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Health in Eldred Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Eldred Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16420, 16340, 16434. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Eldred Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Eldred Township

1 in 9 adults have COPD (11.5%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 10 adults have heart disease (10.4%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 5%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Eldred Township runs above Pennsylvania on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Eldred Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (29.3%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Eldred Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (21%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 Eldred Township’s likely range; Eldred Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 16420, 16340, 16434, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Eldred Township adults…

Eldred Township runs above PA on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Eldred Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 10.2–12.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 29.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 21%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Eldred Township, betterEldred Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Eldred Township gets moving

4.5 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Eldred Township

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

HNearest ERTitusville Area HospitalTitusville · 10.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTitusville Area Hospital★★★★★ · 10.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkTitusville · 10.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.2 mi
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
10.3 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Titusville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.3 mi
Lecom Health Corry Memorial Hospital
Corry · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.5 mi
Warren General Hospital
Warren · ★★★★★
ER
28.8 mi
Evergreen Health - Prather Ave.
Jamestown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
28.9 mi
UPMC Chautauqua at Wca
Jamestown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careEldred Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Eldred Township itself
✓ Mental healthEldred Township 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 Eldred 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
59%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Eldred Township 7.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Eldred Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Eldred Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Eldred Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18% · 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

Eldred Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Southwest Township: 37%Spring Creek Township: 36.2%Deerfield Township: 35.9%Triumph Township: 36%Oil Creek Township: 39%Columbus Township: 37.1%Pittsfield Township: 35.7%Sparta Township: 37.8%Concord Township: 37.9%Freehold Township: 36.3%Watson Township: 35.5%Limestone Township: 36%Brokenstraw Township: 35.1%Tidioute: 37.3%Pleasant Township: 35.3%Eldred Township: 36.3%Eldred TownshipSouthwest TownshipSpring Creek TownshipDeerfield TownshipTitusville Area Hospital · Titusville · 10.2 mi · 2★ MedicareHLecom Health Corry Memorial Hospital · Corry · 13.3 miHWarren General Hospital · Warren · 21.5 mi · 3★ MedicareHTitusville Community Health Center · Titusville · 10.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Deerfield Township35.9%
Spring Creek Township36.2%
Eldred Township36.3%
Southwest Township37%
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
Southwest Township————
Spring Creek Township————
Deerfield Township————

Southwest Township, Spring Creek Township and Deerfield 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.

37.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19%
Thinking or memory17%
Hearing10.6%
Errands alone10.3%
Vision6.4%
Dressing or bathing5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Eldred Township

Why doesn’t Eldred 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 Eldred Township.

What hospital is closest to Eldred Township?

Titusville Area Hospital in Titusville, 10.2 miles in a straight line from Eldred Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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