 38.4%Chapman Township: 36.6%Brown Township: no dataPiatt Township: 35.7%Anthony Township: 35.5%Morris Township: 37.8%Cummings Township: 35.5%Cummings TownshipGallagher TownshipWatson TownshipCogan House TownshipMcHenry TownshipMifflin TownshipPine TownshipGeisinger Jersey Shore Hospital · Jersey Shore · 10.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHUPMC Williamsport · Williamsport · 18.1 mi · 3★ MedicareHBucktail Medical Center · Renovo · 21.1 miH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Gallagher Township34.4%
McHenry Township34.5%
Watson Township34.8%
Mifflin Township34.8%
Cummings Township35.5%
Cogan House Township36.2%
Pine Township36.6%
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
Gallagher Township————
Watson Township————
Cogan House Township————
McHenry Township————
Pine Township————
Mifflin TownshipB34.8%11.1%17.1%ZIP 17740

Gallagher Township, Watson Township, Cogan House Township, McHenry Township and Pine 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.

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Cummings Township

Why doesn’t Cummings 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 Cummings Township.

What hospital is closest to Cummings Township?

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital in Jersey Shore, 10.9 miles in a straight line from Cummings 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 Cummings Township.

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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. 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.