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Health in Elco · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Elco residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Elco

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Elco adults…

Elco runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Elco adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–11%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Elco

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

HNearest ERPenn Highlands Mon ValleyMonongahela · 7.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyJefferson Hospital★★★★★ · 16.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCenterville Clinics, IncorporatedCalifornia · 1.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.8 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
8 sites · nearest in California
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.2 mi
Penn Highlands Mon Valley
Monongahela · ★★★★★
ER
14.4 mi
Uniontown Hospital
Uniontown · ★★★★★
ER
16 mi
Penn Highlands Connellsville
Connellsville · not rated
ER
16.7 mi
Jefferson Hospital
Jefferson Hills · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careElco is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careElco is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthElco is not a shortage area

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 Elco; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Elco, betterElco, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Elco gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Elco 6.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Elco adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Elco adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Elco 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

Elco and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Allenport: 38.4%Long Branch: 40.2%Jefferson Township: 33.8%Roscoe: 39.8%Newell: 32.7%California: 36%Washington Township: 33.5%Stockdale: 38.2%Dunlevy: 38.1%Naomi: 33.8%Fayette City: 35.2%Speers: 38.9%Twilight: 37.5%Redstone Township: 34.5%Franklin Township: 34%Brownsville Township: 36.5%Perry Township: 33.2%Grindstone: 33.3%Rowes Run: 35.8%West Brownsville: 38.9%Coal Center: 40.3%West Pike Run Township: 38.9%Centerville: 38%Fallowfield Township: 40.8%Elco: 39.3%ElcoAllenportLong BranchJefferson TownshipRoscoeNewellCaliforniaPenn Highlands Mon Valley · Monongahela · 7.2 mi · 1★ MedicareHCalifornia Family Practice · California · 1.8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#21 of 25 towns on this map, healthiest first
Newell32.7%
Jefferson Township33.8%
California36%
Allenport38.4%
Elco39.3%
Roscoe39.8%
Long Branch40.2%
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
Allenport————
Long Branch————
Jefferson TownshipC+33.8%12.8%19.3%ZIP codes
Roscoe————
Newell————
CaliforniaB−36%8.1%14.9%CDC place

Allenport, Long Branch, Roscoe and Newell: 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.

36.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%
Thinking or memory15.6%
Hearing10.3%
Errands alone9.3%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Elco

Why doesn’t Elco have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Elco?

Penn Highlands Mon Valley in Monongahela, 7.2 miles in a straight line from Elco’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Elco?

7 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is California Family Practice in California, 1.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.