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Health in Dublin Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Dublin Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17223, 17229, 17233, 17215. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Dublin Township

Dublin Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Dublin Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Smoking is more common in Dublin Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.3%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Dublin Township

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.4%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. Conditions ↓

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 Dublin Township’s likely range; Dublin Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 17223, 17229, 17233, 17215, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Dublin Township

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

HNearest ERFulton County Medical CenterMcconnellsburg · 8.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Chambersburg Hospital★★★★★ · 18.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careTri-State Community Health Center - Fulton SiteMc Connellsburg · 9.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.8 mi
Fulton County Medical Center
Mcconnellsburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
9.6 mi
Tri-State Community Health Center - Fulton Site
Mc Connellsburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
12.9 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
4 sites · nearest in Orbisonia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.5 mi
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg · ★★★★★
ER
22.1 mi
UPMC Bedford Memorial
Everett · ★★★★★
ER
29.5 mi
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careDublin Township is a federal shortage area.McConnellsburg · need score 9 of 25
✓ Dental careDublin Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Dublin 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 Dublin 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%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Dublin Township, betterDublin Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Dublin Township gets moving

19 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Dublin Township adults…

Dublin Township runs above PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Dublin Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.5–10.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dublin Township 7.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Dublin Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Dublin Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Dublin Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · 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.

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

Dublin Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Taylor Township: 36%Todd Township: 36.6%Metal Township: 39.7%Licking Creek Township: 35.7%Springfield Township: 35.2%Dublin Township: 34.8%Wells Township: 36.7%Clay Township: 35.6%Ayr Township: 36.5%McConnellsburg: 35.3%Peters Township: 39%Letterkenny Township: 38.6%St. Thomas Township: 38.9%Fort Loudon: 39.5%Fannett Township: 38.6%Brush Creek Township: 36.2%Belfast Township: 35.8%Cromwell Township: 35.4%Tell Township: 35.4%Dublin Township: 35.9%Dublin TownshipTaylor TownshipTodd TownshipMetal TownshipLicking Creek TownshipSpringfield TownshipDublin TownshipFulton County Medical Center · Mcconnellsburg · 8.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHWellspan Chambersburg Hospital · Chambersburg · 18.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHTri-State Community Health Center - Fulton Site · Mc Connellsburg · 9.6 mi+Btamc, Inc. Shcmc Dental Clinic · Orbisonia · 12.9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Dublin Township34.8%
Springfield Township35.2%
Licking Creek Township35.7%
Dublin Township35.9%
Taylor Township36%
Todd Township36.6%
Metal Township39.7%
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
Taylor TownshipC36%12.2%19.7%ZIP codes
Todd TownshipC+36.6%12%18.7%ZIP codes
Metal TownshipC−39.7%12.8%20.9%ZIP codes
Licking Creek TownshipB−35.7%11.6%17.7%ZIP codes
Springfield Township————
Dublin TownshipC34.8%12.5%20.4%ZIP codes

Springfield 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.

34%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory15.7%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone9%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Dublin Township

Why doesn’t Dublin 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 Dublin Township.

What hospital is closest to Dublin Township?

Fulton County Medical Center in Mcconnellsburg, 8.8 miles in a straight line from Dublin Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Dublin Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Tri-State Community Health Center - Fulton Site in Mc Connellsburg, 9.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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