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Health in Dunnstown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Dunnstown residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Dunnstown. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Dunnstown

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Dunnstown adults…

Dunnstown runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 3. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Dunnstown adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.1–12.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Dunnstown

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

HNearest ERGeisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore · 8.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Jersey Shore Hospital★★★★★ · 8.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthLock Haven · 1.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.9 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Lock Haven
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.7 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.5 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.1 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
34.7 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
36 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careDunnstown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dunnstown itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Dunnstown 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 Dunnstown; ≈ 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 23.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Dunnstown, betterDunnstown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Dunnstown gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
68%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
73%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dunnstown 6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Dunnstown adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Dunnstown does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Dunnstown adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Dunnstown adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · PA 16.4% · Better than 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

Dunnstown and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Castanea Township: 34.4%Woodward Township: 34.4%Lock Haven: 35.3%Bald Eagle Township: 34%Flemington: 34.3%Lamar Township: 33.8%Dunnstable Township: 34.4%Wayne Township: 34.2%Allison Township: 34%Gallagher Township: 34.4%Colebrook Township: 34.4%Dunnstown: 31.9%DunnstownCastanea TownshipWoodward TownshipGeisinger Jersey Shore Hospital · Jersey Shore · 8.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHRiver Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and Dental · Lock Haven · 1.9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Dunnstown31.9%
Castanea Township34.4%
Woodward Township34.4%
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
Castanea Township · Woodward TownshipC34.4%11.4%19.6%ZIP 17745

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Dunnstown

Why doesn’t Dunnstown have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Dunnstown.

What hospital is closest to Dunnstown?

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital in Jersey Shore, 8.7 miles in a straight line from Dunnstown’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 Dunnstown?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is River Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and Dental in Lock Haven, 1.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.